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Cajun Shrimp with Cajun Beer Bread. Oh. Yum.

Melissa Beene Ford/ Cooking



Cajun food is one of my great joys in life.

Its in my blood, what with my Kentwood, Louisiana roots and all. Shout out to Cousin Britney, y’all! 

Back in the day, my mom, being a Louisiana girl, used to cook Gumbo and Jambalaya and such, but then she quit for reasons unbeknownst to me. I beg and cry, and still she claims to be too busy to stir roux for half a day or some kind of nonsense like that. So I had to educate myself on some of the better Cajun recipes, Cajun Barbeque Shrimp being my all-time favorite.

I love it so much, I have my toes painted this color all summer long.

Its SO EASY to cook, and SO DELICIOUS that your guests will eat their weight in it, and don’t let the ‘Barbecue’ in the title fool you: it has NOTHING to do with a barbeque grill. The title comes from the fact that it is so spicy that it will sear the skin right off your lips…

Not really. I exaggerated a bit on that. It IS spicy…. but in the most delicious possible way.


Start by melting two sticks of butter in your iron skillet over medium heat. Yes, I said two sticks of butter. That’s to make up for the fact that there’s no bacon in this recipe. 

As the butter melts, whisk in

  • 2 tablespoons of black pepper (I like fresh, but you could use dried if you want)
  • 2 1/2 teaspoons rosemary
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons paprika
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons sea salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon cayenne(this is MY preference, but if you want to blister your lips, by all means, knock yourself out and add 1/4 tsp more cayenne)
Whisk all that frequently so the butter doesn’t burn, then pour in a 12 ounce bottle of Shiner Bock. Again, my preference; I like the flavor, but feel free to use cheap beer if you must. Simmer, uncovered, for about 15 minutes or until the liquid is reduced a little. Stir in
  • 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice and
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
Add 2 pounds of large shrimp, IN THEIR SHELLS. If you take the shells off first, they’ll pick up too much of that spicy sauce. Trust me on this.
Cook over medium heat for about 5 minutes or until the shrimp are pink and cooked through. Rare shrimp are not really my thing.
And now its done. Transfer the shrimp to a serving platter and the sauce to individual dipping bowls or ramekins, because it is EVER so delicious with your Cajun Beer Bread dunked in it.

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Now. Are you ready for THE MOST DELICIOUS AND EASY bread recipe, EVER? And it is SO tasty dunked into the spicy cajun butter sauce you just made….but I think I might have mentioned that before.

Its so simple, you only need four ingredients (or five):
  • 3 cups of self-rising flour
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 (12 oz) bottle of Shiner Bock (or cheap beer, if you must)
  • chopped fresh rosemary (optional) if you have some leftover from your Cajun Shrimp… toss it in. I love rosemary and its yummy in this bread.
  • 1 stick of butter, cut into 8 chunks.
Preheat your oven to 375*. Mix everything but the butter and pour it into your well-seasoned (or greased) Pampered Chef bundt pan and bake for 45 minutes. Remove your bread from the oven (the PAN, not the bread…leave the bread in the pan!) and distribute the butter chunks on TOP, then put the pan back into the oven for 10 more minutes so the butter will melt and soak down into your bread.
Turn it out onto a plate, let it cool as long as you can stand it, then DIG IN.

I don’t have a picture of the finished bread, cause, well… I burned it.

Now. By my calculations, you should have 2 pounds of delicious Cajun Shrimp, hot Beer Bread, four Shiner Bocks and one stick of butter left.

And if that ain’t a party, I don’t know what is.

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  1. Betsy says

    August 12, 2011 at 3:35 pm

    my stomach is growling!

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  2. Karen says

    August 12, 2011 at 4:58 pm

    You crack me up-I don't even like shrimp…or beer, for that matter, but reading your recipes was sure fun anyhow.

    Reply
  3. Leslie says

    August 12, 2011 at 10:57 pm

    Wow, ummm, super yum, like will be thinking about the bread, especially all night!!! And like the other lady said, I don't even like beer! Ha! I may have to make a run to the county line…or just send my brothers, ha!

    Reply
  4. JennyJenJen says

    August 12, 2011 at 11:46 pm

    Love this recipe! Will definitely be trying it out. <br />(Found you from don miller&#39;s blog)

    Reply
  5. JennyJenJen says

    August 12, 2011 at 11:47 pm

    Love this recipe! Will definitely be trying it out.<br />(Found you from don miller&#39;s blog)

    Reply
  6. Anonymous says

    August 13, 2011 at 5:03 am

    Look at this sentence……<br />I love rosemary and its yummy in this bread.<br /><br /> Surely you meant *it&#39;s*…<br /><br />You have to be careful of mistakes like that…. or someone might mistake you for a journalist!

    Reply
  7. Melissa from the Blue House says

    August 13, 2011 at 5:13 am

    Haha. 🙂 I saw that, believe it or not, but every time I go in to make one correction Blogger messes up something ELSE… It unbolded some of my bold words and changed my font sizes… So I left lots of typos in this one. <br /><br />Please don&#39;t ever mistake me for a journalist again. That&#39;s just insulting.

    Reply
  8. Anonymous says

    August 13, 2011 at 8:52 pm

    I am soooo sorry about the journalist crack. PLease forgive me! <br />Since reading your blog almost daily, I&#39;ve learned the truth…. journalists are just another group of people who are educated beyond their intelligence.<br />Naturally, this description in no way fits you!

    Reply
  9. MTaylor says

    August 14, 2011 at 10:41 pm

    These are some GREAT pictures. 🙂

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