Since it is not easy to get fresh prawns in our region, it is necessary to learn how to work with what almost every supermarket offers - frozen crustaceans in shells and without. In the recommendations below we will discuss all aspects of how to properly cook frozen frozen shrimp for all occasions.
How to cook unpeeled shrimp?
On sale you can find both already cooked, and even raw crustaceans. To distinguish the first from the second color will help: practically ready-to-eat crustaceans are not green, but pink. If you bought pre-boiled shrimps, cooking generally comes down to simple heating: without defrosting shrimp, throw them into boiling water for a minute.
Raw crustaceans are prepared a little longer, but clearly not a bit more difficult. Again, before cooking frozen peeled shrimps, it is not necessary to thaw the marine inhabitants. In a large saucepan bring to a boil a couple liters of water. Throw a tablespoon with a glass of salt and send prawns. Cook the crustaceans one and a half to two minutes, and then shine with icy water. The last reception will help to easily separate the meat from the shells, as well as stop the cooking process, so that the shrimp will not turn rubber.
If instead of the standard small shrimp you preferred large royalty, then the cooking time should be stretched to 6-7 minutes.
How to cook shrimp in a multivariate?
Preheat the oil in the bowl of the device using the "Frying" mode. Put in the preheated oil not thawed shrimp, right in the icing glaze. When all the icing is melted and the water covers the crustaceans by two thirds, watch the process closely: as soon as the liquid boils, the shrimps are ready to be extracted onto your plate.
How to boil frozen peeled shrimp to beer?
Ingredients:
- onion - 75 g;
- garlic head;
- cloves - 5 buds;
- laurel leaves - 3 pieces;
- seeds of coriander - 1 tbsp. a spoon;
- Mustard seeds - 4 tsp;
- seeds of dill - 2 tsp.
- lemon - 1 piece;
- hot sauce - 35 ml;
- Shrimp - 750 g.
Preparation
In a saucepan, heat 2 liters of water and throw in it all the spices, as well as onions with garlic. Allow broth to cook for 20 minutes, pour in hot sauce, lemon juice and throw shrimp. After 2-3 minutes, drain the broth and cover the crustaceans with iced water.