Pippin's Tavern celebrates 50 years in River North

ByABC7 Chicago Digital Team WLS logo
Thursday, August 8, 2024
Pippin's Tavern celebrates 50 years in River North
To celebrate the accomplishment, they will serve $5 corned beef sandwiches on Thursday.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Pippin's Tavern is celebrating 50 years of serving Chicago's River North neighborhood.

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To celebrate the accomplishment, they will serve $5 corned beef sandwiches on Thursday.

Pippin's Dueling Piano Shows happen every Friday and Saturday from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. and every Sunday during brunch from noon to 3 p.m.

Chef Matt Bryks joined ABC7 Chicago to share their "drunken sailors" recipe.

To learn more about Pippin's, click here.

Ingredients

-Neutral Oil- 2 T, split
-Shrimp, size 16/20, peeled and deveined- 7 pieces
-Salt- 1 T
-Shallots, minced- 1 T
-Brandy/Bourbon- .25 C
-Garlic Butter- 2 oz
-Lemon Zest- .5 t
-Parsley, chopped- .5 t
-Toasted bread- 2 pieces

1- Heat a large pan over medium heat with 1 T neutral oil.
2- Place bread in pan and cook 1-2 min, on each side or until desired toastiness.
3- Remove from pan and cut in half.
4- Add remaining oil to the pan and crank heat to high.
5- Dry shrimp with a paper towel. Season both sides with salt.
6- When oil is shimmering, add shrimp. Cook for 1 minute, or until shrimp is golden.
7- Add shallots, toss with shrimp cook for 20 seconds.
8- Add alcohol, reduce by half.
9- Remove pan from heat and add butter, stirring constantly until butter melts.
10- Place shrimp in desired vessel and pour the butter sauce over shrimp.
11- Garnish with lemon zest and parsley. Serve with toast.

Garlic Butter

-Butter, soft- 1 LB
-Garlic Powder- .5 t
-Smoked hot paprika- 1 t
-Dry Parsley- 1 T
-Garlic, micro planed-8 large cloves
-Salt- 2 t

1- Place everything into a bowl and beat with an electric hand mixer or by hand with a spatula.
2- Lay out a sheet of parchment paper, horizontally, about a foot long.
3- Spoon the butter along the bottom half of the parchment, about 2 inches thick.
4- Lift the bottom of the parchment paper over the strip of butter and gently roll the butter into a log.
5- Wrap the log in plastic wrap, twisting the ends. Refrigerate until solid.