New Orleans Style BBQ Shrimp

New Orleans Style BBQ Shrimp! “Laissez les bon temps roulez!” or “Let the good times roll!” as they say in New Orleans. Shrimp cooked in a flavorful sauce and served with crusty bread. 

This New Orleans style BBQ shrimp is buttery, lemony, and of course spicy. I have only been to New Orleans a handful of times, all of them to see football games 🙂 Don’t think I could survive being there for Mardi Gras.  New Orleans has some of the best food in the country. Jay and I usually eat our way through the city. 

The times I have visited New Orleans, I always get BBQ shrimp. I am a big fan of anything spicy and anything you can dunk a piece of bread into.

This is a great meal to make at home because you can do it under 30 minutes and most of the ingredients you probably have on hand. I recommend dipping some crusty bread into this amazing BBQ sauce, you can also serve it over rice. This is one recipe you will definitely want to add to your recipe collection.

How to make BBQ Shrimp

• Place shrimp in a small bowl and sprinkle with 2 teaspoons of creole seasoning. Mix until all shrimp covered with seasoning.
• Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat.
• Add garlic and cook for 30 seconds.
• Add hot sauce, Worcestershire sauce, beer, lemon juice, and creole seasoning.
• Bring to a simmer and cook 6-7 minutes or until sauce is reduced to about half.
• Add shrimp and cook about 2-3 minutes on each side or until cooked through.
• Add the remaining 2 tablespoons of butter until it melts. Season with salt and pepper.

Tips for BBQ Shrimp

• If you like your shrimp spicy, add a pinch of cayenne pepper.

More Delicious Shrimp Recipes

• Shrimp Etouffee
• Cajun Shrimp Meal Prep
• Shrimp Dip

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New Orleans Style BBQ Shrimp

Spicy, buttery New Orleans style BBQ shrimp will make you feel like you are in Louisiana.

Prep Time10 mins

Cook Time20 mins

Total Time30 mins

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American

Keyword: shrimp, bbq shrimp

Servings: 2

Calories: 499kcal

Author: Adapted from Closet Cooking

Ingredients

• 2 teaspoons creole seasoning
• 1 pound shrimp peeled and deveined
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 cloves chopped garlic
• 1/4 cup hot sauce
• 1/2 cup beer
• 1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 2 teaspoons creole seasoning
• 2 tablespoons butter cut into small pieces
• salt and pepper
• crusty bread
• chopped parsley and lemon for garnish

Instructions

• Place shrimp in a small bowl and sprinkle with 2 teaspoons of creole seasoning. Mix until all shrimp covered with seasoning.
• In a skillet, melt butter over medium heat.
• Add garlic and cook for 30 seconds.
• Add hot sauce, Worcestershire sauce, beer, lemon juice, and creole seasoning.
• Bring to a simmer and cook 6-7 minutes or until sauce is reduced to about half.
• Add shrimp and cook about 2-3 minutes on each side or until cooked through.
• Add the remaining 2 tablespoons of butter until it melts. Season with salt and pepper.
• Serve with bread.

Notes

I used Crystal hot sauce for this recipe but use what you prefer.

Nutrition

Calories: 499kcal | Carbohydrates: 12g | Protein: 47g | Fat: 26g | Saturated Fat: 14g | Cholesterol: 631mg | Sodium: 3095mg | Potassium: 580mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 2440IU | Vitamin C: 45mg | Calcium: 366mg | Iron: 7.1mg

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