LEARN HOW TO PREPARE & BOIL SHRIMP PERFECTLY WITHOUT A FISHY TASTE AND WITH A SOFT FRESH TEXTURE!
In this episode, I'll tell you
🦐how to thaw & prepare shrimp for cooking
🦐how to boil shrimp
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[INGREDIENTS]
Shrimp
Salt
Corn/potato starch
Japanese Sake/ White wine
Water
[INSTRUCTIONS]
Devein The Shrimp
Use a sharp paring knife.
Hold the knife a half-inch from the tip to avoid making a big notch.
Stretch and Hold a shrimp laid down on the cutting board (or an aluminum foil sheet) stretching with your thumb, index finger, and middle finger gently.
Cut (technically slide the tip of the knife) along the outer edge of the shrimp’s back, about 1/8 - 1/4 inch deep. It is not butterflying, so try not to cut so deep.
Using a blade tip, pull out a vein along the back.
Clean The Shrimp
Place the shrimp in a large bowl.
Add 1 tsp of salt (per 10 medium-sized shrimp), and mix them well gently while rubbing the shrimp occasionally, for about 1 minute.
Once you feel slimy, add 2 tbsps of the starch and 1 tbsp of sake or white wine or water, then continue cleaning, for about 1-2 minutes.
Rinse the shrimp under running water.
Repeat cleaning the shrimp until the drained water will be clear.
Drain the water, and towel-dry them well using kitchen paper.
Boil The Shrimp
In a large pot, add about 5 times water by the total weight of the shrimp.
Add 2 teaspoons of salt and bring the water to a boil.
Add 1 tbsp of sake or white wine and 1 tsp of vinegar or lemon juice.
Make sure the water is fully boiled, and add shrimp. Stir the water to keep the temperature even.
Small-Medium Shrimp: When shrimp start floating in the boiling water in 1-2 minutes, it is the sign to take them out from the boiling water.
Large-Extra large shrimp: When shrimp's tails will be up in the boiling water in 1-3 minutes, it is the sign to take them out.
You don't need to wait for all shrimp to float and drain the shrimp quickly.
Cool the cooked shrimp on the colander or transfer them to a baking sheet without laying them over each other.
*Avoid an ice or water bath to cool them since it absorbs excess water and will be a watery texture.
NOTE
I use XL frozen prepared shrimp in this video.
I remove the bottom vein in this video.
The Cooking time for boiling XL unshelled shrimp was 1 minute at this time.
The cooking time may vary, depending on the types of shrimp, shrimp size, the amount of shrimp in a pot, the pot size, the heat, etc.
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[TIMESTAMPS]
00:00 Introduction & steps
00:46 Prepare Shrimp
03:14 Boil Shrimp
5:00 Ending
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