Shrimp
Quick-cooking shellfish. They're done the moment they curl into a C and turn pink — seconds matter.
Used for
- stir-fries
- pasta
- tacos
- curries
In the kitchen
- sauté
- grill
- poach
- devein
Picking it at the store
- Fresh shrimp should smell like the ocean — clean and briny, not ammonia or sour
- Flesh should be translucent grey and firm; pink shrimp at the counter is already cooked
- Most 'fresh' counter shrimp was previously frozen — that's fine, just check for no ice crystals or freezer burn
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