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How to choose shrimp
Shrimp head: see if the connection between the shrimp head and the body is intact. If the connection between the shrimp shell and the shrimp body is not very tight, it is easy for bacteria to breed and make the shrimp meat stale. Smell: take the shrimp closer and smell it. Stale shrimp will give off a fishy smell. Press: gently press the shrimp body with your hands to see if it is elastic. Will the fresh shrimp feel baggy when pressed?
Look at the color. The fresh shrimp shell is shiny, the river shrimp is turquoise, and the shrimp is egg yellow (male) or bluish white (female). Stale shrimp having a dark shell and a red or grayish purple primary color. Look at the shape. Fresh shrimp head and tail are intact, head and tail are closely connected with the body, shrimp body is relatively straight, there is a certain degree of curvature.
You need to master some skills and knowledge to select prawns in the vegetable market. Here are some suggestions: observe the color of shrimp: fresh shrimp usually show a natural color without too much artificial dyeing. If the color of the shrimp is too bright or has uneven spots, it may be dyed or treated. In addition, fresh shrimp shells should be transparent and shiny, not dull.
Look at the color: we can tell by the color of shrimp, generally fresh shrimp is translucent turquoise, both the head and body of shrimp are relatively bright, and the shell is shining. The stale ones generally do not look glossy, and the overall color is uneven. Look at the shape: because shrimp is a kind of fresh food growing in water, it is easy to be damaged.
The color is bright. The color of shrimp varies slightly according to the type of shrimp. Fresh prawns, Roche shrimp and grass shrimp are green, sea shrimp is pink, bamboo shrimp and Kei Wai shrimp are black and white with pink pattern. If the shrimp head is black is not fresh shrimp, the whole shrimp color is relatively black, not bright, it also means that it has gone bad. The shrimp head is not soft. You can see the shrimp head. If the shrimp head is soft and seems to be falling off, it is not fresh shrimp.
-choose shrimp that have been removed from the head and internal organs because these parts are prone to decay. -if you choose frozen shrimp, see if there are obvious ice or ice crystals. You should choose frozen shrimp that show no obvious signs of freezing. Shrimp in the store should be kept at a proper temperature. If the shrimp is placed in a place where the temperature is too high, it may accelerate the decay.
How to cook shrimp to taste good
1. Shredded ginger, shredded shrimp, and shredded shrimp. Pour oil into the pan, add shredded ginger and saute over high heat. Pour in the shrimp and stir-fry over medium heat until the shrimp changes color. Add cooking wine and sugar and stir well. Add white vinegar, salt, light soy sauce and stir well.
2. Stir-fry minced garlic in oil in a saucepan. 2 tablespoons soy sauce? 2 tablespoons oyster sauce? 1 tablespoon of cooking wine? White pepper and salt? Boil out the fragrance in half a bowl of water and set aside. 2 prawns to shrimp feet shrimp thread cut shrimp back with a knife back on the shrimp back gently tap a few times cut the edge of the shrimp skin? Prevent shrimp from bending when steaming.
3. Preparation: 500g live shrimp, ginger, garlic, light soy sauce, oyster sauce, white vinegar, sea salt, oil, sesame oil, chives. Buy 500 grams of fresh shrimp in the market and keep them in clean water when you get home. Add a small spoonful of liquor and sea salt to it to promote the shrimp to spit out dirt. If the time is longer, try to keep the shrimp fresh with live water.
4. Fried Shrimps in Hot Spicy Sauce is especially delicious. When making it, you need to prepare 600g fresh prawns, 15g Chinese pepper, 50g ginger, ten millet peppers, one green onion, one garlic, white sugar and monosodium glutamate, light soy sauce and vegetable oil. Wash the prepared prawns and go to the fishing ground, then rinse with clean water, then control the surface moisture, garlic and ginger, cut into slices, shredded green onions.
5. Ingredients: 500g prawns, 1 small piece of ginger, 4 cloves of garlic, 4 spring onions, 1 spoon of bean paste, 40 grams of cooking wine, 25 grams of light soy sauce soy sauce, 15 grams of sugar, 1 gram of pepper. After washing the shrimp, cut off the shrimp beard, shrimp feet and shrimp gun with scissors, as it may be fried and burned in the cooking process, thus affecting the taste and appearance of the dishes.
Chilled shrimp, straight or curved?
When choosing chilled shrimp, curved shrimp is usually considered to be more fresh. The bending degree of fresh shrimp is mainly affected by the time of leaving water. Freshly caught shrimps tend to bend due to muscle contraction. As a result, curved shrimps are usually more fresh. In contrast, straight shrimp may be stored for a long time and relatively insufficient freshness. When choosing curved shrimp, make sure the tail is curved.
Chilled shrimp is better bent. In general, the more important factor of whether the shrimp is bent or upright after freezing is the time it leaves the water. After leaving the water for a period of time, because the muscles contract, it will show a curved shape, and the straight shrimp will be placed for a period of time. So it would be better to buy curved ice shrimp.
When choosing chilled shrimp, priority should be given to curved shrimp. After being caught, shrimps usually bend due to the natural contraction of their muscles. Upright shrimp may mean that they have been out of the water for some time and are not as ideal as freshly caught shrimp. When buying, you should look for shrimp that still maintain a naturally curved shape.
