Boiled Shrimp With Spicy Butter Sauce

Lorac's Note:

Great with beer or ice cold white wine. The spicy butter sauce is perfect with the seasoned shrimp. Recipe from "Food and Wine Cookbook".

• Total Time: 20 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 1 ½ quarts water
• ¼ cup white vinegar
• ½ lemon , thinly sliced
• 2 cloves garlic , smashed
• 5 tablespoons Old Bay Seasoning
• ½ teaspoon peppercorn
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon cayenne
• 4 bay leaves , crumbled
• 2 lbs raw shrimp in shells
• ½ lb butter
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon cayenne , to taste
• 4 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
• 2 teaspoons lemon juice

Directions:

1. In a large pot, combine water, vinegar, lemon, garlic, Old Bay,peppercorns, 1/2 tsp salt, 1/4 tsp cayenne and bay leaves.
2. Cover and bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer 5 minutes.
3. Add shrimp, cover, return to a boil, cook 1-2 minutes and drain.
4. Melt butter in a smallpan, remove from heat and add remaining ingredients.
5. Serve shrimp with the butter sauce for dipping.

Reviews

[Rita~]

I used Chipotle Garlic Butter in place of the butter called for in this recipe. Adding the Worcestershire and lemon juice. Thanks for the Spicy Goodness.

[cajun chef in Louisiana]

Loved the sauce, had alot leftover so used it the next night to dip a boiled artichoke in, yummmmy!!!!! Would have been perfect but I may have boiled the shrimp a bit too long, a little tough to peel but very very tasty!!!

[NcMysteryShopper]

This is a fantastic recipe. I made it for our Menu #334! The cayenne-spiced sauce was positively addictive! Thanks for posting this recipe!!