Tiger shrimps are quite large crustaceans, the length can reach 20-30 centimeters. The name is given in appearance due to the transverse strips on the shell. Three species are known: common, green and black tiger shrimps. Tiger shrimps are a delicacy product, an industrial fishing and breeding site. To prepare various dishes, use the cervical-caudal part (from the shell are obtained broths with a characteristic taste).
Tell you how delicious to cook tiger prawns.
There are two main ways to heat the shrimp: cook or fry (of course, from the dietological point of view, the first method is preferable). If the shrimp you bought in the package is a semi-finished product, that is already cooked, you just have to cook them or fry them (the preparation time is indicated on the package).
Salad with boiled tiger shrimps - recipe
Ingredients:
- Shrimp shrimps (large) - 12 pcs. (or 24 pieces of medium size);
- rice, friable long-grain cooked - 1 cup (about 150-180 g);
- fresh oyster mushrooms - about 300 g;
- red onion - 1 pc .;
- quail eggs - 8 pcs .;
- garlic - 2 cloves;
- olives without pits (young or dark) - 8-12 pcs .;
- olive oil or mustard cold pressed;
- natural wine vinegar or lemon juice;
- greens (parsley, basil, coriander).
Preparation
We cut thin onions with thin half rings or quarter rings. Oyster mushrooms can be eaten raw (so they are even more useful), cut the plates not too finely. We will combine the mushrooms with the onions in one bowl, add the garlic, and immediately fill it with a dressing from a mixture of olive oil and vinegar in a ratio of 3: 1 or 4: 1, stir. Let mushrooms and onions marinate while we are preparing the rest of the ingredients.
Prawns cook until cooked, clean and separate the neck. We will weld hard-boiled quail eggs, cool and clean from the shell. We will cut olives in circles or in half along.
Mix the rice with the onion and mushroom mixture and lay it on the serving dish, put the neck of the shrimp on top, and quail eggs (wholly or half-sliced along) along the edge and part of the olives. We will issue greens. Instead of oil-vinegar dressing, you can use unsweetened classic yogurt. Under such a salad, it is good to serve white or pink grape wine or fruit brandy.
Tiger shrimps fried with garlic - recipe
Ingredients:
- tiger prawns - 6-12 pieces;
- sesame oil ;
- sweet red pepper - 1 pc .;
- onion white - 1 pc. (small onion);
- lime - 0,5 pieces;
- hot red hot pepper;
- garlic - 1 clove;
- greens (parsley, basil, coriander).
Preparation
To sesame oil acquired the smell of garlic, heat it in a frying pan and fry a slice of garlic, cut in half along. Fry garlic until darkening and remove from the pan. Now fry in this oil at the same time tiger shrimps (whole), onions, sliced
You can also cook tiger shrimps fried in batter. Clay make up from eggs and flour (you can with milk or water). It is better to use olive oil or rapeseed oil. You can serve with rice, potatoes, polenta. With this dish, beer is well combined.