Can you cook shrimp and chicken together or do you need to cook them separate and mix afterwards?

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If so, do you cook the chicken first and then add the shrimp? How long do you cook each of these meats for anyway (the chicken is sliced VERY thin)? And just how long does fresh shrimp keep in the fridge? How long do these items keep AFTER you've cooked them?

Answer 1

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If you are cooking this for yourself and not for a group, you can cook the chicken and then add the shrimp after the chicken has cooked for a few minutes. If the chicken is very thin, and you don't specify how thin it is, cook it until the pink is gone. Some chefs won't brown chicken chunks, if adding to a dish like chicken fetachini. Parboiled chicken can be finished in under five minutes. For the shrimp, watch for the color change, also under five minutes. So you will want to stay on watch at the stove while cooking these. Sautee'ing is the way I would do it.

If you are cooking this for a group and are unsure if everyone is able to eat shrimp, keep them separated, from storage to prep to cooking. Some people have a very strong allergic reaction to shellfish.

If kept on ice, in the coldest part of the cooler, the shrimp would be good for about three days, but I'd cook them before that time to get the maximum flavor and quality.

After cooking, about two days, covered in the cooler and they would need to be tossed out.

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Thank you for the information. I've learned alot about cooking just from reading these answers!

Answer 2

separate. Chicken needs to be cooked thoroughly, shrimp only take about 4 minutes. Shrimp should be good in fridge for a week. After cooking them I would not eat after three days.

Answer 3

my aching head. It's like you asked a whole bunch of questions with one. You can cook them together like on a shishkabob! I wouldn't let them stay in the fridge more than a week.

Answer 4

you can cook them together... just make sure they are cooked all the way through.... fresh shrimp has a 3 day shelf life... peel it and freeze it before the 4th day.... after they are cooked they have a 3 day shelf life in the fridge....

Answer 5

David M has the right idea. My own thought is that if you cook them together you will save time but you won't get the most flavor from your ingredients. Your shrimp will taste like chicken. Waste of ingredients done that way. It is better to do them separately so your palate can enjoy the flavors of both.

Answer 6

they're right above about the flavor thing but if they are both going into a casserole or over pasta or something like that with a sauce then i would cook them together to save time, just put the shrimp in after the chicken is already cooked or mostly cooked cause shrimp takes a lot less time in the pan...also chicken will stick to your pan very easily but the best solution for that is to preheat the pan, if the pan heats up along with the chicken it will stick more.

Answer 7

You cook the chicken first and then you can add the shrimp. As you have intuited the amount of time depends on how the chicken is cut, how big the shrimp are, etc. Developing your judgement about how long these things will take is part of becoming an expereinced cook. You'll get there. All I can say from the information you have provided is that it will go pretty fast if the chicken is sliced thin. Shrimp only takes a few minutes ever.

Shrimp is a seafood and is best used within 24 hours of buying unfrozen. I keep frozen shrimp as a staple because 1) they are good 2) the stuff you buy at the grocery is generally previously frozen and 3) you can buy it a Costco.

When you cook a high protein food it gets hot enough to kill the bacteria (or at least the bacteria on the outside if you have cooked a hunk of meat) so the time resets. Also cooked seafood is not as vulnerable as raw. So you have 2-3 days (maye even 4 - smell it)

Answer 8

separately

Answer 9

If the chicken is thinly slice, start off by cooking that first, then add shrimp. The chicken shouldn't take long to cook, about 5 minutes.

You need to cook meat within 2 days if completely thawed in fridge. If it started out frozen then about 4. After meat is cooked you shouldn't eat it after 3 days. Or at least i don't. I'm not a chance taker when it comes to my health, LOL