Add the juice of 1 lemon and generously salt the water in a pot large enough for the shrimp
Bring to a rolling boil, add the shrimp and boil for 4 minutes
While boiling, prep a bowl with ice and water
When the shrimp are ready, strain them out with a spider, immerse in the ice-water to stop the cooking process – it will prevent the shrimp from becoming “rubbery”, and it will make the shells separate from the shrimp and very easy to peel
Leave the tails on, they make great “handles” when you eat them
Devein them. It’s not really a vein!
Serve in a cocktail glass with a big dollop of cocktail sauce in the bottom
Notes
Shrimp poo won’t kill you, but it’s unsightly and unsavory. Always devein. Don’t eat the poo!