Shrimp is a seafood with a special delicacy. The prawns are tender and sweet, take only a few minutes to cook, and are easy to serve beautifully with half a lemon. The following is a surefire way to cook prawns or prawns. For best results use fresh wild prawns.
Ingredients
- 500 grams of fresh wild prawns
- 60 ml apple cider vinegar
- A pinch of salt
- 3 to 4 tablespoons of Old Bay Seasoning seasoning, or to taste.
- Ice water
- 1 lemon, sliced in half, for garnish
Step
Step 1. Bring a large pot of hot water to a boil
You need enough water to hold all the prawns. There should be about 2.5 to 5.1 cm more water above the surface of the shrimp.
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Add the following ingredients to the water:
- 60 ml apple cider vinegar
- A pinch of salt.
- Cooking Seasoning. You can use the seasoning for boiled shrimp of the Zatarain's Shrimp Boil brand. Or you can use the Old Bay Seasoning brand of seasoning, or a combination of the two seasonings. You can use a small box of Zatarin's seasoning, or 3 to 4 tablespoons of Old Bay seasoning, or a box of Zatarin's with 1 tablespoon of Old Bay.
Step 2. Boil the water for a few minutes so that the marinade is fully cooked
This will help turn the water into something more like stock or brine, which you will pour the shrimp into.
Step 3. Put the fresh prawns in the water
Most cooks agree that cooking prawns with the heads and tails intact, even though they are difficult to peel, makes the prawns tastier and richer in flavour. If you wish, clean the veins of the prawns before putting them in the pot to cook.
Step 4. Boil the prawns until some of them start to float
There is no set time to boil shrimp, but smaller shrimp (approximately 50 per 500 grams) will take about 2 to 3 minutes, while larger shrimp (up to 30 per 500 grams) will take approx. 5 to 7 minutes. But these rules are only a guideline.
- If you want to check for doneness, the prawns are done when the thickest part of the flesh is opaque.
- Be careful not to overcook the prawns. Shrimp that are too long to cook become tough and tough. Remove the prawns from the stove as soon as some of them start to float on the surface of the water.
Step 5. Drain the prawns in a colander and immediately drop them into the ice water
Simply submerge the filter in ice water and remove it immediately. This will more or less stop the shrimp from overcooking.
Step 6. Remove all the water from the prawns, arrange on a plate, and garnish with half a lemon wedge
Enjoy!
Tips
- Do not overcook the prawns as it will make the prawns tough and tasteless.
- Old shrimp or frozen shrimp don't peel easily.
- 2 to 4 cloves of garlic/or 1 to 2 onions can be added to the boiling water to enhance the taste.
- Don't forget the term (KISS) Keep It Simple Stupid aka "Make it as Simple as Possible". And don't forget to thank the chef!
- Make a cocktail sauce with tomato sauce, horseradish, lemon or lime juice, hot sauce, Worcestershine sauce and honey.
- Turn this recipe into a Low Country Boil recipe by adding potatoes, sausage and onions when you add seasonings. Boil all ingredients until the potatoes are 2/3 cooked. Then add the prawns, peeled corn, cleaned prawns and crayfish (type of crayfish). The latter is cooked to the same degree as the prawns, so when the prawns float, remove them and place them on a picnic table covered with newspaper.
- Covering the pan speeds up the cooking process, but care must be taken so that the shrimp do not overcook.
