Shrimp Cocktail
CATEGORIES
INGREDIENTS
- 1 1/2 pounds of shrimp (25 count)
- 1/8 heaping cup of salt
- 1/4 C sugar
- 1 C water
- 2 C ice
- Old bay
- Olive oil
DIRECTIONS
- Place metal bowl or cookie sheet in freezer (to cool hot shrimp after cooking)
- Dissolve sugar and salt in water
- Add ice to cool
- Add shell on deveined shrimp to brine
- refrigerate for 20 minutes
- Preheat foil lined broiler pan for 5 minutes on high broil
- Rinse and dry shrimp
- Add 1-2 T olive oil to large bowl, add shrimp and sprinkle with Old Bay.
- Toss and add more Old Bay until desired seasoning amount is added
- Add shrimp in a single layer to broiler pan
- Broil for 2 minutes, turn shrimp with tongs
- Broil for additional minute
- Transfer to cold cookie sheet or bowl
- Leave in freezer for 5-15 minutes
- Do not leave in freezer for more than 15 minutes or freezing may occur