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    A Smarter Way to Pan-Sear Shrimp

    Oct 06, 2020 3 minutes
    BY ANDREW JANJIGIAN

    What could be easier than pan-searing shrimp so that they brown deeply and cook up juicy and tender? In some ways, pan-searing just about anything else.

    Don’t get me wrong: Pan searing is an inherently quick way to cook shrimp and should be really simple. But when it comes to achieving that ideal combination of deep, flavorful browning on the outside and snappy, succulent meat on the inside, shrimp might be the hardest

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