SHRIMP BARBEQUED

By gaster16

Ingredients

• 3 sticks butter
• 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 2 tablespoons onion powder
• 2 tablespoons garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon ground cloves
• 3/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 tablespoon Old Bay seasoning
• 3 teaspoons paprika
• 2 teaspoons ground rosemary leaves
• 4 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
• 1 lemon, juiced
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 can warm beer
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 5 lb. large shrimp

Preparation

Step 1

Drop the margarine and olive oil into a 12" aluminum skillet and blend them together over medium-low heat (just make sure the mixture doesn't burn). Than remove the skillet from the fire and adding one ingredient at a time, stir in the onion powder, garlic powder, cloves, cayenne pepper, Old Bay seasoning, paprika, rosemary, Worcestershire, lemon juice, and bay leaves. Now stir everything into the seasoning base really well. Then slowly add the beer and stir it into the mix until the foam disappears. At this point, stir in the salt, preheat the oven to 300 degrees, set the seasoning mixture aside and allow the flavors to marry, and place the shrimp in a large baking pan (be sure to use a pan large enough to give you room to stir the shrimp periodically as they bake). When you are ready to cook, this dish is best served right out of the oven, pour the mixture over the top of the shrimp, making sure you coat each shrimp really well. Then place the pan in the oven-uncovered-and bake for about 40 minutes, basting thoroughly every 10 minutes or so. When you see a slight air space appear along the back of the shrimp and you see the shell segments start to pull apart, they are ready to eat.