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Cooking & Baking

elleng

(131,028 posts) Tue Aug 5, 2014, 07:16 PM Aug 2014

Perfect Shrimp, Every Time video

Kim Severson buys fresh local shrimp and then shows how to turn them into scampi.

http://www.nytimes.com/video/dining/100000003037483/perfect-shrimp-every-time.html?action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=video-player-region&region=video-player-region&WT.nav=video-player-region

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Perfect Shrimp, Every Time video (Original Post) elleng Aug 2014 OP

It's really hard to screw up fresh shrimp except by overcooking. Warpy Aug 2014 #1

I like that she talks about buying local, proper cleaning, seasoning, cook time. NYC_SKP Aug 2014 #2

I often cooked frozen shrimp in the shell to improve flavor Warpy Aug 2014 #3

Warpy

(111,302 posts)

1. It's really hard to screw up fresh shrimp except by overcooking.

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Tue Aug 5, 2014, 07:43 PM

Aug 2014

The shrimp you have to be especially careful with are the frozen variety. If you get them flash frozen, shells on, you'll have something that tastes shrimpy. The ones shelled, cooked and flash frozen taste like cardboard. They're suitable for salads, mainly.

NYC_SKP

(68,644 posts)

2. I like that she talks about buying local, proper cleaning, seasoning, cook time.

Reply to Warpy (Reply #1)

Tue Aug 5, 2014, 10:17 PM

Aug 2014

People screw them up a lot, leaving shells on and not deveining them.

Ewww.

Warpy

(111,302 posts)

3. I often cooked frozen shrimp in the shell to improve flavor

Reply to NYC_SKP (Reply #2)

Wed Aug 6, 2014, 12:44 AM

Aug 2014

but those shells are snipped up the back and the sand vein removed.

Do people out there really eat shrimp shit and think it's normal?

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