Key West Shrimp Boil with Key Lime Mustard Sauce
Description
This Key West pink shrimp recipe is the best shrimp boil — using beer, lemon juice, and lime juice to make a tasty appetizer with a bonus dip.
Ingredients
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1 cup mayonnaise
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1/2 cup lime juice
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3 tablespoons Dijon mustard
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1 teaspoon white sugar
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2 dashes hot pepper sauce (such as Tabasco®), or to taste
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salt and ground black pepper to taste
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2 (12 fluid ounce) cans or bottles beer
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1 lemon, juiced
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2 tablespoons seafood seasoning (such as Old Bay®)
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12 dashes hot pepper sauce (such as Tabasco®), or to taste
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1 tablespoon chopped garlic
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1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
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1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
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3 pounds raw shrimp, or to taste
Directions
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Make the sauce: Stir mayonnaise, lime juice, Dijon mustard, sugar, and hot pepper sauce together in a bowl until smooth; season with salt and pepper.
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Cover bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate mustard sauce for at least 2 hours.
3
Prepare the shrimp boil: Mix beer, lemon juice, seafood seasoning, hot pepper sauce, garlic, cayenne pepper, and black pepper together in a saucepan; bring to a boil and add shrimp.
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Cook shrimp just until they are bright pink on the outside and the meat is no longer transparent in the center, about 2 minutes; drain immediately.