New years Hangover shrimp

This is the way that I prepare shrimp for shrimp cocktails on New Year’s Eve. The cooking liquid is strained and reserved in a pitcher as a morning after kick. Two batches give you a lot of shrimp and a good spicy Bloody Mary mix.

 1 32oz. can of Spicy hot V-8 juice

1 can favorite beer

3 to 6 jalapeno peppers split in half (you can substitute habaneros)

1 large onion chopped

3 stalks celery chopped

1 tsp. salt 

2 cloves garlic, chopped

3 lbs. shrimp, peeled and deveined

Place all ingredients, except shrimp, in a large pot and bring to a boil. Add shrimp and remove from heat. Let stand about 20 minutes. Strain and reserve cooking liquid and chill shrimp. I do red and white shrimp cocktails. One with standard cocktail sauce and one with a dill sauce.