Steamed Old Bay Shrimp Recipe

⏱️ 12 min 👥 4 servings 📊 Easy
American appetizer
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Nutrition per Serving
107
Calories
23g
Protein
2g
Carbs
1g
Fat

This Old Bay steamed shrimp recipe is ready in 15 minutes and packed with flavor. Serve as a peel-and-eat appetizer with homemade cocktail sauce!

📝 Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
  • 2 Tbsp. Old Bay seasoning
  • 1 lemon, sliced
  • 16 oz. jumbo shrimp (peel on)
  • 1/4 cup ketchup
  • 1 Tbsp. lemon juice
  • 1 Tbsp. horseradish
  • 1/4 tsp. Old Bay seasoning

👨‍🍳 Instructions

  1. 1Mix Old Bay cocktail sauce. In a small bowl, stir together ketchup, lemon juice, horseradish, and Old Bay seasoning.
  2. 2Heat water, cider vinegar, Old Bay seasoning, and lemon slices in a large skillet over medium heat.
  3. 3When the mixture boils, add the shrimp, stir into the Old Bay mixture, and cover. Lower heat and steam for 3-6 minutes, until shrimp is cooked through.
  4. 4Let shrimp cool (or chill completely) before serving and serve with cocktail sauce and lemon wedges.

About the Chef & Original Recipe

This recipe was published by Emily Dingmann of myeverydaytable.com on myeverydaytable.com. Visit the original source for step-by-step photos, chef notes and additional details.