Cooking Tip… Sam’s Club Member’s Mark Shrimp
Posted by Ben | Under Cooking Tip of the Day, Seafood Friday Sep 12, 2008As a huge fan of shrimp, I am extremely particular about my shellfish… it must be plump, firm, immaculately clean, and without smell. Of all the shrimp that I have eaten, the Sam’s Club Member’s Mark Colossal Uncooked are one of the best.
The shrimp can be quickly thawed and cooked. I suggest you add a beer to the boiling water for extra flavor.
Tsk, tsk, Ben!
You should know that the fabulous OceanBoy organic shrimp are farmed right ‘cheer in Belle Glade!! And they ARE terrific. They’re sold frozen in Publix, and in some other stores.
I toured the aqua-culture farm, which is sorta out in east Naples (actually, east of Immokolee) off a tooth-filling rattler of a road.
Huge tanks and sterile labs, and incredible processing make these amazingly “clean” shrimp.
Become a “locavore” and eat local foods!
- Jan
I just learned that this plant and company has closed! Ratsola.
I learned how to cook shrimp from a Kwanzaa cookbook. Enough salt and DON’T OVERCOOK. Cannot abide pre-cooked frozen shrimp. Taste like soggy little parasites.
Really - with a beer? I’ve never heard that. does it only work with seafood?
I’ve used these from Sam’s Club and agree that they’re good and convenient.
Danielle — yes, a beer. It is not often a Southern Baptist publicly advocates alcohol, but a beer will provide great flavor to the shrimp.
Also, some folks use beer as a marinade for chicken. Very neat recipes that involve a slow roasted bird with a beer poured into the center cavity.
I don’t really understand why you would boil your shrimp to begin with. Whats wrong with sauteing them with a little butter, garlic, a little bit of white wine, and a dash of lemon juice? I know its not as easy as simmering them with beer and water but its still very quick.