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Best Recipe for Tailgate Peel-and-Eat Shrimp with Texas Tequila-Mayo Dip

Ingredients

  • 2 pound jumbo shrimp, with shell on
  • 2 tablespoon crab boil or cajun spice
  • water to cover shrimp
  • 1 lemon, thinly sliced
  • 1 stalk celery, chopped
  • 1 teaspoon liquid smoke
  • Texas Tequila Mayo Dip, recipe follows
  • 1-1/2 cups mayonnaise
  • 2 tablespoons tequila, optional
  • 1/2 teaspoon minced garlic
  • 1/4 cup fresh lime juice
  • 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro leaves
  • kosher salt
  • freshly ground cracked black pepper

Instructions

  1. Bring water, crab boil, lemon, celery and liquid smoke to a boil. Simmer for five minutes and add shrimp. Return mixture to a boil and simmer shrimp until opaque, approximately 4-5 minutes. Immediately remove pan from the stove and leave the shrimp in the water for 5 minutes to absorb more flavor. Drain, cool slightly. Make dipping sauce and serve with shrimp.
  2. Combine all ingredients in a bowl and whisk to combine well. Chill if not using immediately.

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