[oldbay]

• 12 oz beer
• 1/2 onion
• 1 spring parsley
• 1 lemon wedge
• 1 bay leaf
• 2 pounds raw shrimp
• 2 tbsp butter
• 2 tbsp flour
• 1 cup (8 oz can) tomato sauce
• 4 tbsp chopped scallion
• 1/4 tsp Tabasco sauce
• 1/4 ground nutmeg
• pinch of sugar

1. Bring beer, onion, parsley, lemon wedge, bay leaf, and salt to a boil in a large saucepan.
2. Add shrimp.
3. Bring to a boil again. Then reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes.
4. Strain liquid and reserve.
5. Melt butter and add flour. Stir to a smoth paste.
6. Add the reserved liquid, tomato sauce, scallion, Tabasco sauce, nutmeg and sugar.
7. Cook, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens, and comes to a boil.
8. Add shrimp and cook only to rewarm the shrimp.

Serve with hot noodles of your preference.