Steaming shrimp — or steaming any food, for that matter — typically involves suspending it above a boiling liquid so the food cooks in the steam that the liquid generates. While just a few ...

But too often, those nice-looking shrimp are rubbery, tasteless and watery. For years, I poached or boiled shrimp for shrimp cocktails, which many recipes call for. It was the same routine ...