Shrimp - a delicious and healthy seafood.
They can be used to prepare various dishes, or they can be served just like that - for beer or for an aperitif - as an independent snack. Of course, the most delicious shrimp are freshly caught. But since most of the territory of our country is located far from the oceans, these seafood get on our table in a frozen form. And if you cook them at random, not knowing the culinary secrets, then as a result you can get completely inedible rubber. Let's see how to cook frozen shrimp.
But first, let’s make it clear that there are several types of these seafood on sale. No, this is not about breeds (royal, tiger, etc.), but about the features of cutting and preparation. Unpeeled shrimp are crustaceans in their natural form, with paws, heads, carapace. They are the cheapest, but the benefit when buying is very doubtful. You will see for yourself when you separate the edible parts from the inedible parts. The latter will be released two-thirds of the packaging! How to cook frozen unpeeled shrimp ? You are unlikely to be able to separate anything from the block of ice. Therefore, they need to be cleaned after cooking. But first you need to defrost the packaging. The longer this process takes, the tastier the dish will turn out, and the more useful substances will remain in it. The day before cooking, simply move the bag from the freezer to the refrigerator shelf.
Most manufacturers sell shrimp that have already been cut. They are without heads and paws, but still with a shell.
How to cook frozen
shrimp in this category? Just like the unbroken. We boil water, add salt, squeeze half a lemon into it, lay the already thawed shrimp. Heat treatment of seafood is fundamentally different from cooking meat or fish. With crustaceans, it happens like this: the longer you cook them, the harder they become. Once the shell has become transparent and the meat has turned pink, remove from heat. If you are dealing with unpeeled shrimps, immediately rinse them with cold water - this is another secret of professionals who know how to cook frozen shrimps. It will allow you to easily get rid of the shell.
The cooking time for crustaceans also depends on the size of the seafood. Often we deal with small, so-called cocktail shrimps. They should be cooked no more than two minutes from the moment of boiling. But if you decide to treat yourself and did not spare money for exotic seafood, then how to cook frozen king prawns ?
Naturally, a little longer. But again, no more than five minutes after boiling again. In principle, it is best to focus on the color of the meat: it should turn from dirty gray to pale pink. Already more often boiled shrimps appear on store shelves, which is easy to guess from their light red color. Such products also cool. How to cook frozen and ready-made shrimps, and should they be cooked at all? If you have a microwave, then such a product is enough just to heat there. If not, then serve shrimp to the table in this way. We prepare the broth from water, bay leaves, spices and herbs. You can add some beer to the water. After the broth boils, pour shrimp into it, without defrosting, and wait until the liquid boils. We catch seafood, put it in a colander, serve it to the table. Bon Appetit!