How to Make Key West Shrimp Boil with Key Lime Mustard Sauce - A Step-by-Step Guide

Key West, Florida is known for its delicious seafood, and the Key West Shrimp Boil with Key Lime Mustard Sauce is a perfect example of the fresh and flavorful dishes you can find in this tropical paradise. This recipe brings together the flavors of the Caribbean with a touch of Southern charm, creating a dish that is both vibrant and satisfying.

The star of this recipe is, of course, the shrimp. Key West is famous for its succulent, sweet shrimp, and this dish showcases them perfectly....

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Ingredients

  • 1 cup mayonnaise
  • ½ cup lime juice
  • 3 tablespoons Dijon mustard
  • 1 teaspoon white sugar
  • 2 dashes hot pepper sauce (such as Tabasco®), or to taste
  • salt and ground black pepper to taste
  • 2 (12 fluid ounce) cans or bottles beer
  • 1 lemon, juiced
  • 2 tablespoons seafood seasoning (such as Old Bay®)
  • 12 dashes hot pepper sauce (such as Tabasco®), or to taste
  • 1 tablespoon chopped garlic
  • ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 3 pounds raw shrimp, or to taste

Information

  • Prep Time: 20 mins
  • Cook Time: 10 mins
  • Additional Time: 2 hrs
  • Total Time: 2 hrs 30 mins
  • Servings: 6
  • Yield: 3 pounds shrimp

  • 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.
  • Cover bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate mustard sauce for at least 2 hours.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Nutrition

    509 cal.

    • Total Fat: 31g
    • Saturated Fat: 5g
    • Cholesterol: 359mg
    • Sodium: 1342mg
    • Total Carbohydrate: 10g
    • Dietary Fiber: 0g
    • Total Sugars: 2g
    • Protein: 38g
    • Vitamin C: 11mg
    • Calcium: 83mg
    • Iron: 6mg
    • Potassium: 397mg