Cooking with canned shrimp requires careful handling to avoid breaking the small and soft pieces. Rinse before use to reduce saltiness and add to salads, soups, pasta dishes, and sandwiches for added protein and flavor. Use sandwiches with a slight cavity to prevent shrimp from falling out.
The main thing to remember when cooking with canned shrimp is that the pieces are usually small and soft enough to soak in water. This means that if you’re not careful when you mix shrimp with other ingredients or when you stir them in a skillet to heat them, you could break them into pieces that are too small to be appetizing. Canned shrimp is best when handled with care, such as stirring or stirring gently towards the end of the cooking time or using it for dishes such as pasta or sandwiches. This style of shrimp can also be quite salty; rinsing it before use can be a good idea especially if it will be used in a recipe with added salt.
For example, if you want to add shrimp to a saltier type of soup, it’s best to rinse them. The flavors in the soup make the extra salt likely to be a must. Adding canned shrimp to a vegetable-based soup can make it more interesting and create a source of protein. The soup should be ready to serve with the shrimp added just after simmering so it can hold its shape.
Canned shrimp is also great for adding protein, texture and flavor to salads. Since shrimp tends to be on the pricey side, a great tip is to combine it with at least one other less expensive protein in a salad like sliced hard-boiled eggs. For shrimp cocktail, using a teaspoon or fork to stir the sauce can help keep the fish from breaking down too much.
Adding canned shrimp to the top of a cooked, hot, ready-to-serve pasta dish, along with a sprinkle of Parmesan cheese, can be delightful. This can be a helpful suggestion when some family members want a simple tomato or other sauce, but others prefer a meatball or shrimp relish. Having a sauce with a few different protein topping choices can work well in that case. The quick convenience of canned seafood can also lead to a different, yet delicious pizza that pairs especially well with black olives and any type of cheese.
To keep the shrimp from falling out of the sandwiches, it can be a good idea to use sandwiches with a slight cavity in the middle rather than slices. Just a little bit of bread removed from the bottom of the roll can create an indentation to hold the canned shrimp and keep it inside the roll. A little mayonnaise, dill, pepper or other seasonings can be thoroughly mixed into the shrimp before they are added to the sandwiches.
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