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Best Unsteamed Shrimp
Alice Hvidsten
"A perfect everytime recipe for steamed shrimp with no water! I've been using this recipe for years and it's always perfect! Enjoy!"
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Ingredients
21 m servings 471 calsOriginal recipe yields 4 servings
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Directions
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- Place butter in microwave safe bowl. Place bowl in microwave and melt butter (15 to 30 seconds on high). Add Old Bay seasoning (TM) and lemon juice. Stir well.
- Coat microwave safe pan with non-stick cooking spray. Arrange shrimp in a layer in the pan. Pour butter mixture evenly over shrimp.
- Cook in microwave on high power for 6 minutes. After two minutes have elapsed pause microwave and rearrange shrimp (move shrimp for the center to the outside, from the outside to the center). Let the shrimp cook another 2 minutes. When 4 minutes have elapsed pause the microwave again, rearrange the shrimp once more. Place shrimp back in the microwave and cook remaining two minutes. Cook until shrimp turn pink. Serve hot with your favorite cocktail sauce.
Footnotes
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- Aluminum foil can be used to keep food moist, cook it evenly, and make clean-up easier.
Nutrition Facts
Per Serving: 471 calories; 27.7 g fat; 6.3 g carbohydrates; 47.3 g protein; 406 mg cholesterol; 3538 mg sodium. Full nutrition
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Most helpful positive review
6/13/2005
GOOD shrimp! However, this is one time when using the microwave is not the fastest way of preparing a recipe. Still using no water, and only 1 pan, I prepared it on the stovetop in less than h...
Most helpful critical review
9/28/2006
This was way to much trouble, I should have used other cooks idea's and used the skillet
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6/13/2005
GOOD shrimp! However, this is one time when using the microwave is not the fastest way of preparing a recipe. Still using no water, and only 1 pan, I prepared it on the stovetop in less than h...
7/22/2000
Very good. We really enjoyed this. They only had cooked shrimp at the store so I just heated it in the sauce. It was a little too salty for me. I would use less old bay and maybe add a little ...
9/28/2010
Delicious! The 5 of us loved it, including children ages 5, 8 & 10. I did half the amount of Old Bay and thought it was perfect - not too salty but still with a kick. If using the full amount of...
1/4/2002
This is the best receipe for shrimp that I have ever used. Not using water, keeps all the flavor in the shrimp.
5/20/2000
A shrimp lover's delight! Originally from Boston and now a Marylander, I love seafood, butter and Old Bay. This recipe combines all three in a deliciously easy to fix way, sure to satisfy the ta...
4/7/2008
You can cut the fat/cals by substituting out half of the butter with broth (veggie or chicken, either one..or even just water with bullion). It doesn't affect the flavor too much, and is so much...
9/28/2006
This was way to much trouble, I should have used other cooks idea's and used the skillet