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Shrimp in Beer Recipe
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Shrimp in Beer Recipe

8 ingredients Dinner for 4 or 5 openrecipes

Shrimp in a cream sauce that is flavored with reduced beer. A completely unique flavor that is addictive as hell. I have made this for 20 years now, and everyone...

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

763
Calories
38g
Protein
19g
Fat
102g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 9 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Shrimp 100g cooked 99
Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
Beer 1/4 cup (60ml) for cooking 43
Cayenne 1 tsp (1.8g) 6
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Parsley 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) 1
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 2 lb. shrimp, cleaned
  • 2 beers - I prefer a Canadian lager
  • 4 Tb butter
  • 4 Tb flour
  • 4 C heavy cream
  • cayenne, salt & white pepper to taste
  • Fresh parsley if you like; the color perks up this very white dish
  • Hot crusty french bread.

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By chow · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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