Best-Ever Cajun Boiled Shrimp
Created by rpgaymer on August 22, 2014
- Servings: 4
- Prep Time: 5m
- Cook Time: 20m
- Recipe #13978
Ingredients
- 1 gallon water
- 1 whole lemon, sliced
- 1 yellow onion, peeled and quartered
- 1/4 cup cayenne pepper
- 2 bay leaves
- 2 pounds raw shrimp (do not peel!)
- 1/4 cup salt
- 2 cups ice cubes
How to Make
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Step 1: To 1 gallon of water add sliced lemon, sliced onion, bay leaves and pepper (NOT THE SALT) and boil for 10 minutes.
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Step 2: Add the shrimp and boil 3 minutes.
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Step 3: Remove from heat and immediately add 2 cups of ice cubes and salt. Let stand 5 minutes then drain. Enjoy!
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (1415.3 g)
- Calories 203.3
- Total Fat - 2.7 g
- Saturated Fat - 0.4 g
- Cholesterol - 285.6 mg
- Sodium - 8794.1 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 12.6 g
- Dietary Fiber - 2.7 g
- Sugars - 3.2 g
- Protein - 32.5 g
- Calcium - 192.8 mg
- Iron - 1.4 mg
- Vitamin C - 37.9 mg
- Thiamin - 0.1 mg