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cooked shrimp with lemon and cocktail sauce

Instant Pot Frozen Shrimp

One of the easiest things to cook in an Instant Pot is frozen shrimp. All you need is a bag of frozen shrimp a cup of water, and a steamer basket and it's done in ZERO minutes.

Note: Made in a 6-qt Instant Pot

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Pressurize Time 15 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Course Appetizer, Main Course
Cuisine American
Servings 6 Servings
Calories 64 kcal

Equipment

Ingredients
 

  • 1 pound (454 g) frozen shrimp
  • 1 cup (237 ml) cold water

Instructions
 

  • Set the trivet in the bottom of the inner pot and set the steamer basket on top of that.
  • Pour in the cold water.
  • Dump the frozen shrimp into the steamer basket. Lock the lid and set the vent to sealing. Set the cook time to zero on high pressure. When the time is up, do a quick release and carefully remove the steamer basket.
  • Serve and enjoy.

Nutrition

Calories: 64kcalProtein: 15gFat: 0.4gSaturated Fat: 0.1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.1gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.1gTrans Fat: 0.003gCholesterol: 122mgSodium: 92mgPotassium: 200mgCalcium: 50mgIron: 0.4mg
Keyword Shrimp
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