How long to boil frozen shrimp

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How to cook raw shrimp with shell on

What to Buy: Fresh or Frozen Shrimp

You'll save money and have more flexibility when you buy frozen shrimp in the shell and thaw them yourself when you're ready. Most raw shrimp in the fresh fish section of your market have been previously frozen and thawed, and their shelf life is pretty short.

Convenient if you're cooking them immediately, but you'll pay more per pound. And when you're choosing frozen, shrimp in the shell always give you better flavor and texture than peeled and deveined.

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What Size Shrimp to Buy

Although shrimp come labeled as small, medium, large, extra-large, jumbo, and colossal, no one actually regulates those terms in shrimp world. Here's a better way of knowing what you're getting: Find the count numbers (such as 21/25) on the bag.

How to cook raw shrimp without shell

It tells you the average number of shrimp in a one-pound bag.

• 21/25 means you'll get 21 to 25 shrimp. The smaller the number, the larger the shrimp.
• Between 16 to 30 shrimp per pound is an ideal range for most recipes.
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