I got a sweet deal on about 15lbs of beautiful, fresh shrimp this morning. They were 16/20s, so we decided to take about 4lbs and make homemade BBQ shrimp. For those that don't know, this is a traditional New Orleans dish, and they aren't actually bbq'd. They are oven baked, basted shrimp in a sauce, and served with french bread. There are many recipes out there, and some are pretty well known. This is one that's been in my family since I was a kid. It's simple, quick, very rich but DELISH!
Ingredients are 3-5lbs whole shrimp (unpeeled, head on)
3 sticks butter, 2 lemons sliced, 2 Tbsp Tabasco,
2 tsp paprika, 2 tsp salt, 1 tsp oregano, 3 tsp parsley,
1 Tbsp black pepper, 1 bottle Heinz chili sauce, 1 cup white wine
Melt butter in saucepan, add all other ingredients, spread shrimp in a rectangular pan (large and deep so shrimp are not on top of one another). Pour sauce over shrimp, refrigerate and let marinade for at least one hour. Bake in preheated 350 degree oven for 30-40 mins, stirring occasionally.
got my shrimp ready for the pan(s):
Took all the ingredients and got them ready to add to the shrimp. Decided 4lbs was a little large for one pan so I split the sauce, and the shrimp and evenly distributed the goodness:
You gotta have some good french bread for this meal, when you taste the sauce you will understand why.
These shrimp were large, so I stirred them often. Every 5 minutes or so. They ended up going 35 minutes total. At 30, I pulled one small shrimp and tested. Then at 35 I tested a large one and it was perfect.
Were just about ready. Get a big bowl and ladle, cut some chunks of french bread grab a beer and plenty of napkins...
You will find yourself sucking on the shrimp before you start to peel them, and once you get them peeled, dip em back in the sauce with some of that french bread. Messy but oh so good!
If you decide to try this recipe at home, I hope you enjoy it as much as we do!
Ingredients are 3-5lbs whole shrimp (unpeeled, head on)
3 sticks butter, 2 lemons sliced, 2 Tbsp Tabasco,
2 tsp paprika, 2 tsp salt, 1 tsp oregano, 3 tsp parsley,
1 Tbsp black pepper, 1 bottle Heinz chili sauce, 1 cup white wine
Melt butter in saucepan, add all other ingredients, spread shrimp in a rectangular pan (large and deep so shrimp are not on top of one another). Pour sauce over shrimp, refrigerate and let marinade for at least one hour. Bake in preheated 350 degree oven for 30-40 mins, stirring occasionally.
got my shrimp ready for the pan(s):
Took all the ingredients and got them ready to add to the shrimp. Decided 4lbs was a little large for one pan so I split the sauce, and the shrimp and evenly distributed the goodness:
You gotta have some good french bread for this meal, when you taste the sauce you will understand why.
These shrimp were large, so I stirred them often. Every 5 minutes or so. They ended up going 35 minutes total. At 30, I pulled one small shrimp and tested. Then at 35 I tested a large one and it was perfect.
Were just about ready. Get a big bowl and ladle, cut some chunks of french bread grab a beer and plenty of napkins...
You will find yourself sucking on the shrimp before you start to peel them, and once you get them peeled, dip em back in the sauce with some of that french bread. Messy but oh so good!
If you decide to try this recipe at home, I hope you enjoy it as much as we do!