Cooking Shrimp in Beer

5 from 3 votes

We show how to cook shrimp in beer

Prep Time10

Active Time10

Total Time20

Course: Fish & Seafood, Main Course

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Beer, Shrimp

Yield: people

Calories: 85kcal

1 tbsp olive oil
1 onion chopped
1 Anaheim, Banana or Cubanelle pepper, chopped
2 garlic cloves minced
1 tsp Cumin
Salt & Pepper to taste
½ tsp Red pepper flakes
1 lb shrimp peeled, deveined and tails off
1 cup Summer Shandy Beer - Summer Shandy and its lemon flavor plays well with the shrimp we are cooking today
½ cup cilantro chopped
1 lemon juiced

Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high.
Cook the chopped onion, chopped Cubanelle pepper, and garlic cloves until tender but not brown.
Add cumin and red pepper flakes and cook until fragrant;
Season with salt and pepper.
Add 1 cup of beer and ½ cup chopped cilantro
Cook until the liquid is reduced by half.
Add 1 pound of large, peeled and deveined shrimp.
Cook until shrimp are pink on all sides, about 5 minutes.
Stir in the juice of one lemon.
Serve over steamed white rice with lemon wedges, cilantro leaves, and avocado slices.

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