A gulf coast favorite.

[Niner]

Tonight we had shrimp for our meal. This is a coastal favorite.

To begin with you need about a pound of fresh shrimp per person...if with the heads on. Medium size is best, but all are good. You can pull the heads off or not depending on how you feel about it. I have boiled them both ways, but tend to take off the heads to start with. Heads on is bait and heads off is food.

You get a large enough pot to boil them in. Put in about 2 quarts of water for about four pounds of shrimp although I just pour some in without measuring. Then put in about 4 oz.of Zataranins crab boil (works for shrimp too). Bring the water to a rolling boil and put in the shrimp. Cover. Wait until the pot comes to a rolling boil again and boil for one minute. Turn off the heat and let it sit covered for about 5 minutes. It's ready. No need to take the back vein out like in the restaurant.

Make some cocktail sauce. Start with catsup in a small glass or bowl. Add whatever you like. I like horseradish, worchershire sauce, lemon, pepper, garlic salt, and a dash of tobasco. But nothing exact here.

Get one plate for the shimp and to place the hulls as you peel them and another for the sides. Peel the shimp and put them in the sauce a few at a time.

Goes good with a cold beer. I like Miller Lite.... at least tonight. LOL

[joseyclosey]

Looks like a meal i could enjoy Robert. Are those boiled potatoes with the green beans?

Joe

PS i am cooking a curry tonight complete with boiled rice and naan bread.

Oh and perhaps a beer or three

[stripperclip]

looks good just had a plate of shrimp this evening.

[Niner]

Boiled potatoes Joe. Red potatoes.

[dhtaxi]

Basmati rice Joe has to be Basmati with curry.

Buy some fresh coriander to sprinkle on top to. They sell it in all the supermarkets with the fresh herbs.

Get a Basil plant as well it will grow on the window-ledge and is lovely on salads or Pasta.

Ill post a Curry recipe for you to try if you are feeling adventurous.

[joseyclosey]

Go on then Dave,

Joe

[Karl/Pa.]

No more of this, please. What you Gulf coasters do to prime seafood is criminal. You need to come up to Chesapeake Bay country for some real seafood treats. You'll never go back.

Boiling, yuk. You do that with taters.

[Niner]

Post a recipe.

By the way. I saw a boat that got lost on the way to Pittsburg last week when I went fishing. It must have thought Dog River was the Mississippi River after making a wrong turn up Mobile Bay.

Or......maybe it just stopped by for some boiled seafood.

[Karl/Pa.]

No, it was because of the boiled seafood. Guy coundn't drive straight after that.

[Woftam]

Lets forget about the shrimp and talk about real food - prawns.

Barbequed with fresh bread, butter and cold beer