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What’s the Secret to easy peeling boiled shrimp?

Posted on 3/17/24 at 5:24 pm
Posted by Commander Rabb
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Posted on 3/17/24 at 5:24 pm
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Posted by jpainter6174
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Posted on 3/17/24 at 5:30 pm to
Apple cider vinegar, not over cooking
Posted by KosmoCramer
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Posted on 3/17/24 at 5:30 pm to
Do not overcook
Posted by bootlegger
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Posted on 3/17/24 at 5:33 pm to
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not over cooking


100%
Posted by patnuh
South LA
Member since Sep 2005
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Posted on 3/17/24 at 6:07 pm to
Look up the Stale Cracker videos on YouTube. Boil them in plain water first, then add seasonings.

I’ve been boiling shrimp wrong for decades. I was a non believer, tried it, and was amazed that I’d never been told to boil them like that before.
Posted by xXLSUXx
New Orleans, LA
Member since Oct 2010
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Posted on 3/17/24 at 6:46 pm to
Anyone successfully add them to a crawfish boil while the crawfish are soaking? How long?
This post was edited on 3/17/24 at 6:47 pm
Posted by kengel2
Team Gun
Member since Mar 2004
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Posted on 3/17/24 at 6:57 pm to
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What’s the Secret to easy peeling boiled shrimp?


Do your normal thing.
Put shrimp in, when you start seeing bubbles and it's coming back to a Boil. Let it go for 1-1/2 to 2 minutes.

Turn off and cool the pot. Frozen corn, frozen jugs of water, boil boss, whatever. Get it cooled and let them babies soak for 15 minutes.

And use fresh shrimp.

ETA: or get setup 47 different stations, take your shrimp and cooke them 17 times like the know it alls. Just don't overcook/overthink it.
This post was edited on 3/17/24 at 8:30 pm
Posted by Clint Torres
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Posted on 3/17/24 at 7:01 pm to
Don’t add the spice til you kill the fire
Posted by Tigers0891
Baton Rouge
Member since Aug 2017
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Posted on 3/18/24 at 9:04 am to
Don’t put them in boiling water. It can be at 160 degrees and they will be cooked (food safe) in pretty much two or three minutes but won’t ever get tough or have sticky shells. Much easier to soak them longer as well since the water isn’t blistering hot.
Posted by PapaPogey
Baton Rouge
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Posted on 3/18/24 at 10:10 am to
Pull them when you can see the shells are slightly separated from the tails.
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