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Best Unsteamed Shrimp

SUBMITTED BY: Alice Hvidsten

"A perfect everytime recipe for steamed shrimp with no water! I've been using this recipe for years and it's always perfect! Enjoy!"

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PREP TIME	5 Min
COOK TIME	16 Min
READY IN	21 Min

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INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)

1/2 cup butter
2 pounds large shrimp - peeled and deveined
1/4 cup Old Bay Seasoning TM
2 tablespoons lemon juice

DIRECTIONS

Place butter in microwave safe bowl. Place bowl in microwave and melt butter (15 to 30 seconds on high). Add Old Bay seasoning ™ and lemon juice. Stir well.
Coat microwave safe pan with non-stick cooking spray. Arrange shrimp in a layer in the pan. Pour butter mixture evenly over shrimp.
Cook in microwave on high power for 6 minutes. After two minutes have elapsed pause microwave and rearrange shrimp (move shrimp for the center to the outside, from the outside to the center). Let the shrimp cook another 2 minutes. When 4 minutes have elapsed pause the microwave again, rearrange the shrimp once more. Place shrimp back in the microwave and cook remaining two minutes. Cook until shrimp turn pink. Serve hot with your favorite cocktail sauce.

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Reviewed on Jun. 13, 2005 by SELEA

GOOD shrimp! However, this is one time when using the microwave is not the fastest way of... MORE

Reviewed on Jan. 24, 2004 by Kristen

Great recipe! Very easy, very tasty. MORE

Reviewed on Jul. 23, 2003 by NJSS2000

Very good. We really enjoyed this. They only had cooked shrimp at the store so I just heated... MORE

Reviewed on May 16, 2005 by 100MIL

This recipe is a great idea. I never thought about preparing shrimp this way. I used an oven... MORE

Reviewed on Jun. 5, 2003 by DONNA67

This is by far the best and easiest shrimp recipe I've ever made. Even my finicky husband... MORE

Reviewed on Jan. 18, 2003 by RONPARSONS

A shrimp lover's delight! Originally from Boston and now a Marylander, I love seafood, butter... MORE

Reviewed on Jan. 18, 2003 by OK2BMEK

This is the best receipe for shrimp that I have ever used. Not using water, keeps all the... MORE

Reviewed on Sep. 3, 2003 by TINAKIDD

Delicious! I added some garlic and it turned out wonderful. A easy and yummy recipe! MORE

Reviewed on Jan. 18, 2003 by WLMAMA

This was really easy and tasted great. MORE

Reviewed on Sep. 28, 2006 by BUGGYX2

This was way to much trouble, I should have used other cooks idea's and used the skillet MORE

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