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Best shrimp size for boiling?
Posted on 3/22/24 at 12:23 pm
Posted on 3/22/24 at 12:23 pm
I haven't boiled shrimp in a long time. What's the best size to get for this? I found some very old threads where the consensus was 16/20 count...Is that still the case with most people?
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Posted on 3/22/24 at 12:39 pm to SUB
Double post.
This post was edited on 3/22/24 at 12:42 pm
Posted on 3/22/24 at 12:40 pm to SUB
I got 8 lbs. of 16-20's today from Robert's Market out on Robert E. Lee for $3.49 a lb. They are beautiful shrimp and I'm using 3 lbs. for my seafood gumbo and I'm boiling 5 lbs. tonight with all the fixings.
Oh, and the seafood gumbo is not just shrimp, it also has gumbo crabs, oysters, crawfish tails along with the shrimp.
Should be eating good for the next few days.
Oh, and screw crawfish with their ridiculous pricing right now.
Oh, and the seafood gumbo is not just shrimp, it also has gumbo crabs, oysters, crawfish tails along with the shrimp.
Should be eating good for the next few days.
Oh, and screw crawfish with their ridiculous pricing right now.
Posted on 3/22/24 at 12:50 pm to SUB
16/20 would be my first choice if available.
Posted on 3/22/24 at 1:54 pm to Mister Bigfish
16/20 is my go to
Posted on 3/22/24 at 2:21 pm to SUB
I like 16/20
Posted on 3/22/24 at 2:54 pm to SUB
21/25 is the perfect all-around size.
Posted on 3/22/24 at 3:59 pm to SUB
16-30. Anything in this range is acceptable.
But when I buy shrimp, I usually buy 50-100 pounds of 21-25. Best all around.
But when I buy shrimp, I usually buy 50-100 pounds of 21-25. Best all around.
Posted on 3/22/24 at 4:39 pm to SUB
I like that size bought straight from the boat. Bring water to hard boil, dunk until it starts to boil. Ice it and let it sit at least 15 minutes. Then drain and chill. Peel and eat.
Posted on 3/22/24 at 4:49 pm to tke_swamprat
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But when I buy shrimp, I usually buy 50-100 pounds of 21-25. Best all around.
Same here. I usually run to the Westwego Seafood Lot with an ice chest when shrimp are in season and I too prefer the 21-25 size for the most part.
I really don't like to go smaller but will go larger, especially if making BBQ shrimp in the oven in that rich sauce that is great for dipping fresh French bread into. That is when I usually get the 11-15's.
Posted on 3/22/24 at 6:37 pm to SUB
for most people its 16/20s
i only like the 16/20s for frying
but i prefer the 25/30s for boiling or when peeling them to cook in something.
you also get more for your money as the shrimp gets smaller and the heads dont weight as much
i only like the 16/20s for frying
but i prefer the 25/30s for boiling or when peeling them to cook in something.
you also get more for your money as the shrimp gets smaller and the heads dont weight as much
Posted on 3/22/24 at 7:31 pm to SUB
Anything from 20-30 is fine by me.
In Abu Dhabi, the 30-40 shrimp are awesome and good for boiling, gumbo, jalalpeno poppers, etc. And I use them a lot for also making shrimp cakes, even though I chop those up. I made 10 crab cakes and 10 shrimp cakes yesterday.
Crawfish Supply
3 days ago I boiled 5 pounds of some awesome crawfish to eat and the other 10 pounds I made a crawfish bisque with some and the others I peeled for tail meat to make an Etouffee later. I have a live supply of Louisiana crawfish Red Claw species which are harvested in Egypt then one supermarket brand brings them in live about 4 times per week. I'm paying less for Louisiana crawfish here in the Middle East than they are paying in Louisiana.
39 AED per kg. sometimes 49, but that is just an excuse for them to charge more for supposed larger crawfish, but they are all the same of a nice mix of medium to large. I buy so much they charge me 39 all the time.
For a $ per pound figure is as follows: 39 AED/3.67 = $10.63/2.205 = $4.82 per pound live!
In Abu Dhabi, the 30-40 shrimp are awesome and good for boiling, gumbo, jalalpeno poppers, etc. And I use them a lot for also making shrimp cakes, even though I chop those up. I made 10 crab cakes and 10 shrimp cakes yesterday.
Crawfish Supply
3 days ago I boiled 5 pounds of some awesome crawfish to eat and the other 10 pounds I made a crawfish bisque with some and the others I peeled for tail meat to make an Etouffee later. I have a live supply of Louisiana crawfish Red Claw species which are harvested in Egypt then one supermarket brand brings them in live about 4 times per week. I'm paying less for Louisiana crawfish here in the Middle East than they are paying in Louisiana.
39 AED per kg. sometimes 49, but that is just an excuse for them to charge more for supposed larger crawfish, but they are all the same of a nice mix of medium to large. I buy so much they charge me 39 all the time.
For a $ per pound figure is as follows: 39 AED/3.67 = $10.63/2.205 = $4.82 per pound live!
Posted on 3/22/24 at 8:16 pm to Dubaitiger
You've lived there long enough to know the customs, why can't you talk them down?
Posted on 3/22/24 at 9:03 pm to gumbo2176
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Westwego Seafood Lot
Place is pretty awesome.
Posted on 3/23/24 at 7:23 pm to SUB
10-15s
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