Basic Boiled Shrimp
"This is a good basic recipe to prepare shrimp for cocktail sauce."
- Ready In:
- 23mins
- Ingredients:
- 15
- Serves:
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6
ingredients
- 4 bay leaves
- 20 peppercorns
- 12 whole cloves
- 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1 teaspoon dried marjoram
- 1⁄2 teaspoon dried basil
- 1⁄4 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1⁄8 teaspoon caraway seed
- 1 teaspoon mustard seeds
- 1⁄8 teaspoon cumin seed
- 1⁄4 teaspoon fennel seed
- 8 cups water
- 1 large lemon, quartered
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 2 lbs large shrimp, peeled,deveined
directions
- In a double or triple thickness of cheesecloth, combine all the spices (first 11 ingredients).
- Secure the packet with a piece of string.
- Combine water, lemon, garlic, and spice bag together in a dutch oven.
- Bring the water to a boil, reduce the heat, and simmer for 3 minutes.
- Add shrimp and return to a boil.
- Boil shrimp for 3 to 5 minutes.
- Drain thoroughly and chill.
- Serve with cocktail sauce.
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Reviews
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Wonderful, our guests commented that they had never had boiled shrimp come out so moist before, and all enjoyed the mild flavor imparted to the shrimp, as a few did without cocktail sauce altogether. Note: I found inexpensive cumin seeds, fennel seeds, mustard seeds and whole cloves at our nearby Indian market. As a hostess gift, I put the spice mixture for 1 batch in an empty spice jar, and tape the cooking instructions to the outside of the bottle (I also give a printout of the full recipe). -
Excellent and easy. I substituted allspice berries for fennel seed, because I was out of fennel, and boiled the shrimp in their shells (more flavor that way). This is a good way to work a well-stocked spice rack! -
Awesome. Much better than the store bought stuff. We have a big get together at the beach and boil shrimp for 40-50 and this was a big help. I make my own Cocktail sauce using only Ketchup and Horseradish and a bit of lemon juice. I usually make it medium and leave the horseradish out for people to add more. Also I freeze fresh lemon juice in Ice trays and then put the cubes in ziplock bags. This is a great way to get fresh lemon juice anytime.
Tweaks
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Excellent and easy. I substituted allspice berries for fennel seed, because I was out of fennel, and boiled the shrimp in their shells (more flavor that way). This is a good way to work a well-stocked spice rack!
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