Barbecued Shrimp

• 2 pounds butter! (Yes, you read right. Two pounds. Eight sticks. Don't whine. DO NOT use margarine! Real butter only.)

• 2 tablespoons Creole seasoning (below)

• 2 tablespoons chopped rosemary leaves

• 1/2 cup Worcestershire sauce

• 6 ounces good beer 

• 5 - 10 cloves garlic, finely minced (or as much as you like)

• 1 medium onion, very finely minced

• 3 ribs celery, very finely minced

• 3 - 4 tablespoons chopped parsley

• 2 teaspoons fresh-squeezed lemon juice

• 4 pounds shrimp, heads and shells on

[This feeds 8-10 people, cut it in half if you need to.]

Melt a stick of the butter in a skillet. Sauté the garlic, onions, celery, parsley, rosemary and seasoning blend for about 2 - 3 minutes. Melt the rest of the butter. Add the beer (drink the rest of the bottle). Add the sautéed stuff, Worcestershire and lemon juice.

Drown the shrimp in the seasoned butter, using as many baking dishes as you need. Make sure the shrimp are more or less submerged. If they're not ... melt more butter and add to the sauce. Bake in a 350-degree oven until the shrimp turn pink, about 15 minutes.

Serve in big bowls. Put in a handful of shrimp and ladle lots of the spicy butter sauce over it. Roll up your sleeves and wear a bib (DO NOT wear nice clothes when eating this!) Serve with plenty of French bread to sop up da sauce! Taken from: http://www.gumbopages.com/food/seafood/bbq-shrimp.html

Creole Seasoning

A very versatile seasoning blend. Use this as a base seasoning for BBQ Shrimp. Some versions of Creole seasoning blend contain salt – that is not a great because you should control salt content separately.

• 2 tablespoons onion powder

• 2 tablespoons garlic powder

• 2 tablespoons dried oregano leaves

• 2 tablespoons dried sweet basil

• 1 tablespoon dried thyme leaves

• 1-tablespoon black pepper

• 1-tablespoon white pepper

• 1-tablespoon cayenne pepper

• 1-tablespoon celery seed

• 5 -tablespoons sweet paprika

Combine in food processor and pulse until well blended, or mix thoroughly in a large bowl. The recipe doubles or triples well. Give lots of it away as gifts to your family and friends.