I saw an episode of Man vs. Food recently where the host was in New Orleans. I like that show because the host often takes on food challenges where he eats ridiculous quantities of food. I can't say I think that's a good idea, but watching him stuff his face does makes me feel better about how much I ate that day (the same way watching Hoarders makes me feel better about the state of my living room). Anyway, one of the places visited was Deanie's Seafood, which is known for its bbq shrimp. Now apparently in New Orleans, bbq shrimp has absolutely nothing to do with barbecuing, barbecue sauce or using a grill or smoker of any kind. It's all about the buttery, spicy sauce...which is amazing for dipping fresh crusty bread. So good.
DEANIE'S SEAFOOD BBQ
SHRIMP
Sauce:
½ lb. butter (Deanie’s
uses margarine)
1/3 cup olive oil
3 tablespoons minced
garlic
3 tablespoons lemon
juice
3 tablespoons whole
sweet basil
2 tablespoons
paprika
1 teaspoon hot sauce
½ teaspoon ground
black pepper
¼ cup chopped
parsley
1/3 cup chopped
green onion, plus more for garnish
1 lb. raw head-on
Louisiana jumbo shrimp
French bread for
dipping
1. In
a large skillet over medium heat, melt butter and add all ingredients for the
sauce.
2. Once
combined, add shrimp and spread out so they are not on top of each other.
3. Cook
for 3-4 minutes on one side, then flip each shrimp and cook other side for
another 3-4 minutes.
4. Remove
from heat, transfer to shrimp and sauce to deep dish, garnish with green onion and
serve with French bread for dipping.
barely adapted from Deanie’s
Seafood (New Orleans, LA)
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| all the sauce ingredients The recipe says whole basil, but I chopped mine. |
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| sauce mixed On Man vs. Food, they seemed to make their sauce ahead of time (in the form of a compound butter). That way they just melt it in the pan and add the shrimp. Quick! |
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| raw shrimp added I just can't bring myself to use the head on shrimp. I know it adds tons of flavor that I'm missing out on, but still. |
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| shrimp flipped |
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| Deanie's Seafood bbq shrimp (sort of) |
8 comments:
Damn! I guess I can't believe everything I hear on the Travel Channel. Now I have to try Pascal's Manale's version!
Yay :)
Oh, wow. I really miss watching Man vs Food! More than stuffing Adam’s face silly with big amounts of food, I especially love how they feature the culture and the delicacies of the cities they went in. I must say that your post just made me hungry for some shrimp. Thank you for sharing this recipe. I can’t wait to try it out!
Crystal Carson @ Tack Jacks
Deanies has really good bbq shrimp, it's the only place I have eaten bbq shrimp and it made me want to look up the recipe. I have heard tale of Pascal Manale's , though.
At those shrimp because of seeing it on Man Vs Food (along with the fried seafood plater). The BBQ shrimp were the best I have ever eaten. The fried seafood at Deanie's was flat and left a lot to be desired.
Clew: That's so interesting! I'll try it next time. Thanks for letting us know.
I got BBQ shrimp at Pascal's Manaly one night and almost died of heartburn. Nothing but butter and black pepper
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Deanie's bbq shrimp were DAMM good. I would've never thought they used margarine. I nearly licked the dish. I'll dedfinely be using butter.
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