How do I steam shrimp without a steamer?
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If you have a colander and a big pot with a lid, you could put the shrimp in the colander, colander in the pot, making sure the water doesn't touch the bottom of the colander.
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A dutch oven and a metal colandor.
put a collander or a strainer inside a big pot. Put water in the bottom of the big pot, put a lid on it, and steam away! (Make sure you don't run out of water in the bottom of the pot, though.)
put them in as hot of water as you can get, then stand right in front of them and say all the nastiest things you can think of, that should really sream them
if you have a colander or strainer, it's easy. just boil a small amount of water in a pot and put the strainer/colander over the water making sure the cleaned (peeled and de-veined) shrimp aren't in the boiling water. cover the colander to help trap the steam. shouldn't take long at all, a few minutes maybe depending on the size of the shrimp. just pay attention to the color , from translucent grey to opaque pink
TAKE A LARGE AND WIDE POT..PLACE THE SHRIMP IN A MUCH SMALLER POT IN THE CENTER AND FILL THE LARGER POT WITH WATER ;ALMOST TO THE TOP OF THE SMALLER POT..THEN PLACE IT ON HOT HEAT AND PUT A LID ON THE POT..
In a large pot, place 1 to 3 egg rings or stainless steel rack at the bottom and pour boiling water over to just above the rings/ just below the rack. Sit a steaming plate (with your shrimps in it) over the egg rings or rack, cover. Turn the heat down when steam escapes through the cover, cook for about 5 minutes per half dozen. If undercooked, just replace the cover and steam further...
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