From shrimps it is possible to prepare a set of various dishes. However before starting culinary experiments, seafood needs to be boiled. No matter, you bought crude or partially ready-made product – it underwent freezing and needs thermal treatment. The way and time of cooking depend on what shrimps you got and as you are going to use them.
It is required to you
- - boiled water;
- - salt;
- - black or allspice peas;
- - bay leaf;
- - fennel;
- - carnation;
- - lemon juice;
- - beer.
Instruction
1. Choosing a shrimp, pay attention to their appearance. The ideal frozen seafood is covered with a thin ice layer (so-called glaze). Tails of qualitative shrimps are turned in, armors glossy and uniform in color. You can choose smaller Atlantic or large tiger and royal shrimps living in the warm seas. Some nutritionists believe that small cold water individuals it is more useful. But the choice should be made proceeding from in what dish you assume to use shrimps. The trifle will be suitable for salads, cream soups and hot appetizers in sauce. And large copies are baked on a grill, fried in batter and decorate with them ceremonial dishes.
2. Shrimps can be frozen crude or already undergone thermal treatment. Crude shrimps of gray color are sold by rough and demand longer cooking. However before it seafood should be defrozen. Lay out them on a plate and place in the lower cold storage bay. On a full defrosting several hours will be required. It is possible to accelerate process, having placed a plate with shrimps in the microwave oven and to include the defrosting mode.
3. Boil water, having added to it salt, bay leaf, several peas black or allspice and to a tack (at will). Place in boiled water the defrozen shrimps and you cook them about 10 minutes. You watch that water from a pan didn't escape on a plate. Ready shrimps take a skimmer, cool and start their cutting.
4. If you got already boiled frozen shrimps, process significantly becomes simpler. Boil a water pan, having added it salt, pepper peas, bay leaf. A set of spices can be diversified with fennel or lemon juice – ready shrimps will gain interesting flavoring nuance. Place shrimps in a pan. Large tiger and royal cook about 5 minutes, a trifle – no more than 2 minutes. You shouldn't digest shrimps – their gentle meat can gain unpleasant rubber consistence.
5. Peeled frozen shrimps can be boiled also in beer. Pour water into a pan, add beer (light or dark), salt and bring to the boil. Place shrimps in a pan and you cook them about 5 minutes. Take a skimmer and eat immediately.
6. If you assume to use shrimps in dishes which will undergo additional thermal treatment, there is no need to cook them to full readiness. Place the frozen boiled products in a deep bowl and fill in them with boiled water. Through dad of minutes water can be drained, and shrimps to use for further preparation.