Shrimp in my MES

[kryinggame]

Guys, I've posted this before. Tonight I'm going to smoke some shrimp.

The things I'm not certain about are: (i) What temperture to smoke; (ii) approx how long; and (iii) to de-shell or not to de-shell?

Thanks!

 

[jrod62]

Here a link to Jeff's newsletter on shrimp.
Everyone around here loves it smoked this way
http://www.smoking-meat.com/august-11-2011-smoked-shrimp.html

 

[smokinhusker]

I've never smoked shrimp on my MES but I did a search for you and came up with these. The main thing to remember is they don't take long so you have to keep an eye on them, when they turn pink, they are done.  Good luck and let us know how it goes.

http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/t/57011/smoked-shrimp

http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/t/73724/smoked-shrimp

http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/t/75485/smoking-shrimp

 

[capntrip]

Use Jeffs recipe they turn out great!!!

 

[scarbelly]

The guys have given you some great references. Good luck with the Shrimp and be sure to post some qview 

 

[kryinggame]

Hey gang, thanks for the advice. I followed jeff's method. The funny thing is, I've always been skeptical with Jeff's rub. I started using it on my ribs. Then eventually tested it with chicken breasts, followed by whole birds. I didn't think it would taste as good with shrimp but boy was I wrong. Oddly, I did notice that Jeff's rub has a sweet taste on the shrimp. I've never noticed this on other smokes but it was delightful. 

I smoked at 225 degrees for about 20 minutes or so.  Also, I didn't use my AMNPS but rather a mixture of apple and hickory chips.

The only thing that I adjusted was, I put it on the stove for a few minutes to firm it up a bit. I'm not a fan of the softness that smoking does to meat, etc. For future smokes, I'm going to go with jumbo shrimp instead of large shrimp.

Thanks all for the advice.

 

[jrod62]

Looks great !
Glad it turn out for you Thumbs Up