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Secrets to easy peeling boiled shirmp?
Posted on 4/18/09 at 9:07 pm
Posted on 4/18/09 at 9:07 pm
Please share, everytime I boil shrimp they are hard to peel. Please share any secrets you have to having them peel easy. Thanks!
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Posted on 4/18/09 at 9:16 pm to jepmyers
This method works for me every time
First you need a big tall pot that allows the shrimp plenty of room to move around
get your water and whatever seasonings you like to a rolling boil
add shrimp and they will sink keep fire going on high
continue cooking until 1/2 of the shrimp are floating then cut off fire and let soak
continue soaking until most of the shrimp have sunk then strain and enjoy
If your shrimp are too hard to peel then they are overcooked, this method is great because it does not use time as a variable(which would not allow for size diffrences in shrimp) but uses how the shrimp react to cooking as the time variable
First you need a big tall pot that allows the shrimp plenty of room to move around
get your water and whatever seasonings you like to a rolling boil
add shrimp and they will sink keep fire going on high
continue cooking until 1/2 of the shrimp are floating then cut off fire and let soak
continue soaking until most of the shrimp have sunk then strain and enjoy
If your shrimp are too hard to peel then they are overcooked, this method is great because it does not use time as a variable(which would not allow for size diffrences in shrimp) but uses how the shrimp react to cooking as the time variable
Posted on 4/18/09 at 9:19 pm to Tigerpaw123
What about an ice bath or putting them in the frig?
Posted on 4/18/09 at 9:23 pm to jepmyers
quote:
What about an ice bath or putting them in the frig?
I have herd a lot of people doing that, I like hot boiled shrimp
Posted on 4/18/09 at 9:24 pm to jepmyers
ice bath is the best method, this tigerpaw person has no clue what she is doing
Posted on 4/18/09 at 9:26 pm to LSUsmartass
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ice bath is the best method, this tigerpaw person has no clue what she is doing
KISS MY arse JACKASS Dont dick on my method explain yours
Posted on 4/18/09 at 9:35 pm to Tigerpaw123
Add butter
Posted on 4/18/09 at 9:42 pm to Geauxdaddy88
Buy the ones that are already peeled. You can get them at Sam's and Wal-Mart, and probably other stores. They only come with the tip of the tail on them. They also have the ones that still have the shell on, but have been de-veined, so they have been split all the way down the back.
Posted on 4/18/09 at 9:59 pm to jepmyers
You are overcooking them. Put shrimp in a pot of boiling water. Bring back to a boil. Turn fire off. Soak 5-10 minutes and drain.
ETA: You have to cool them down by spreading them out on a table or something. They'll keep cooking if you pile them up after draining.
ETA: You have to cool them down by spreading them out on a table or something. They'll keep cooking if you pile them up after draining.
This post was edited on 4/18/09 at 10:02 pm
Posted on 4/18/09 at 10:00 pm to jepmyers
Add no more than a stick of butter whle they are boling. And dont over boil.
Also a ice bath does not make the shrimp cold, just keeps them from cooking more. The ice melts in no time
Also a ice bath does not make the shrimp cold, just keeps them from cooking more. The ice melts in no time
Posted on 4/18/09 at 10:02 pm to tigerbait41485
You > this tigerpaw chick
Posted on 4/18/09 at 10:09 pm to LSUGUMBO
quote:
Buy the ones that are already peeled. You can get them at Sam's and Wal-Mart, and probably other stores.
Posted on 4/18/09 at 10:16 pm to jepmyers
This is how to boil shrimp:
add shrimp and water into a large tall pot along with seasoning, salt and lemon and 1 stick of butter (butter is what keeps it from the shell sticking)
Let shrimp soak for in seasoning for 1 hour (add some ice or put in fridge to keep shrimp kind of cool)
After soaking for 1 hour, place pot on heat and cover pot.
Once shrimp come to boil take off heat and strain water out.
Add some handfulls of ice and to cool shrimp so they do not continue to cook! Also add some salt.
Then strain water again because the ice will
melt.
at this point they are ready to eat and they are still hot.
They will come out perfect everytime!!!!
add shrimp and water into a large tall pot along with seasoning, salt and lemon and 1 stick of butter (butter is what keeps it from the shell sticking)
Let shrimp soak for in seasoning for 1 hour (add some ice or put in fridge to keep shrimp kind of cool)
After soaking for 1 hour, place pot on heat and cover pot.
Once shrimp come to boil take off heat and strain water out.
Add some handfulls of ice and to cool shrimp so they do not continue to cook! Also add some salt.
Then strain water again because the ice will
melt.
at this point they are ready to eat and they are still hot.
They will come out perfect everytime!!!!
This post was edited on 4/18/09 at 10:18 pm
Posted on 4/18/09 at 10:17 pm to tigerbait41485
quote:
This is how to boil shrimp:
add shrimp and water into a large tall pot along with seasoning, salt and lemon and 1 stick of butter (butter is what keeps it from the shell sticking)
Let shrimp soak for in seasoning for 1 hour (add some ice or put in fridge to keep shrimp kind of cool)
After soaking for 1 hour, place pot on heat and cover pot.
Once shrimp come to boil take off heat and strain water out.
Add some handfulls of ice and to cool shrimp so they do not continue to cook! Also aff some salt.
Then strain water again because the ice will
melt.
at this point they are ready to eat and they are still hot.
They will come out perfect everytime!!!!
Hopefully tigerpaw prints this out and sticks it on her fridge
Posted on 4/18/09 at 10:19 pm to tigerbait41485
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(butter is what keeps it from the shell sticking)
Your recipe sounds great, but this is WRONG. Overcooking makes the shells stick and butter doesn't change that. You are cooking them the right amount of time and cold shocking them, that's why they aren't sticking. Not because of the butter.
Posted on 4/18/09 at 10:22 pm to coloradoBengal
I'm a chemist for a dairy farm, butter is the essential ingredient that makes shrimp easy to peel
Posted on 4/18/09 at 10:24 pm to LSUsmartass
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I'm a chemist for a dairy farm, butter is the essential ingredient that makes shrimp easy to peel
Congratulations?
You're still wrong.
Posted on 4/18/09 at 10:24 pm to LSUsmartass
quote:
Hopefully tigerpaw prints this out and sticks it on her fridge
Hopefully you stick it up your butt, maybe I dont need an ice bath or butter because I dont overcook my shrimp in the first place
Posted on 4/18/09 at 10:26 pm to Tigerpaw123
How old are you?
Posted on 4/18/09 at 10:30 pm to coloradoBengal
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You're still wrong.
Says some joe blow off the street
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