This Bahama Breeze copycat fire roasted jerk shrimp dish is simmered in a delicious garlic-thyme butter and served with crusty French bread for sopping!
Don’t you just love the food and atmosphere at Bahama Breeze?!?!?!? With all of the hustle and bustle of life, this seems to be the closest and next best spot for me to experience a relaxing tropical moment in time. Just daydreaming of the wind in my hair as I soak up the sun’s rays on a beautiful white sandy beach!!! {Sigh} I’m then quickly snapped out of it with requests to do this and demands to do that from others all around. 🙂
Why does relaxation seem to be a foreign word or concept for me? I don’t know about you but it’s always a challenge for me to take time out to rest, relax, refresh AND learn to use the word “No!” What a concept?!?!? Although be it difficult for this two letter word to just roll off my tongue. I digress. Where were we?
Back to this delicious copycat jerk shrimp recipe. Every time we eat there, I always order the Skillet Simmered Jerk Shrimp. Introduced to me be my friend, Alicia…I can’t seem to get enough of it! Oh how we love sopping up those delicious juices with that crusty bread! You will fall in love with this dish guys if you haven’t already tried it and this copycat recipe comes pretty close to the original.
Well, I’m looking forward to taking a much needed restful, relaxing, and refreshing vacation in the near future. It’s important for us to take some time to rest and recharge ourselves so that we can be better instruments for the Kingdom of God. We simply cannot be everything to everyone at all times. His Word says, Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. Matthew 11:28-29 (KJV). This flavorful caribbean dish reminds me of exactly where I need to be, which is spending more time in God’s presence where there is rest for the weary and fullness of joy! 🙂 Say Grace and enjoy!!
Skillet Simmered Jerk Shrimp {Bahama Breeze Copycat}
Ingredients
- 1.5 lbs. shrimp 20-30 count size, peeled and deveined
- jerk seasoning to taste
- 1/2 c. ale
- 1/4 tsp. allspice
- 1/4 habanero pepper seeded and chopped
- 3 large garlic cloves minced
- 10 springs thyme destemmed
- 1 scallion chopped
- 2 T. red onion diced
- 1/4 c. roma tomatoes diced
- 1/2 stick butter melted
- scallion tops garnish
- red onion garnish
- roma tomatoes garnish
- 1 French baguette
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 500 degrees.
- Season shrimp in a bowl on all sides with jerk seasoning.
- Combine ale, allspice, pepper, garlic, thyme, scallion, 2 T. red onion and 1/4 c. tomatoes in a 10 inch cast iron skillet.
- Top with shrimp and melted butter.
- Place the skillet in the oven alongside the baguette and simmer for about 5 minutes. DO NOT OVERCOOK. Shrimp should be opague and pink and the bread should be toasty. Garnish with red onion, tomatoes and scallions. Say Grace and enjoy!!
Adapted from the Bahama Breeze website
I can’t say I’ve ever been to Bahama Breeze but you’ve totally sold this dish to me! I LOVE soaking up juices with a big old hunk of crusty bread so this dish is right up my street. The prawns look so plump and juicy too. Great post 🙂
I love that place Emma! I hope you try it as it’s super yummy. Thanks for stopping by! 🙂
This sounds amazing!!
Thanks Pam!
I haven’t been to Bahama Breeze – but my husband would love that dish.
I’ll give it a try – and be a super hero!
It’s the bomb, Kylee! Thanks for stopping by!
My family loves Bahama Breeze, too – totally agree with you that’s it’s like a relaxing little moment in the tropics (which is tough to find here in Ohio! 😀 )! And oooohhhhhh … this recipe! So great to be able to recreate it right at home! Awesome!
Shelley…my neighbor! I get to Ohio once per month for work. We’ll have to meet sometime! You’ll love this recipe as it’s pretty close to the original!
Oh my gosh! What?!?! Such a coincidence – I’d love to get together!
Perfect! What’s your nearest major city? I have the entire state.
I cannot remember the last time I ate at a Bahama Breeze. Now with this recipe, I can enjoy the flavors at home anyway. I would very much enjoy this recipe
Yep! I hope you enjoy it! Thanks for stopping by, Christie!
Do you have to use beer
I love that I searched for this and a familiar face popped up!
Hey Kelly!! Lol!
Hello! I’m so excited to try this dish!! I plan on making it this weekend! I just wanted to know if you have to use beer or if there are substitutions that I can use besides beer. Do you just use butter? Thank you!
You can try chicken stock.
I made this last night for a light dinner and after one bite I was in love!!! It really tasted like what I remembered from Bahama Breeze. I had to make my own jerk seasoning(none in the store), which worked out perfectly. It was really just SO GOOD!!! Thank you for adding a new recipe to my repitoire!
So glad you enjoyed Toni!!