Cooking & Baking

kestrel91316

(51,666 posts) Sun Feb 12, 2012, 04:41 PM Feb 2012

I bought shrimp with the heads on, made some shrimp stock,

used it to make a garlic/crushed red pepper/white wine sauce for the sauteed shrimpies. Served with steamed brown rice to soak up every bit of buttery, spicy goodness. And steamed broccoli.

Died-and-gone-to-heaven good.

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I bought shrimp with the heads on, made some shrimp stock, (Original Post) kestrel91316 Feb 2012 OP

I did that once 25 years ago - note "once". You pay twice per pound that way. HopeHoops Feb 2012 #1

The ones with the heads on cost half as much. So it evens out. kestrel91316 Feb 2012 #2

Shove over and hand me a napkin! yellerpup Feb 2012 #3

Sounds really good... Phentex Feb 2012 #4

sounds fabulous! n/t ceile Feb 2012 #5

HopeHoops

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1. I did that once 25 years ago - note "once". You pay twice per pound that way.

Reply to kestrel91316 (Original post)

Mon Feb 13, 2012, 12:51 PM

Feb 2012

Most of it isn't cooking stuff. Sort of like crabs.

kestrel91316

(51,666 posts)

2. The ones with the heads on cost half as much. So it evens out.

Reply to HopeHoops (Reply #1)

Mon Feb 13, 2012, 02:32 PM

Feb 2012

I got wonderful stock from the heads - cooked it down to nearly nothing for the sauce >>>> awesomeness.

The shrimp for the meal cost me under $2, which is quite reasonable for 1 person these days. I don't eat much animal flesh anymore but when I do I like the good stuff.