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Post by sunnyd on Nov 20, 2023 7:40:09 GMT
I want to serve shrimp cocktail for a Thanksgiving appetizer but my to-do list is too long. Can I buy the shrimp pre-cooked from the store? What store has the best pre-cooked shrimp for shrimp cocktail? Is it all the same from any grocery store? TIA!
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Post by snyder on Nov 20, 2023 8:02:19 GMT
Definitely precooked. I find Costco's shrimp to be really good.
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Post by huskergal on Nov 20, 2023 14:04:44 GMT
I always use precooked shrimp. I 2nd Costco cocktail shrimp.
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Post by gar on Nov 20, 2023 14:16:25 GMT
That's why they're there in the supermarket isn't it?  |
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Post by **GypsyGirl** on Nov 20, 2023 14:32:08 GMT
Definitely pre-cooked shrimp! Most of our grocery stores have it, but we live along the Gulf Coast so it's pretty common. Costco is good if you need a larger quantity. For just DH and I on a weekend I grab some at HEB or Central Market.
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Post by buddysmom on Nov 20, 2023 14:56:43 GMT
I get mine at Fresh Market, pre-cooked.
I even use that when I "cook" shrimp, just some olive oil, garlic, quick toss to heat, brown and it's done!
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Post by iowgirl on Nov 20, 2023 15:36:42 GMT
Pre-cooked is OK. Good quality shrimp cooked correctly at home FANTASTIC! I understand the time constraints. Sometimes it is so much easier to just buy them done  If you have access to a fish market, I could only imagine they would be top notch. I only have Walmart and a Grocery chain, and their shrimp are limp and rubbery, especially the ones that come arranged as a Shrimp Cocktail platter. Oh... avoid those at all cost! Blech. The come frozen, and if they have them out - they have been defrosted and have been frozen at one time... I think that contributes to their condition. The pre-cooked ones in the seafood counter on ice are quite a bit better than the pre-made cocktail platter. |
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Post by grammanisi on Nov 20, 2023 16:20:20 GMT
We always buy our shrimp, frozen, at Walmart.
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Post by littlemama on Nov 20, 2023 16:58:38 GMT
Precooked. Costco. Shoot, they even have a couple of precooked shrimp items in their prepared foods. One is cilantro lime (i think) and the other I believe is shrimp cocktail
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Post by craftymom101 on Nov 20, 2023 21:04:37 GMT
I buy shrimp cocktail 2-3 times per year when the platters are BOGO at Publix, and they are always good. The shrimp is pre-cooked.
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Post by AussieMeg on Nov 20, 2023 21:53:17 GMT
I wouldn't even consider cooking my own prawns for a prawn cocktail. For most other prawn dishes I always cook my own, but never for things like a prawn cocktail.
(Sorry, I can't bring myself to call them shrimp haha!)
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Post by Zee on Nov 20, 2023 23:28:47 GMT
I wouldn't even consider cooking my own prawns for a prawn cocktail. For most other prawn dishes I always cook my own, but never for things like a prawn cocktail. (Sorry, I can't bring myself to call them shrimp haha!) Here, at least in my experience, shrimp are smaller and prawns are jumbo But they're all disgusting to me, so...😂 |
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Post by AussieMeg on Nov 21, 2023 2:26:36 GMT
I wouldn't even consider cooking my own prawns for a prawn cocktail. For most other prawn dishes I always cook my own, but never for things like a prawn cocktail. (Sorry, I can't bring myself to call them shrimp haha!) Here, at least in my experience, shrimp are smaller and prawns are jumbo But they're all disgusting to me, so...😂 We're simple folk down here...... big, small, or in between - they're all prawns! Apropos of not much: We have a saying here "Don't come the raw prawn with me!" which means "don't try to fool me". |
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Post by Zee on Nov 21, 2023 2:30:58 GMT
Here, at least in my experience, shrimp are smaller and prawns are jumbo But they're all disgusting to me, so...😂 We're simple folk down here...... big, small, or in between - they're all prawns! Apropos of not much: We have a saying here "Don't come the raw prawn with me!" which means "don't try to fool me". 🤣🤣🤣🤣 No one would know what I was talking about but I might have to steal this! |
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Post by dewryce on Nov 21, 2023 2:35:41 GMT
I wouldn't even consider cooking my own prawns for a prawn cocktail. For most other prawn dishes I always cook my own, but never for things like a prawn cocktail. (Sorry, I can't bring myself to call them shrimp haha!) Here, at least in my experience, shrimp are smaller and prawns are jumbo But they're all disgusting to me, so...😂 They’re actually not the same thing, but the words are often used interchangeably here. I notice in fine dining restaurants they often indicate prawns, maybe they source those because they are bigger. They taste the same as far as I can tell, I just looked it up and they live in different waters. Shrimp live in salt water and prawns in fresh or brackish water. So, AussieMeg yours might actually be prawn and not shrimp! |
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Post by Zee on Nov 21, 2023 2:38:05 GMT
Here, at least in my experience, shrimp are smaller and prawns are jumbo But they're all disgusting to me, so...😂 They’re actually not the same thing, but the words are often used interchangeably here. I notice in fine dining restaurants they often indicate prawns, maybe they source those because they are bigger. They taste the same as far as I can tell, I just looked it up and they live in different waters. Shrimp live in salt water and prawns in fresh or brackish water. So, AussieMeg yours might actually be prawn and not shrimp! The more you know! 💫 |
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Post by dewryce on Nov 21, 2023 4:14:35 GMT
They’re actually not the same thing, but the words are often used interchangeably here. I notice in fine dining restaurants they often indicate prawns, maybe they source those because they are bigger. They taste the same as far as I can tell, I just looked it up and they live in different waters. Shrimp live in salt water and prawns in fresh or brackish water. So, AussieMeg yours might actually be prawn and not shrimp! The more you know! 💫 To clarify by here I meant the US, not 2Peas  |
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Post by sunnyd on Nov 21, 2023 7:46:41 GMT
Thanks for the votes of confidence in grocery store/Costco shrimp!! I've got it on my shopping list. |
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Post by iowgirl on Nov 21, 2023 13:37:02 GMT
For a different twist on Shrimp Cocktail - have you ever served it with Mae Ploy, or some other chili sauce, but Mae Ploy is my favorite!  |
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Post by tuva42 on Nov 21, 2023 14:53:35 GMT
I'm going to be the one who disagrees. Pre-cooked shrimp is always wet and soggy to me. I don't like to eat it.
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If you have access to a fish market, I could only imagine they would be top notch. I only have Walmart and a Grocery chain, and their shrimp are limp and rubbery, especially the ones that come arranged as a Shrimp Cocktail platter. Oh... avoid those at all cost! Blech. The come frozen, and if they have them out - they have been defrosted and have been frozen at one time... I think that contributes to their condition. The pre-cooked ones in the seafood counter on ice are quite a bit better than the pre-made cocktail platter. 
