How should I boil shrimp,and for how long?!

How should I boil shrimp,and for how long?

I know already about boiling the heads first to make a stock. How long should I boil them, and do I actually boil them, or bring the water to boil, turn heat off, and then put in shrimp?

1 day ago
First person to know this gets best answer, cuz I am waiting to put the shrimp in the stock now.

1 day ago
Ok. I have to put it in now, I need to get dinner on the table. I wish I could get an answer to this...

If you are boiling the heads for stock, then boil away. (you'll throw out teh heads anyway) If you are talking about the shrimp itself, just boil a few minutes until they are pink in color. Do not overboil or they will be rubbery.

This will happen FAST!!!! About 3 minutes is the usual cooking time.