Shrimp With Allspice Recipe

Shrimp With Allspice Notes

This recipe comes from our good friends Judith Dunbar Hines and Rick Denby at World Kitchen, a culinary program that takes place at Gallery 37, sponsered by the wonderful City of Chicago.

Ingredients

• 4 1/2 cups beer
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon lightly crushed allspice berries
• 1 pound large frozen shelled and cooked shrimp, defrosted

Serves / Yields

serves 4

Preparation Instructions

In a large saucepan combine beer, salt, and allspice and bring to a simmer. Cover and simmer for 5 minutes, then remove from the heat and add the shrimp. Set aside, still covered, leaving the mixture to infuse the shrimp until it cools. Drain and serve with a tomato sauce or vinaigrette as a first course.

Helpful Hints

Allspice berries are best used whole…crush by pounding in a mortar, a spice grinder, or place into a sealed plastic bag and use a rolling pin or heavy pan to crush. The pre-ground allspice has a sweeter flavor and is not as successful used in this way.

Credit

This recipe was provided by The Spice House.