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Poached Shrimp

Peeled, deveined shrimp poach in boiling water for a brief four to five minutes, then chill down fast in an ice bath to keep them snappy, ready to pile onto a platter with cocktail sauce.

Prep: 30 minCook: 30 minTotal: 1h
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  1. 1

    Bring the water to a and add shrimp. for 4-5 minutes and remove with spider.

  2. 2

    Cool shrimp in ice bath. Remove and place on serving platter with Cocktail Sauce.

📋Details

Meal Typemain
Seasonspring, summer, autumn, winter

⚗Elemental Properties

🔥Fire
12%
💧Water
50%
🌍Earth
25%
💨Air
13%

⚗️Alchemical Scores

MonicaConstant
—/100
Heat0%
Entropy1%
Reactivity98%
0.017
Heat
0.056
Entropy
4.502
Reactivity