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Can I Blend Frozen Cooked Shrimp (with Skin) to Create a Soup? (self.nostupidquestions)

submitted 10 months ago by counselwolf to c/nostupidquestions

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Can I Blend Frozen Cooked Shrimp (with Skin) to Create a Soup?

I have these frozen shrimps (leftover from the holidays) and I don't know what to do with it.

I was thinking I blend it up, and some water and stuff and it'd be like a soup.

Do you think it'd be a good idea?

Why don't I just defrost and cook you say? because it's already overcooked.

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[–] RBWells 46 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

No. If you want to rescue them for soup, peel them, boil the shells in water with half an onion, a stalk of celery if you have it, to make a quick broth, throw out the shells and veg and keep the liquid.

Then put some butter in the pan, melt it, whisk in some flour. Once it's combined and a thick paste, slowly add back in the broth, whisking to keep it smooth . Then put in your overcooked shrimp till warmed, take it off the heat and add some cream and season with salt and pepper. Simple shrimp soup.

But no, it's not as simple as pureeing shrimp in the blender. That won't give you anything edible.

[–] counselwolf 3 points 10 months ago (5 children)

peel them

Is there an easy way to do this? That's what I wanted to avoid most of all to be honest.

[–] adrian783 9 points 10 months ago

just throw them away lol

[–] RBWells 4 points 10 months ago

No. It's definitely easier if you thaw them but peeling them sucks. You can make the stock above with the whole shrimps then toss 'em and save the stock to use for any seafood soup or sauce.

I buy the ones that say "easy peel raw shrimp", in future you might look for those.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

Found my spirit animal.

Shrimp are way too labour intensive to enjoy.

[–] TheActualDevil 2 points 10 months ago

You can put them in between 2 bowls with their (the bowls) rims against each other to create an oblate spheroid-ish thing, then shake it real hard for a few minutes. It should remove the shell pretty eaily, if loudly.

Edit: Sorry, turns out, that's garlic cloves. Shrimp peeling is really only easier raw. You can rip the legs off and just give a squeeze and it'll pop out of the shell. In my experience, once they're cooked the shell will break up much easier. As someone else said, a stock is your best bet if you really want to avoid peeling. I mean, technically you can eat the shell if you make sure to grind them up completely when you puree them. I've never tried anything with the shell still included, so I can't speak for the taste, but you could try a bisque if you're dead set on not peeling.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 months ago

If that's too hard, maybe cooking isn't for you.

[–] TropicalDingdong 19 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I mean, at least get the skins off first. This sounds horrible any way you do it.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 10 months ago

Bisque is the technique you are looking for. But keep in mind that has you remove the shell pulp after cooking.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 10 months ago

You'd be better off making stock from the shrimp, rather than trying to puree them and eat them. If they really are as far gone as you're saying, you'll just make a soup that tastes terrible.

On the other hand, if you make stock by simmering them for a few hours in a pot full of water, you'll be able to use the stock to make other dishes.

[–] Gradually_Adjusting 6 points 10 months ago

Look up bihon. It's made from ground up shrimp heads

[–] FuglyDuck 6 points 10 months ago

you can make a seafood stock out of them, but, uh, pureeing the whole thing seems... a bad idea.

I don't know that you can recover already-overcooked shrimp, more than just by making the stock from it. (stock is the last step of recovering soemthing useful.) you could then use it for fish-based ramen, or other seafood stews and soups, whatevers.

I wonder what would happen if you used fish stock for things like rice (I use veggie or chicken stock for that all the time. It deepens the flavor of the rice.) In any case; if you're absolutely insistent on eating the over cooked shrimp, you could shell/skin them, and use that for stock then serve to the in-laws you don't like. save the good food for people you actually want to come back.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

Don’t breathe this

[–] Abucketofpuppies 2 points 10 months ago

Just learn how to quickly shell shrimp. It's not even hard.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Sure, go ahead. I have no idea if it’s healthy or edible though.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Can we include a rule for no stupid answers?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

You can if you want but it would taste awful.