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    Shrimp cooking tips and hints


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    Shrimp cooking tips and hints

    * Shrimp per pound

    10 shrimp or less = Colossal
    11 to 15 = Jumbo
    16 to 20 = Extra-large
    21 to 30 = Large
    31 to 35 = Medium
    36 to 45 = Small
    about 100 = Miniature

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    Expect the weight of raw shrimp to reduce by half when
    cooked. Two pounds raw shrimp will yield 1 pound cooked,
    peeled shrimp.

    One more note about size: Larger shrimp generally have
    larger veins, which should be removed. The veins in smaller
    shrimp are often so negligible that it's not worth removing
    them. Either way, the issue of removing the vein to be one
    of aesthetics. It neither harms nor improves the flavor of
    the shrimp.

    It's easier to peel and devein raw shrimp rather than
    cooked shrimp. Shrimp cooked in the shell has more flavor
    than shrimp peeled before cooking.

 

 

 


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