How to cook frozen shrimps - 3 simple ways

To learn how to boil shrimps correctly, it is not enough to read the instructions on the back of the package. There are many secrets that will help keep the tenderness and softness of dietary white meat. Separate recipes are suitable for those who wish to make sushi or salad from marine products. The method of cooking depends on the type of seafood purchased and on the type of treatment before freezing.

There are more than 2000 different types of shrimp, but there are 2 main groups:

• warm-blooded( large, live in the warm seas of Thailand, Indonesia and South Asia);
• cold-blooded( have a small size, live in the cold waters of the seas of Denmark, Norway and Estonia).

Small shrimps do not sell frozen. They are boiled right after catching, adding spices and dill. This snack "to beer" is often sold on the Black Sea coast. The meat in the tail is soft and tender, but you can not prepare a salad with such crustaceans, it is too difficult and long to clean. For lovers of exotic seafood there are only two options: either to go on holiday to Thailand, where huge tiger shrimps cost "pennies," or buy frozen seafood in the supermarket of their city.

How to choose frozen shrimps?

The high price of the product does not always guarantee excellent quality. In order not to spend money for nothing, having bought the spoiled goods, it is necessary to be able to independently determine the quality of seafood. The first step in choosing them is to study the packaging. Remember, in European countries, in contrast to Asia, strict quality control of products, so the risk of buying low-quality food is minimal.

Frozen seafood must have the same shape. The carapace can be light pink in color or have a grayish shade. It depends on the pre-heat treatment: pink shrimps were boiled before freezing, and gray frozen in raw form. Spots or darkening indicate the staleness of the seafood, but the green head is not an excuse for emotions. This means that the animal was fed by certain algae. Black color of the head is a sign of illness( it is better to throw them away immediately), and the head of pregnant individuals gets a brown color( their meat is especially useful).

Tip

Throw the shrimp with a black head: such an animal is infected.

There should not be too much ice or snow in the package or package. This indicates that during transport the product was defrosted and again frozen. In this case, the meat can become tough and tasteless or even spoil at all. In small species, the tail should be twisted( this is an indicator of freshness), and large individuals may have a straight protruding tail. The freshness of the shrimps in the shell is much easier to calculate than the peeled ones. Meat should not have dark spots and stains.

How to cook frozen shrimps?

There are many ways to cook shrimp. It depends on the type of crustaceans and the intended dish. To make a salad, seafood is often cooked in a specially flavored solution or roasted in a frying pan. Before cooking, check whether they are raw or pre-cooked. In appearance, the differences are significant: boiled shrimp - pink, raw - gray. We will tell you about three ways of cooking sea delicacy.

Method No. 1

The easiest and fastest way to get a delicious ready-made delicacy. It is suitable only for the preparation of ready-made frozen seafood.

You will need:

• colander;
• water.

Bring water to a boil. Frozen seafood put in a colander and pour over the sink with boiling water to remove the ice raid. Divide the large portion into two parts. In appearance, the crustaceans will be ready for consumption, but inside they will remain firm and cold. They should be placed in a saucepan and poured over it with steep boiling water for no more than 30 seconds. Drain the water, lay the seafood on a large flat dish, on top squeeze the juice of half a lemon. You can peel the skin, and add the tails to the Mediterranean salad.

Method No. 2

This method can not be called complex, but ready-made seafood has a more intense flavor and taste. Such shrimp can be added to a fresh sea salad, and can be served as a separate dish with tartar sauce.

For cooking you will need:

• pan;
• water;
• bay leaf;
• dried carnations buds;
• black pepper;
• lemon.

Water needs twice as much as seafood. Pour them with water and put the pan on a slow fire. Spices do not add until the appearance of bubbles on the surface of the water. When the water begins to slowly boil, cut off half of the lemon and squeeze the juice into the pan. Following the juice, add 2 buds of dried cloves, 2 bay leaves and a couple of peas of black pepper to the pan. To enhance the spicy taste, you can add to the water a small slice of raw ginger or a whole clove of garlic. Gourmets recommend this recipe.

The cooking time depends on the type of product. Pink - boiled in advance - the shrimp should be brought to a boil, quickly add seasoning, turn off the gas, cover the pan with a lid and leave in water for 2 minutes. Raw meat must be boiled. After boiling water and adding spices, the fire should be reduced as much as possible, and cover the pan with a lid. Raw frozen prawns are unsalted, so salt needs to be added to taste. They need to boil for 5 to 7 minutes, gently stirring with a spoon. After the specified time, place on the dish, squeeze the juice of the second half of the lemon on top and oil with olive oil. Spicy shrimp can be added to a seafood salad.

Method No. 3

For a friendly evening with "beer and fish," we recommend the most unusual and at first glance strange way of cooking shrimp. To add to the salad, such shrimps just do not fit.

For this you will need:

• pan;
• 2 liters of light beer;
• lemon;
• parsley;
• garlic.

In a saucepan merge foam drink and put it on a shallow fire. Half a bunch of parsley and 2 cloves of garlic should be finely chopped, and cut the lemon in half. When the beer begins to boil, add fresh herbs and garlic to it and squeeze out half of the citrus juice. After adding the seasonings, add frozen seafood and boil. Pink prawns should be boiled for no more than a minute, and raw 7 minutes, while pouring beer.

Salad from boiled shrimp

If you want to diversify the usual menu and arrange a holiday for your loved ones, prepare a seafood salad with shrimp tails.

Ingredients:

• 250 g of cleaned tails;
• 3 tomatoes;
• 2 cucumbers;
• 4 green onion plumage;
• 1 tsp.salts;
• 2 tbsp.l.olive oil;
• 1 tbsp.l.vinegar;
• 1 tsp. Sahara.

Cucumbers cut into slices, and tomatoes are semicircular. Luchok finely crumble. Mix the greens with vegetables, season with salt, vinegar and sugar. Salad should be served on a large round dish. In the middle lay out cleaned tails, pour them with olive oil. Seafood with fresh vegetables. Salad for a long time will win the hearts of your household.