Welsh Family Kitchen
Perfect Boiled Shrimp
Ridiculously simple, this truly works, whether the shrimp are shelled or not, fresh or frozen! Feel free to be skeptical; we were!
Ingredients:
any amount you choose of large shrimp (16-20)
1 cup 1/2 & 1/2
1/4 cup vinegar per pound
1 Tablespoon Old Bay per pound
Procedures:
Peel and clean the shrimp
Marinate in 12 & 1/2 over night
Submerge the shrimp in enough water to be 1-2 inches above the shrimp.
Add the vinegar and Old Bay.
Start the burner and, as it heats, stir constantly until 2 shrimp float.
Drain the shrimp and put them into an ice water bath to stop the cooking.
Notes:
2024-01-16: Snowed in, we boiled a pound for a dinner snack.
2023-12-25: We boiled 11 shrimp to celebrate Christmas dinner.
2023-07-04: A shrimp cocktail for Charlene’s visit, served with claw fingers.
2023-04-13: A batch was peeled and cooked for the overnight stay of the boys.
2006-12-01: Added to our cookbook.
05/16/2024
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