steamed spiced shrimp

Recipe by
Barbara Scott
Winchester, VA

Nothin better than a pile of steamed spiced shrimp (unless it's fresh crawfish which I can't find in Virginia), some spicey dipping sauce and an ice cold beer. That's livin!

yield 4 -6
prep time 10 Min
cook time 15 Min
method Stove Top

Ingredients For steamed spiced shrimp

  • 2
    lbs. raw shrimp
  • mccormick's pickeling spice
  • old bay seasoning
  • 1
    bottle of beer

How To Make steamed spiced shrimp

  • 1
    Rinse shrimp well. Pour bottle of beer (I recommend you NOT use stout or the like. Something like Miller Highlife or such.) into medium Dutch oven.
  • 2
    Place a layer of shrimp over beer, then sprinkle a thin layer of pickeling spice, then Old Bay seasoning (to taste), then a layer of shrimp and so on until all the shrimp are seasoned.
  • 3
    With a large spoon, keep turning the shrimp during the steaming process until they turn pink. Do not over cook or they will be rubbery and tough.
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