Perfect Boiled Shrimp

I tried to make this recipe, but was unable to find a 100 lb shrimp. That's probably because it would not be called a "shrimp" if it were that big!

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Ive been on a shrimp kick lately, decided to make this for dinner last night. Was out of cider vinegar, so improvised on the cooking liquid. The results were PERFECTLY cooked shrimp! I will never again steam shrimp and this will be the only method I use to "boil" them from now on! BTW, I used warm liquid to start, the water never made it to a boil. Only took a few minutes!

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This recipe did not work for me. Kept stirring the shrimp but not one shrimp floated. By the time I decided to stop they were definitely overdone. What a waste of money - shrimp are not cheap.

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I just made this tonight. I was worried about the vinegar because I really dislike vinegar but I went with it anyway. I used balsamic vinegar (all I had), lemon juice, garlic, and old bay. It was delicious!! Not vinegary at all! My daughter (she's 5) and I tore it up! This is how I will be cooking my shrimp from now on :)

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Now I know why this recipe is so highly rated. Both me and my wife have cooked shrimp our whole life the old way, just bring your water to a boil and drop'em in until done. Needless to say it was a hit or miss cooking method but that's how we were taught. Until now that is. I tried this recipe last night with some wild caught from Seadrift Texas and I,mere to tell you, they were cooked to perfection. I do believe these shrimp were probably the best I,ve ever eaten. Each and every one were perfectly cooked. We ate until we couldn't hold anymore. If you were clos by I would give you a big Texas hug! Again, a fantastic recipe!

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It is perfect and as the other reviews say, the vinegar is a must!!!! It was the first time I boiled shrimps and I decided to use this recipe based on the reviews and on how sure the recipe is of the boiling point, it's great!!!!

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...caught shrimp, brought 'em home, followed recipe to the letter -FANTASTIC!!!!!!! ... had never done this before so Thanks So Much!!!!!!! 5 stars =)

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Found this recipe and tried. First time they turned out perfect and I have a very picky bunch of eaters. Have used several times since and always perfect!!! Five stars!!!

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Believe it or not I've NEVER cooked boiled shrimp. Found this recipe and our 1 1/2 lbs of wild shrimp were absolutely perfect. We'll be cookin' more shrimp here from now on thanks to this recipe!

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We loved how this turned out at our house! I added a generous spoonful of minced garlic and a lemon quartered to the liquid. I used frozen already cooked wild caught gulf shrimp and they tasted fabulous cooked this method. Thank you for posting!

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Shrimp came out a little mushy at first but after cooling firmed well seasoning was good and process easy!

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This is the best boiled shrimp recipe i've found. you cant screw it up, the flavor and crispness is perfect.I will always use this recipe going forward. I like pickling spice instead of shrimp boil but they are very similar. great job

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These were perfect! Yum! What a great and easy technique! Like another reader, I saw no heads floating to the top while I was constantly stirring the shrimp, but they took only about 2 minutes or so to become pink, and are oh-so-tender and flavorful. Thanks for sharing! You're right! I will always cook them this way!

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Wow what a great technique! I've boiled shrimp / prawns many times and my results have been as good as any restaurant or takeaway so I never thought I had anything to learn until I tried this. The constant stirring and vinegar really does make a great difference in addition to the ice bath which I'd tried before. Previously I'd only judged cooking by color but waiting for one or two to float to the top works wonderfully as long as you keep stirring around the outside to make sure it's not just the utensil pushing them up.

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Bizarre -- goes against all shrimp cooking wisdom. Works as advertised -- thanks! Notes: 1) Frozen shrimp work fine; they sink when they're thawed. 2) The "heads" of the shrimp pop to the surface when done -- that's what "float" means. They are flush w/ the surface. 3) Don't worry that the Old Bay forms a cloud -- you can still see the floating heads when done. 4) I tasted the first floater -- perfect.

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I tried to follow the directions, but it was completely unclear how to tell if my shrimp were floating (I had relatively few shrimp in a fairly small pot)--But my shrimp were fairly small and at room temperature, so I just cooked until the water temperature was just over 140F. The shrimp were nicely cooked and well flavored.

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This was a great suggestion! Thank you! The shrimp came out just perfect. And thanks for the plug for wild shrimp.....we always support our Gulf Coast shrimp boats by choosing to buy wild shrimp!

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I just tried this recipe, and the shrimp came out perfectly cooked, just as you said. The water wasn't boiling, but I stirred until two shrimp floated, and whalah! Perfectly cooked 41-50 ct. shrimp!! It was farm raised, and I can't wait to try it on some wild caught! Thanks so much!!! No more tough, overcooked shrimp.

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I love this, my father in law always cooks his this way also. Try using red wine vinegar also :)

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I'm use to doing the traditional boil method. Tried this for a change and it did not work. They were really rubbery & overcooked, and they never floated to the top. I taste tested one after it was in the water for a LONG time, since I became concerned that not one had floated and it was already too late, they were way too cooked.

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