HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMERICA
Since I’ve posted about this meal before, I wouldn’t do it again if it wasn’t for the oops. We have friends who live in Pensacola, FL where Joe Patti’s Seafood is located with access to reasonably priced Royal Red Shrimp – a favorite of ours. When we were discussing with the friends what I wanted we talked about shell-on or cleaned and I knew I wanted shell on but I apparently said head on - what goes thru my brain doesn't always come out my mouth. As a result, my 16 lbs. will only yield about half that in tails. So, what do you do when you get lemons, you make lemonade or in this case shrimp stock.
This is some of what I began with.
and my process was:
Step 1 – Cut the tail from the body and add the bodies to a
stock pot.
Step 2 – Remove just the shells and add them to the pot.
Step 3 – Remove the shrimp digestive tract – didn’t want it
in my stock. Royal Reds have a very
thick shell so they get considerably smaller after peeling.
Step 4 – Add water to the stock pot and simmer for an hour.
Step 5 – Strain the stock then double the water (after
tasting), bag, and freeze.
To eat the shrimp, heat a pan to close the pores (if
stainless steel) to make it non-stick, add a stick of salted butter, and let it
brown.
The Verdict:
We all thought this dish was roll your eyes back in your
head, OMG delicious and we decided this might be the only way we should ever
cook the Royal Reds. They taste like a
cross between lobster and shrimp and I need to try this with regular shrimp for
comparison. Amazingly, the five shrimp
and the slice of bread filled us up. We
talked about you often during the meal, David.
Photos can be enlarged by clicking on them and the blue
words are links.
Have a great day and thanks for
stopping by Almost Heaven South.
Larry
6/21/23 meal dates
Have a Great 4th July, Marge
ReplyDeleteLarry and Bev, Happy July 4th! Those royal red shrimp are the best, hands down! Royal reds sizzled in butter with a slice of Bev's bread...a meal that is hard to equal. Thanks for the link! Take Care, Dave and Laurie
ReplyDeleteHappy 4th enjoy !!
ReplyDeleteMy son would absolutely LOVE this dish! I've never try royal red shrimp before but will be on the lookout them.
ReplyDeleteWow! They look delicious, Larry! Glad your mistake turned into a revelation! I've never had Royal Reds before but they sound wonderful.
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