Even though shrimp is my favorite seafood, I have never bought fresh shrimp before.

Today I spotted a huge motherfucking foot long (literally) shrimp in the supermarket. The thing was massive and scary looking, and dwarfed the lobsters next to it.

Decided to buy it impulsively. Weighed in at 285 grams (exactly 10 oz).

How do I cook it? Fry it with garlic and butter? Grill it? If grill, the only grill I have is the one at the bottom.

Come on guys, I have a match tonight super jumbo shrimp in the fridge which will start decaying soon.

Thanks!




P.S. Yeah, I can and will google it, but I am sure some of the amateur/pro chefs on here would have some ideas.

5/5/2011 12:31:51 PM

grill it w/ garlic + butter

5/5/2011 12:32:59 PM

If it's a gulf shrimp it's pre-oiled.

5/5/2011 12:33:26 PM

Is it one of these things?

5/5/2011 12:34:32 PM

I'd be worried about the outside being destroyed by the time the center is done.

I'd probably butterfly it and grill it with an unhealthy helping of butter.

5/5/2011 12:36:39 PM

^ do this and take pictures

5/5/2011 12:37:29 PM

caught off the coast of Japan?

[Edited on May 5, 2011 at 12:38 PM. Reason : cut it up and make shrimp tacos?]

5/5/2011 12:37:41 PM

Quote :

"butterfly it and grill it with an unhealthy helping of butter."

5/5/2011 12:38:45 PM

I second the butterfly method...you're gonna wanna de-turd that thing anyway!

5/5/2011 12:38:55 PM

Butterfly and coconut shrimp it.

5/5/2011 12:39:34 PM

None for me. I'm allergic to oxymorons.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

5/5/2011 12:53:38 PM

save the shell and whatnot for shrimp stock!

5/5/2011 12:54:02 PM

really 0EP? really? you claim you bought a 10 oz foot long shrimp, yet instead of posting a picture of that, you post a picture of some knockoff Foreman grill?

1/10, would not read again unless you post pics of the actual shrimp

5/5/2011 12:56:30 PM

def save the shell and head

if you grill a shrimp that long, put it on a skewer, head to tail wise.

5/5/2011 1:03:28 PM

ps you sure this isn't a prawn.

5/5/2011 1:07:52 PM

im 99% certain its a prawn

you're not likely to find shrimp bigger than this http://acai888.com/shrimp%20cocktail.jpg

[Edited on May 5, 2011 at 1:16 PM. Reason : .]

5/5/2011 1:12:56 PM

it was labeled "super jumbo shrimp" in the market, but yeah, the labelers ain't biologists.

here is a pic at the market, next to a normal shrimp. pls let me know if you can't see it.

thanks for the suggestions guys. will cook and take pics pre and post-cooking.



[Edited on May 5, 2011 at 2:05 PM. Reason : ]

5/5/2011 2:04:46 PM

You definitely wanna cut that fucker open and take out the shrimp pewp inside. It isn't a big deal with regular sized shrimp most of the time but with something that big the pewp will be the size of a sausage.

5/5/2011 2:18:47 PM

save the shell and deep fry it like potato chips

5/5/2011 2:20:34 PM

I'm pretty sure that is a prawn, not that it really matters. Prawns have segments that overlap like shingles from front to back. Shrimp have a large segment behind the head which overlaps the segment directly in front of and behind that segment. You should certainly peel and devein that monster before deciding how to prepare it. A grill over low, indirect heat may work.

5/5/2011 2:26:21 PM

Quote :

"save the shell and deep fry it like potato chips"

do what??!!?!



[Edited on May 5, 2011 at 2:27 PM. Reason : .]

5/5/2011 2:26:37 PM

radioactive via the coast of japan

5/5/2011 3:05:25 PM

i prefer my shrimp steamed with old bay

but i would feel like an idiot steaming one single prawn

5/5/2011 3:06:36 PM

I had a fantastic shrimp head fried in peanut oil at an upscale tempura joint in Tokyo

5/5/2011 3:09:01 PM

paging JohnnyTHM

5/5/2011 3:10:02 PM

yea fry the head

5/5/2011 3:14:16 PM

Fry the head and shell.

5/5/2011 3:19:43 PM

haha a george foreman is a lousy excuse for a "grill"

[Edited on May 5, 2011 at 3:44 PM. Reason : and those scrimps don't look very fresh to me. i'd saute it with prunes.]

5/5/2011 3:43:26 PM

what in the fuck

5/5/2011 3:47:04 PM

how much did that godzilla prawn cost?

5/5/2011 3:47:56 PM

^ $5.92

($9.45/lb)

going to bed... bought salmon as well and cooked that for a late lunch/early dinner (5 pm).

never got hungry again. godzilla in fridge.

will have it for an early lunch tomorrow, around 10:30 am... will i die from food poisoning?

5/5/2011 5:26:19 PM

one could only hope

5/5/2011 5:32:35 PM

\o\ lol /o/

[Edited on May 5, 2011 at 5:45 PM. Reason : ]

5/5/2011 5:44:28 PM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penaeus_monodon


shoulda bought a frozen one, they're cultured

5/5/2011 8:25:32 PM

I'd throw it in a chocolate cake with some zucchini and fresh basil. Maybe drizzle some organic lemon cream icing over that bitch.

Or just butterfly it and grill it with an unhealthy helping of butter. Damn that thing looks delicious.

5/5/2011 8:37:26 PM

aahahahahahahahahahahahaha

5/5/2011 8:39:50 PM

Sous vide it at 120-130 degrees F or so in butter. Sous vide is normally more exact than that but something in that range ought to work... If you don't have access to a temperature regulator and a crock pot then poach in butter or olive oil on low heat until the inside reaches that temp.

Quickly grill the outside and profit... Marinade in whatever you think tastes good (lemon thyme or capers and sundried tomatoes are both things I've done with shrimp that way).

[Edited on May 5, 2011 at 8:45 PM. Reason : a]

5/5/2011 8:40:26 PM