Best method for boiling shrimp

Sprinkle so hard, mF'ers be hatin.

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I use a little of both, with fresh lemon and garlic. I'll simmer my liquid 5 or 10 minutes, and taste it. Cook by taste, not a recipe.

Heavy on the seasoning in the water since they won't be in the water that long. Add shrimp to boiling water. Keep burner on high for about 2 minutes then turn it off. Doesn't matter if it gets back to a boil. Let soak. After about 5 minutes, stir and check a couple of the shrimp. Your checking for the shell to pull back about 1/8" from the meat. Stir and check every couple minutes until you get the 1/8 gap. Enjoy.

I salt my water. Most of the people that I know that don't are old timers that like to overboil or oversoak the shrimp. No salt, you can overboil, and the shrimp will still peel good. I find that if you pull the shrimp when they have the right gap they peel easy every time.

Season water
Bring to boil
Throw in shrimp
Cut off once they start float
Throw in bag of ice
Let soak

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followed this two weeks ago!

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How long did you let em soak after?

Were they the easy peel shrimp already split down the back?

I can get you those if you want some for your house

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