How to Make Perfectly Cooked Shrimp Every Time

This method was shared with me by a chef on Nantucket Island. I love this easy method to keep from overcooking your shrimp.

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There is nothing worse than a rubbery, overcooked shrimp. Use fresh or frozen shrimp and watch as they come out perfect every time! Stir the warm shrimp into pasta or tacos, or chill and use on salads or for dipping in cocktail sauce.

[coldone]

This video should be the first one that pops up! Spent too much time trying to find a video like this, thank you!!!

[jamminoutrexan]

Thank you! Notes for myself and anyone else who might see this:
• can use fresh or frozen shrimp: put in pot and cover with cold water
• put heat on high and (optional) add spices and flavors, including possibly lemon juice or a lemon slice
• STOP heat right before water gets to rolling boil; want shrimp to be a brilliant pink all the way through
• plunge shrimp into ice water OR if don't have enough ice, run under cold water (goal is just to stop the cooking process. In video, ran under cold water then poured into ice water)

Basically: add shrimp, water, and flavoring to pot; stop heating right before rolling boil; then put into ice water.

[leoinsf]

Your focus on only necessary information was perfect.
So many people basically give a lecture on shrimp, etc. and in the process, the main points are missed.
Great job!

[SNL]

This is just amazing. It takes all the timing and guesswork out of simmering shrimp and, best of all, it automatically compensates for shrimp size, variety and degree of frozenness. This is so important since shrimp have a very small window of cooking perfection. I wish I knew about this 40 years ago. Thanks so much for posting this.

[ikarovieira]

Im 10 years old and i made it perfectly
It tastes so good

[KSGomez]

I just did this with my frozen bag of shrimp! You are a lifesaver, thank you!!!

[sanman-]

I've just watched five videos, yours was the 5th and, by far, the best! Thank you! Loved Nantucket Island, too!!

[harishmathew]

That was just perfect, you solved the mystery of ages 👍, so simply put and so accurate. Obviously I'm commenting immediately after my very first successful juicy shrimp cocktail. Thanks a million.

[loriknaggs]

This is now my Go-to for Shrimp, it quick and yields perfectly cooked Shrimp!

[spartacus]

Pretty pretty good. No fuss. No bs just straight the point and on point. Great job!

[planetusa]

Thank you so much! I had given up on cooking shrimp by no matter what rubber city. I've tried this 4 times all perfection.

[vivalabad]

Thank you, shrimp is my all time favorite food, but I'm too scared to attempt to cook it out of fear I'll ruin perfectly good shrimp. But you make it look simple and easy! Time to try it out!!!

[isaidwhatisaid]

Incredibly easy to follow, thanks for this video 🙏🏾

[WhiteBird]

I truly appreciate how quickly and simply you prepare shrimp. Thank you very much!

[Bapubappa]

After 2 weeks cooking and eating damn hard shrimps Finally just cooked so soft shrimps. Thank You

[mordissa]

I totally like her approach! Kudo's to you, my dear!

[saravutfrank]

Thank you for the simple explanation. Followed the instructions to the letter and it was delicious and perfect!

[badplus]

Solid advice and right to the point. Thank you

[MrBulldog]

you are amazing i often get told you should never cook prawns from frozen, this time i got caught out and forgot to take them out the freezer :( this worked perfect and they tasted better than i have ever done them before :) many thanks.

[amthysts]

Thank you! Why is this not the first video that gets suggested? I just wanted to learn how you cook shrimp, not intensive recipes with a particular method with only a certain kind of shrimp. Searched for about 15 minutes, and this was the video I needed! Thank you 😂