Royal prawns have a more intense flavor and taste, excellent nutritional properties and, of course, larger sizes, compared to conventional shrimp. It is an excellent variant of combining in one product dietary properties, easily assimilated protein, nutritional value, and also essential amino acids.
As a rule, in our region, frozen royal shrimps are available for sale in retail chains. Let's figure out what to do with them further after the purchase, how much and how to cook frozen royal prawns, and also reveal some secrets of their preparation.
How to cook unpeeled frozen royal prawns?
First, the shrimp is thawed at room temperature or under a stream of cold water. Then in any pan pour the water at a rate of four liters per kilogram of shrimp, warm it to a boil and throw on this amount two tablespoons of salt. Now we immerse the frozen royal prawns in boiling water, wait until they boil again, and cook for six to seven minutes. We throw the shrimps in a colander and cover with cold water. Such a shock procedure will make it easy to clean them from shell for further use.
Note that this cooking process is designed for raw shrimp. They are both fresh and frozen, have a gray color. If you have purchased unpolluted pink shrimps, it means that they were already boiled before freezing, and therefore require less cooking time. It is enough such, previously defrosted, shrimp to hold in boiling water for one minute, and they are ready.
How to cook peeled frozen royal prawns?
If the frozen royal shrimp you bought is already cleaned, then most likely they were boiled before the frost and have a pink color. For cooking, first defrost them at room temperature, laying on a colander, installed on any container to collect liquid. In hot water, they should not be immersed immediately, since there is a high risk of loss of the taste qualities of the prepared dish. For the same reason, it is not recommended to use a microwave oven for defrosting.
Pour into the pan water in a volume twice the volume of shrimp, which must be boiled, heated to a boil, add salt at the rate of 30 grams of salt per liter of water and we immerse our already defrosted, peeled shrimp for one to two minutes, depending on the size of the shellfish. It is more convenient to do this in the same colander in which they are defrosted, so choose a pot for cooking of the appropriate size.
When cooking any shrimps, both peeled and in a shell, it is important not to overexpose them in boiling water, as after a long heat treatment they become rigid (rubber).
If you like the natural taste of shrimp, then add spices to the water when cooking is not worth it.
Well, the royal prawns were bought, defrosted and properly boiled. It remains to work for a small one, - to decide on the way of their further application. Namely, add prawns to salad , soup or enjoy their wonderful natural taste, preparing for them some original sauce.