For years, I poached or boiled shrimp for shrimp cocktails, which many recipes call for. It was the same routine: Bring a pot of water to a boil, salt, and add the shrimp. Cook for maybe 5 minutes.
While there are a dozen labels and preparations, we typically recommend purchasing jumbo peeled, deveined raw shrimp for most of our recipes. Peeling and deveining shrimp are two finicky, ...