Instant Pot - FROZEN cooked shrimp

So if you're anything like me, you don't plan ahead for dinner. One night I decided to make Cheesy Spaghetti because it was requested by my youngest. But just spaghetti is never enough for the rest of us. I thought to myself..."I have frozen shrimp". Now, I ALWAYS overcook frozen shrimp because I'm always taking it out last minute and don't have time to thaw it properly. BUT, putting it in the Instant Pot, it's ready in about 5 minutes!! I know, you can thaw frozen shrimp under cold running water, but this will get them piping hot in less time! I'm all about simple. I have only used this recipe for frozen cooked shrimp, but I've been told you can use it for frozen raw shrimp as well by increasing the time to 1 minute.

Shrimp cooks really quickly, which is why I almost always overcook it, but with the IP, I use the “zero minutes” technique, which I also use for cooking vegetables.  Set the cooking time to zero (0) minutes on High pressure, followed by a quick release (QR), and while the Instant Pot comes to pressure the shrimp will be already thawed and heated! I also use 1/2 cup of hot tap water (instead of cold) so the Instant Pot comes to pressure as quickly as possible!

Ingredients:

• 1 lb frozen shrimp
• ½ cup hot water

Instructions

1. Put ½ cup hot water in the Instant Pot and add frozen shrimp. Close the lid and turn the valve to a Sealing position. Press the "Pressure Cook" or "Manual" button and set the time to ZERO (0) minutes for frozen cooked shrimp (or 1 minute for frozen raw shrimp) on High pressure.
2. When Instant Pot is done cooking, quick release (QR) the steam.
3. Drain the shrimp with a colander spoon, cut off the tails, and serve.

I'll get photos of the cooked shrimp next time, the natives were restless.