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Buying Shrimp and Freezing them
Posted on 9/9/15 at 11:05 am
Posted on 9/9/15 at 11:05 am
If i were to buy some shrimp from a family member, say 35-50 lbs, and freeze it, would they still be good if i wanted to boil them in a month or 2?
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Posted on 9/9/15 at 11:07 am to BugAC
Toss the heads. Freeze the tails.
Posted on 9/9/15 at 11:08 am to BRgetthenet
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Toss the heads. Freeze the tails.
What about getting some smaller brown shrimp for gumbo's, etc... Could i freeze head on? Was looking to make a stock out of the heads.
Or do the heads funk up the shrimp when frozen?
This post was edited on 9/9/15 at 11:09 am
Posted on 9/9/15 at 11:10 am to BugAC
Make the stock then freeze it
Posted on 9/9/15 at 11:16 am to TigerWise
what about types of shrimp.
Wife's cousin has white 16/20 and brown 26/30.
GOing to use white for a shrimp boil, but also want some shrimp for stews/gumbos, and was going to go with browns, if the whites were too big.
Wife's cousin has white 16/20 and brown 26/30.
GOing to use white for a shrimp boil, but also want some shrimp for stews/gumbos, and was going to go with browns, if the whites were too big.
Posted on 9/9/15 at 11:18 am to BugAC
16/20s are a little big for gumbo, so I'd use those to boil and or fry.
Posted on 9/9/15 at 11:19 am to PapaPogey
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16/20s are a little big for gumbo
That's what i thought, wasn't sure. Thanks for the info guys.
Posted on 9/9/15 at 11:20 am to BugAC
I headless my shrimp. Put them in a plastic Ziploc container, cover them with water and freeze them. I've eaten shrimp frozen for over a year with no noticeable taste or texture difference. Shrimp in their shell freeze and keep very well.
Posted on 9/9/15 at 11:22 am to CHEDBALLZ
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Put them in a plastic Ziploc container, cover them with water and freeze them.
Posted on 9/9/15 at 11:27 am to CHEDBALLZ
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Put them in a plastic Ziploc container, cover them with water and freeze them.
Planning on doing that in 3 lb. increments
Posted on 9/9/15 at 11:29 am to BugAC
We just bought a bunch of 10/15. Averaged 12. Pulled the heads and double bagged the tails (in water) in ziplocks. Made stock with the heads and froze it in ziplocks. Both will last for months.
We cooked several batches of heads covered in water in the pressure cooker for an hour. Strained the liquid and reduced by half by boiling on the stove prior to freezing. This made a very rich stock.
Posted on 9/9/15 at 11:33 am to Nawlens Gator
is 26/30 too big for gumbos?
Posted on 9/9/15 at 11:35 am to BugAC
no
Posted on 9/9/15 at 11:41 am to BugAC
I freeze them with the heads on in water quite often. I use containers for those and I top the water with plastic film and push out the air pockets. I just used some from over a year ago that I found in the back of the freezer, for bbq shrimp. They were fine.
ETA: If freezing as many as you will have for gumbo, I'd freeze the heads separately if you're not going to make the stock right away, but I'd go ahead and make the stock and reduce it so it doesn't take up a lot of space. I don't find that the stock keeps the same flavor as long as the shrimp do when frozen in water, but I'd freeze the stock and then vac seal the stock for better results.
ETA: If freezing as many as you will have for gumbo, I'd freeze the heads separately if you're not going to make the stock right away, but I'd go ahead and make the stock and reduce it so it doesn't take up a lot of space. I don't find that the stock keeps the same flavor as long as the shrimp do when frozen in water, but I'd freeze the stock and then vac seal the stock for better results.
This post was edited on 9/9/15 at 11:44 am
Posted on 9/9/15 at 11:59 am to BugAC
ALWAYS freeze the shrimp whole.
Posted on 9/9/15 at 12:03 pm to BugAC
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is 26/30 too big for gumbos?
Is nearly perfect size for 95% of the dishes your going to prepare.
Posted on 9/9/15 at 12:30 pm to BugAC
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Or do the heads funk up the shrimp when frozen?
No the heads should be fine if you freeze them. Ideally it is better to make the stock when fresh but I've frozen the heads separately and made a stock later on and it worked out well also.
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