How to devein shrimp

Among seafood, shrimp is the most common one, and there are many varieties. Most people will put the whole shrimp into water and boil it, especially the live shrimp, which will be very delicious when cooked in this way. However, some people are more concerned about the dirt in the shrimp's body, so how do you remove the shrimp's internal organs? Generally speaking, the dirt in the shrimp's body is under the head. If you lift the head, you will see black or green things. Just remove these things.

How to clean prawns

Soak in salt water. It is best to buy the shrimp 2-3 hours before you want to eat it. Then buy it and put it in water to grow it for a while.

Before cooking the shrimp, cut off the legs and antennae, and if you are experienced, you can also remove the shrimp intestines.

The key to washing shrimps is to first cut off the sharp corners, cut off the long whiskers and remove the shrimp eyes, then cut off the shrimp legs and tail tip, use a toothpick to pick out the mud intestines, and wash them clean.

Stir-fried shrimps: Before frying the shrimps, you can blanch them with boiling water soaked in cinnamon. This way the shrimps will taste more delicious.

How to remove the internal organs of prawns

1. Pinch the shrimp body (because the prawn is very strong, it is easy to be stabbed by its whiskers or caught by its clamps);

2. Use scissors to cut off one-third of the shrimp head (about the starting point of the raised vertical line in the middle of the head, including the eyes);

3. Remove the shell from the shrimp head;

4. If you see two black/green/brown things, keep the ones near the shrimp body (shrimp paste, super delicious, the essence), and remove the ones near the front end (shrimp stomach and other internal organs, tearing them is from black water);

a. The paste and internal organs are clearly separated and removed routinely;

b. When removing the shrimp heads and shells, the internal organs have been torn off, so don't worry about them;

c. If the paste is too large and covers the internal organs, peel off some of the paste and remove the covered internal organs.

5. Cut the back of the shrimp and remove the shrimp thread;

6. Cut short the whiskers that are too long and keep some of them to absorb the odor.

How to cook freshwater prawns

Ingredients: 1 pound of prawns, 1 star anise, 1 bay leaf, salt

How to cook freshwater prawns

1. Cut off the whiskers and legs of the prawns and put them into the pot. Add water to cover the shrimp. Don't put too much water, just enough to cover the shrimp.

2. Add more salt, star anise and bay leaves.

3. Bring to a boil over high heat and turn off the heat immediately. Continue to simmer in the pot for 1 hour or longer.

4. Dip it in mustard and light soy sauce when eating, it is so delicious.

Selection Tips

The colors of shrimp vary slightly depending on the type of shrimp. Fresh prawns, crayfish, and grass shrimp are blue, sea-caught prawns are pink, and bamboo shrimps and mud shrimps have black and white patterns with a slight pink tint. If the shrimp head is black, it means the shrimp is not fresh. If the whole shrimp is dark and dull in color, it also means it has gone bad.