Port Aransas Boiled Shrimp
Main Dishes
Family Recipe

Port Aransas Boiled Shrimp

Penny Sambdman

Prep Time

15 mins

Cook Time

30 mins

Servings

4

Ingredients

  • 1 box of crab boil
  • 2 cans of beer
  • 3 qts. of water
  • 2 whole jalapeños (optional)
  • Juice squeezed from 2 whole lemons
  • 3 lbs. of unpeeled shrimp
  • Melted butter or red sauce

Instructions

  1. To 3 qts. of water, add crab boil, salt, beer, jalapeños, and lemons.
  2. Boil 4 minutes, then cool and add shrimp.
  3. Bring to a boil again. Simmer 3-7 minutes depending on the size of the shrimp.
  4. Peel your own! The crab boil is spicy already without the peppers!