Food & Recipes

I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter! Poached Shrimp

simple shrimp, special presentation

The idea for this recipe started with a presentation I was dying to play with.  I loved the idea of serving an appetizer on a bed of popcorn.  Of course, popcorn is best all buttered up.  So, naturally (wink, wink), I thought pretty little pink shrimp atop a platter of popcorn would not only be beautiful, but also delicious, as the poaching butter dripped onto the popcorn.

Anyway, I did it.  It was very fun and yummy too.  Have fun with this recipe yourself by poaching the shrimp with fresh herbs, or seasoning the popcorn with gourmet salts.  I like to use a cilantro-lime salt.

cooking information

• Yield: Appetizers for 12-15
• Prep Time: 15 minutes
• Cooking Time: 10 minutes

all ingredients

• 2 lbs I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter!
• 2 lbs Fresh Shrimp
• Popcorn (optional)

recipe instruction

1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.

2. Add your butter to a deep roasting pan, and place in the oven.

3. While you are waiting for the I Can't Believe It's Not Butter! to melt in the oven, clean and prepare your shrimp. Remove the outer shell and the main vein; rinse with water.

4. After melted, add half of your shrimp to the roasting pan and place back in the oven. Let cook for 5 minutes. Once the shrimp have turn opaque and firm, they are completely cooked.

5. Remove the shrimp from the roasting pan with tongs and place on a separate dish. Add the second half of your shrimp to the roasting pan and then back into the oven.

6. When the second batch is completely cooked, remove from the roasting pan; turn off the oven.

7. Add a layer of popcorn to the bottom of your serving platter, place your hot shrimp on top.

8. Serve and enjoy!

cooking tips

• I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter! Has a lot of flavor all on it’s own but if you substitute with regular butter then you will have to season with salt after they are removed from the roasting pan.
• This is a simple recipe and easy cooking method but you can play with this basic recipe. Add your favorite fresh herbs and spices and create your favorite flavor combinations.
• When buying shrimp there usually are various number ranges on the bag. The numbers represent the number of shrimp per pound. So if you buy a 6-10 that means they are big shrimp and you will only get 6-10 shrimp per pound. You can buy as small as 45-50 per pound and those are little baby shrimp.

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