Defrosting Shrimp
Does anyone have a nifty system for thawing frozen shrimp that minimizes water use? I normally put the shrimp in a colander and run a very light amount of water over the bunched shrimp. I'm thinking some sort of sparging set up would be more water efficient. Any brilliant techniques out there?
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HillJ
May 17, 2013 07:09 AM
On a jellyroll tray I lay the shrimp down. I place a wet but not soaking clean kitchen towel over the shrimp. They defrost under the towel with a min. amt. of water but don't get water logged. Clean and use or refrig for later.
The towel gets thrown in the dishwasher load for cleaning. Top rack.
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When defrosting anything, if you put them on a metal object, they'll defrost quicker. I use a cookie sheet to defrost shrimp in the fridge. Conduction from the metal aids in quicker defrosting (I think that the scientific reason, perhaps someone could correct me) .
Anyway, seems like having it in a single layer on a metal tray (steel especially) makes it defrost pretty fast.
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Well, I haven't found a *quick* way to defrost shrimp without using running water and a colander, but if you plan ahead, just leave 'em in the fridge (in a container) for a day or two, depending on how hard they were frozen, how many shrimp you have, and how efficient your fridge is. Uses no water at all!
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