Bayoubbqshrimp Recipes

NEW ORLEANS BARBECUE SHRIMP

Steps:

• Put butter in skillet, and turn heat to high; when it melts, add garlic, shrimp and Worcestershire or soy sauce. Cook, stirring occasionally, until sauce is thick and shrimp uniformly pink, about 5 minutes. If sauce threatens to dry out, add a tablespoon or two of water.
• When shrimp are done, add salt and pepper, then lemon juice. Serve over rice or with bread.

NEW ORLEANS-STYLE BBQ SHRIMP

Steps:

• In a large skillet over medium heat, melt the butter and sauté the garlic until lightly browned and fragrant, 1 to 2 minutes. Add the shrimp and cook for 1 minute on each side. Increase the heat to high and add the Worcestershire sauce, hot sauce, lemon juice, Creole seasoning, salt, and pepper. Sauté for 2 minutes, then remove the shrimp from skillet.
• Add the beer and rosemary and stir to deglaze the pan. Cook until reduced by half, about 5 minutes. Return the shrimp to the pan and quickly toss to coat the shrimp in the sauce, but do not overcook. Serve immediately with the bread.

NEW ORLEANS-STYLE BARBECUED SHRIMP

Steps:

• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the olive oil, shallot and garlic. Cook, stirring often with a wooden spoon, until the shallots are soft and fragrant, about 2 minutes. Add the lemon slices and cook until they begin to brown, about 1 minute longer, then stir in the shrimp, paprika, thyme, black pepper and salt. Add the Worcestershire sauce and 3 tablespoons water and bring the liquid to a simmer.
• Cook, stirring often, until the shrimp are beginning to turn pink, about 2 minutes. Add the butter cubes and swirl the pan to combine. Allow the sauce to simmer until the shrimp are pink and just opaque all the way through, another 3 to 4 minutes. Serve with lots of napkins and some crusty bread for sopping up the sauce.

NEW ORLEANS BBQ CAJUN SHRIMP

Steps:

• Combine 3 tablespoons of the cajun spice and 1 tablespoon of the salt in a small bowl.
• Rub the shrimp with this mixture.
• Place the shrimp in a plastic baggie and refrigerate while you make the sauce.
• In a saucepan set over medium-high heat, melt the butter.
• Add the onion and garlic and cook for 3 to 5 minutes, until soft, but not browned.
• Add the beer, oil, brown sugar, Worcestershire sauce, lemon, lemon juice, bay leaves, oregano, thyme, and cayenne, as well as the pepper, rosemary and 2 teaspoons salt.
• Stir to mix.
• Reduce the heat to a simmer, and cook, covered, stirring occasionally, for about 20 minutes, or until thick.
• Remove from the heat, uncover, and cool to room temperature.
• Remove and discard the lemon slices and bay leaves.
• Pour 1 1/2 cups of the sauce over the shrimp.
• Toss to coat well.
• Cover and refrigerate the shrimp for 1 to 2 hours.
• Cover and refrigerate the remaining sauce separately and save for dipping.
• Prepare a charcoal fire or preheat a gas grill for direct grilling over high heat.
• While the grill is heating, reheat the remaining sauce making sure that it doesn't burn.
• Remove the shrimp from the pan and discard the marinade.
• Grill the shrimp for 2 to 3 minutes per side, until the shells are pink.
• Don't overcook or they will get tough.
• Serve with the warm sauce for dipping.

BEST BBQ SHRIMP EVER

Steps:

• Whisk together the canola oil, hot pepper sauce, garlic, chili sauce, lemon juice, and oregano in a large glass or ceramic bowl. Add the shrimp and toss to evenly coat. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap, and marinate in the refrigerator 1 hour.
• Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat, and lightly oil the grate.
• Remove the shrimp from the marinade, and shake off excess. Discard the remaining marinade. Thread about 4 shrimp onto each skewer.
• Cook on the preheated grill until pink on the outside and no longer translucent in the center, about 3 minutes per side.

NEW ORLEANS-INSPIRED BBQ SHRIMP

Steps:

• Mix the paprika, ancho chili powder, cumin, sugar and salt together in a large bowl. Add the shrimp to the spices and toss to coat evenly. Set aside.
• Melt the butter over medium heat in a 12-inch skillet. Add the garlic and cook, stirring with a wooden spoon, for one minute. Do not brown. Add the shrimp and continue cooking over medium heat, stirring frequently, until the shrimp are almost cooked but still opaque in spots, 3 to 4 minutes. Add the Worcestershire sauce, lemon juice and water and cook until shrimp are done, 1 to 2 minutes more. Scatter the scallions over top and serve.

BAYOU BBQ SHRIMP

Steps:

• Make seasoning by mixing all of the spices together (salt - rosemary).
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• Heat butter in a large skillet over moderate heat unitl foam subsides.
• Add the shrimp, garlic, seasoning mixture, beer and Worc sauce and simmer, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes. Serve with lots of French bread to soak up all the sauce.