Quick and Easy Boiled Shrimp Recipe
10 min·American
Ingredients
- 1.15 lbs raw shrimp shell-on, equals about 1 lb after it's cooked
- 8 cups filtered water
- 1 Tbsp garlic salt, I use Lawry's brand
- 1/2 tsp ground black pepper
- 1-2 bay leaves
Instructions
3 steps
- 1
Depending on how you are serving your shrimp, you can leave the shells on or off. I peel and devein first and keep the shells for the shrimp boil.
- 2
Place the shells from the shrimp in a large sauce pan along with 1 Tbsp garlic salt, 1/2 tsp black pepper, and bay leaf. Add 8 cups water and bring to a boil over med/high heat.
- 3
Once water boils, add the peeled and deveined shrimp and simmer until pink, about 2-3 minutes depending on size of the shrimp. Drain and transfer cooked shrimp to a bowl of cold water to stop the cooking process and let cool.
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