Appears in Cook's Illustrated March/April 2007, America's Test Kitchen TV
Saucy shrimp blanketed with toasted crumbs represents the best of old-fashioned American cooking, but not when the shrimp are waterlogged and tough.
To avoid a waterlogged and tough seafood dish with a raw alcohol flavor, we turned to a stovetop skillet when making our garlicky shrimp recipe. We seared the shrimp on one side, removed them from the pan, built the sauce in the empty pan, ...