Maine's winter shrimp are coming to market

[rbgarr]

"Anyway, like I was sayin', shrimp is the fruit of the sea. You can barbecue it, boil it, broil it, bake it, sautee it. Dey's uh, shrimp-kabobs, shrimp creole, shrimp gumbo. Pan fried, deep fried, stir-fried. There's pineapple shrimp, lemon shrimp, coconut shrimp, pepper shrimp, shrimp soup, shrimp stew, shrimp salad, shrimp and potatoes, shrimp burger, shrimp sandwich. That- that's about it."

Bubba Blue

[Hughman]

a handful of these in haddock chowder is worth comin' home for.

http://oceansalive.org/eat.cfm?subnav=fishpage&fish=116

[Thad]

Thanks Dave.

[StevenBauer]

I made the first batch of Chinese Dumplings of the season last night, yum! But you're a little slow posting this Dave, the shrimpers snuck out between storms last weekend, we've had shrimp all week.

From Hugh's link:

"Water temperature is an important factor in the distribution of Northern shrimp. Shrimp has firm, mild, sweet-tasting flesh in tail and body. In general, cold-water shrimp are smaller and more succulent (they grow more slowly)."

The secret to cooking these guys is to not overcook them. If you treat them like their larger tougher tasteless Gulf cousins they'll come out all mushy. Just a minute in some rapidly boiling water with some Old Bay thwown in, that's all it takes.


Steven

[rbgarr]

Good suggestion on the spices, Steve.

Old Bay Seasoning Recipe (or buy McCormack's)

Ingredients: • 1 Tbsp. Celery Salt
• 1/4 tsp. Paprika
• 1/8 tsp. Black Pepper
• 1/8 tsp. Cayenne Pepper
• Pinch Ground Dry Mustard
• Pinch Mace
• Pinch Cinnamon
• Pinch Cardamom
• Pinch Allspice
• Pinch Ground Clove
• Pinch Ginger

Preparation:
Combine all ingredients in a small bowl. Store in a sealed container. Makes 4 teaspoons. Mix 50:50 with coarse salt when seasoning crabs.

[Mrleft8]

I NEED some of these! The ONLY thing better than fresh St. Augustine shrimp is these little cold water babies!

[Hwyl]

I NEED some of these! The ONLY thing better than fresh St. Augustine shrimp is these little cold water babies!

I'll figure out how to send some to you tomorrow.

Back in the early 60's, the people in flookburgh used to "can" in butter, would that work for you? I could shell them and fill a Nalgene bottle with shrimp and butter?

Otherwise I think it's cooking and freezing

[Mrleft8]

I think the last time you brought seafood down was enough... ;)

[Thad]

They were here one day, right after this post, and haven't seen the since. Are they still around?