Boiled Shrimp

Ingredients

• 6 ounce boil-in-bag shrimp-and-crab boil 
• 1 large optional: lemon halved
• 1 small onion 
• 3 tablespoons salt 
• 4 pounds shrimp fresh unpeeled
• 4 quarts water 

Equipment

• dutch oven

Directions

1. Bring first 5 ingredients to a boil in a large Dutch oven over high heat. Cover and boil 3 to 4 minutes.
2. Add shrimp; remove from heat. Cover and let stand 10 minutes. (Shrimp will turn pink, and shells will loosen slightly.)
3. Drain, discarding lemon, onion, and boil bags.
4. Note: For testing purposes only, we used Zatarain's Shrimp & Crab Boil.