Shrimp Boil?

Last time I boiled shrimps I did a way a neighbor suggested. I put all my seasonig in a pot of ice water. I boiled shrimps In regular ole water. Once done I dumped into ice cold seasoned water. Surprisingly it came out very well. Easy peeling skrimps that were flavored very well

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water Add your powder add your potatoes Boil for 15 minutes or until cooked. Add your shrimp Bring to a very low boil Turn off the heat add a little ice to stop the cooking Let them soak until done.

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this, except once it gets to a boil I do it for 2 minutes then cut heat, and instead of ice I have old gallon water jugs frozen to throw in there.

The brown shrimp moving thru Grand Isle are so damned sweet right now. Buddy of mine caught 5700 lbs last week. Not too bad for this early.

Ha. Most were really small (100/lb) and they're only getting about 60 cents a pound at the docks. It's a tough way to earn a living.

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this, except once it gets to a boil I do it for 2 minutes then cut heat, and instead of ice I have old gallon water jugs frozen to throw in there.

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This 100%. I don't used jar seasoning I use my own as follows.
1.5 box of salt
1 jar Zatarains cayenne pepper
3 Crystal hot sauce
3 Zatarains crab boil seasoning (come in box, in pouches)
Dozen lemons

Boil for 2 minutes as above poster said. After cutting the heat try a shrimp every couple minutes. When you feel they peel well, and are cooked add ice to stop the cooking process. I also just freeze gallon milk jugs of water. Then just let soak, as they won't cook any longer only absorb seasoning. Take out when they are to your liking. A matter of minutes can ruin a shrimp if you don't stay on top of it, mushy, hard to peel etc.

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How long do you soak after you cut the fire

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15 minutes.

I do a boil for 2 minutes, then soak until the first sign that the shells are starting to separate from the backs of the shrimp. Ice is going to let it soak longer, but I've never had a huge issue with under-seasoning so I've never done that. I use the same seasoning I use for a crawfish boil. I've only boiled shrimp on a "large" scale a few times though. I'll do 5 lbs on my stove a few times a year. Boiled shrimp is my favorite boiled seafood by far.

get your water a good bit more spicy than for crawfish , bring to a boil and turn heat OFF. throw in shrimp, stir but keep the heat off, they are cooked when they float, add some ice and let them soak till they sink

biggest problem with boiling shrimp is overcooking and it happens very fast

Where? And I'll just do the cooking.

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20#s gonna be enough for 15 people

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no, and hell no if they have heads