In modern stores, both ordinary shrimp and king prawns are often found. There is a huge selection of not only unpeeled shrimps, but also without a head or completely without a shell. Moreover, peeled or peeled by half, are much more expensive. Therefore, you can save money and peel the shrimp yourself.
Instructions
Step 1
To peel king prawns, you can take advice from professional chefs. Strip the shrimps previously thawed at room temperature, and then pull the tail with your hand, trying to remove the entire shell entirely. In doing so, draw out the esophagus vein to get rid of their waste products. Or you can start cleaning by separating the legs, and then work on the head and shell.
Step 2
Sometimes a bag of caviar remains on the legs, which can be carefully removed and used for food, because shrimp caviar is not only very good in taste, but also very useful. King prawns are generally larger in size, and not particularly tasteful. The big plus of these crustaceans is their ease of cleaning, compared to their small counterparts.
Step 3
But real gourmets, who truly love shrimp, do not peel them by hand, but using special kitchen tools. First, cut off their legs with tiny scissors, and then with a small knife draw along the outer bend of the shell, open it and extract the inner dark "vein" with a sharp point. After removing, carefully remove the shrimp meat and rinse under running very cold water. But if these manipulations seem very difficult, then the vein can be removed later, already from the peeled shrimp removed from the shell. It remains to cook your favorite dish from them.
Step 4
To cleanse cooked seafood, many chefs use a temperature sweep technique. To do this, hot boiled shrimp must be sent to cold water for a few seconds and the cracked shell must be removed. Serve the shrimp on a large platter with fresh chopped vegetables, sprinkle with finely chopped herbs on top.
