Guinness Grilled Shrimp and Steak
Hi-ho. Hi-ho, it’s off to cooking with Guinness I go.
I have a secret to tell you.
I adore a freshly poured pint of Guinness….minus the few minutes I let it settled after pouring. Not too hot, not too cold.
It wasn’t always that way. In my 20’s it was all about super cheap beer. As I got older I realized I could no longer tolerate that boring draft. I had always wanted to try Guinness, but something always held me back (perhaps the ridiculous price tag?) and I always stuck to things I knew like Rum and Diet Coke or other drinks that didn’t taste so much like drinks. Except for Amaretto. Straight. On the rocks. When I did try Guinness and started to really test out my Irish culinary skills, it really changed my world.
When Julie over at White Lights on Wednesday opened up the Get Your Chef On Challenge for the month, I knew I wanted to participate. This challenge ingredient was for shrimp. There are so many tasty ways to make shrimp and I pretty much love each and every one of them. I had wanted to make a shrimp and sausage gumbo, but I had just made a batch of chicken and sausage gumbo so I did not think my family was up for another gumbo, no matter the variety.
I began mind mapping some ideas (why, yes, I do mind map thank you) and while I was working on some Irish recipes for March, I came across beer grilled shrimp. Of course, beer was out of the question. I had a case of Guinness in the fridge and it had shrimp written all over a can.
This recipe was inspired by Eat This Much: Beer Grilled Shrimp
The rest was a happy dance in my mouth.
I tested two different sizes of shrimp and paired this with some Guinness Grilled Steak because I knew the husband was going to need a little more than shrimp to fill him up. I think the extra-large size cooked up better.
I also made a little bit of Jasmine rice to pair with the steak and shrimp.
The steak was my Skillet Steak recipe and I added a few ounces of Guinness while it was cooking.
I really hope you enjoy Guinness Grilled Shrimp and would love it if you tried it and let me know how it turned out for you.
Please stop by WLOW and the GYCO post and check out some of the other great recipes!
Guinness Grilled Shrimp and Steak
Ingredients
- 12 oz extra-large peel and eat shrimp
- 6 oz Guinness + 1 splash about an oz.
- 1/2 TBSP raw minced garlic
Instructions
- Mix beer and garlic in a bowl with matching lid.
- Add shrimp.
- Put lid on bowl and shake well.
- In a cast iron skillet warm a little bit of olive oil and a splash of Guinness.
- Remove lid from bowl and add shrimp to skillet along with a little bit of the Guinness and garlic mixture.
- Cook your shrimp on medium low heat until most of the liquid has evaporated.
- Turn skillet to medium high and cook shrimp just long enough to have that 'fry' coating.
- Serve with your choice of sides.
Oh my goodness, I just drooled a little on my laptop. This looks amazing! I tried Guinness in Ireland and it took 12 minutes for them to pour it properly. It was crazy awesome.
Oh they are very particular about their pouring over there, especially at the factory itself! If you try them, let me know how it works out for you! Thanks for stopping by.
You just made me hungry, at 5:17 am no less 🙂 Just started following your blog from google+.
For some reason, I get an error when I try to insert my website.
Welcome Lisa, it is very nice to meet you and have you drop by. Happy you found me.
Sorry about the error, I wonder why that is. You mean for commentluv, right? Are you adding the http and all of that?
I see the reason why it is not working, I think you have one too many “i”
When trying to visit your website it told me there was not one by that name. I gave it a look and noticed. Darn that 5:17am! 🙂
Too many i’s? Hmmm
I don’t know what is going on? It’s probably on my end. I’ll figure it out..one day 🙂
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Yum. That looks really good. I love shrimp, but my husband isn’t a fan. But he’d totally go for the steak! It is a win for everyone!
My husband isn’t the biggest fan of shrimp either. It has to be super fried for him to even think about eating it. I lucked out with this recipe.
Mmmmmm….shrimp. Yummy. And HOW did I miss the last WLOW contest?!? I’ve been waiting for the next one! I participated in apples back in the Fall. This looks great- thanks for linking up with Let’s Get Real!
I missed all the others and stalked her page for this one!
I absolutely adore shrimp, and Jasmine rice is the best! Thanks for linking up with the Bloggers Brags Pinterest Party. I have pinned your post to the Bloggers Brags Pinterest Board!
Thank you for hosting and stopping by!
That sound really tasty! I think my hubby would be drooling over this.
What a great twist on a little surf & turf! I’ll have to try this one out with my hubs!
That is so funny I love to cook with guinness but I do not drink it on it’s own as I am not a fan of dark ales. This recipe looks delish I am going to have to try it!
I love recipes that use Guinness! My son would love if I made this for him!
I bet the Guinness creates such a unique flavor. I am going to have to try this!
OMG, thank you so much for this recipe! This looks absolutely amazing.
My husband is an Irishman, so this meal has his name all over it! I would score some major brownie points if I made him this for dinner!
Shrimp is one of my favorite things to eat ever (I had it for dinner, lol.) I think this looks delicious.
This just looks and sounds fantastic. I love shrimp and steak and to add Guinness is even better.
I love Guinness, as long as it’s in something, haha. This looks absolutely delicious!
Making this tomorrow!!!! O M G heaven! Just bookmarked you!
Oh this does look so good. I really love shrimp fixed any way.
Yum my husband loves shrimp and using guiness with recipes so I bet he would love to do this!
My husband loves this beer! I am sure it would be my choice for marinading and cooking too!
Looks good and easy for me. I have to have easy, LOL I will try this out in the next week or so and see what my family says but I have a feeling they will enjoy.
I love shrimp. I’d never think to try it with Guinness. What a smart idea!
That is my kind of meal for sure! It sounds so good!
That looks so delicious! I love shrimp and I’m going to try this after the holidays. Thanks for the recipe.
Steak and shrimp. Classic! How can you go wrong, really? This looks amazing and I can’t wait to try it!
This recipe looks so good! I just showed it to my husband and he asked when I would be making it for him!
Those shrimp look great. Especially after gorging myself on turkey – a little seafood will be a nice change of pace.