What’s the Secret to easy peeling boiled shrimp?

Do not overcook

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.

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Apple cider vinegar

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Look up the Stale Cracker videos on YouTube.

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What’s the Secret to easy peeling boiled shrimp?

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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.

My childhood bestie owns a seafood market and has been boiling shrimp since we were 10. Cracker’s method is legit. At the shop they boil all the shrimp in plain water in one tub. The soaking tub next to it is spiced and at room temperature. Shrimp boil in the clean water for 3-4 minutes then get dumped in the soaking tub for about 20 minutes.

Yup… this is the correct method. It’s amazing how few people are aware.

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Why does apple cider vinegar help shrimp to peel more easily? vinegar helps to loosen the attachment between the shell and the meat of the shrimp.

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.