What she really wanted...

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Awesome cook & shrimp adventure Charles.
Thought I replied earlier.
"What did you do that you shouldn't have done?" to go through that effort to make her happy? Oh yes, you love your wife and just because it was her birthday wish.
I rarely buy grocery store shrimp unless I can find without added phosphates.
In Florida, I get great frozen gulf shrimp at Costco. Only find it in Florida Costco.

 

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So how did the stock turn out?
I'm curious how you make it and what you use it for. I've always just tossed the heads. Never thought about stock.

I ended up with 14 quarts. All I do is boil the heads for maybe an hour. Then remove the heads and reduce the stock by about a ⅓. I don't add anything else to the pot, just the heads and water. The containers go in the freezer and I use the stock in any soup or dish that has seafood in it such as this...

Rhode Island Clam Chowder (long with lots of pics)...

...was the thought, but that changed. My wife prefers non-cream or milk based soups and chowders and I saw an add for clear broth Rhode Island Clam Chowder. Never even knew there was such a thing and after some research, thought this might just be the ticket, especially for Sheila. Got to...

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Or this...

Shrimp Étouffée...

...was on the menu tonight. It's been awhile since I've made it so tonight I was going to change that. I bought the shrimp straight off the boat back in September. They had the heads on so after popping the heads, I boiled them to make my own stock which I put into quart containers in the...

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[Gonna Smoke]

Lots of work but well worth the effort.

Thanks Keith and yes, it is A LOT of work, but well worth the effort...

 

[mneeley490]

That looks so good. I really miss fresh shrimp.
We used to have about a 2-week season on Spot Shrimp here in Puget Sound. I'd go down to the docks here in Everett and buy it right off the boats. Then they cut it back to 1 or 2 days, and it isn't worthwhile for the fishermen to catch them anymore.