How to wash shrimp

Although shrimps are very delicious and contain a lot of vitamins, proteins and minerals, eating more shrimps is good for the human body, but many people find it troublesome to handle shrimps. Because there is shrimp thread on the body of shrimp, and the main function of shrimp thread is the defecation organ of shrimp. Therefore, eating shrimp without removing the shrimp thread will make people feel disgusted. How can we quickly and effectively remove the shrimp thread?

Use a toothpick to pick out the mud intestines and wash them clean. The key to cleaning shrimps is to rinse the frozen shrimps until they are thawed, then soak them in 1:10 concentration of salt water, stirring continuously in the same direction until the shrimp fascia falls off. After about 20 minutes, the shrimps will turn jade white. Then rinse the shrimps with clean water, remove the fascia, add starch and a small amount of clean water and stir, let it stand for 30 minutes, rinse it with clean water, soak it in appropriate amount of clean water, and the shrimps will return to their original shape.

How to remove the fishy smell of shrimp

1. Lemon deodorization method

Before cooking, marinate the shrimp in lemon juice for a while, or add some lemon juice during the cooking process, which can not only remove the fishy smell but also make the taste more delicious.

2. Cinnamon to remove fishy smell

Before cooking, boil water and a stick of cinnamon, then put the shrimps into the boiling water and cook them. This can not only remove the fishy smell but also maintain the freshness of the shrimps.

3. Soaking in alcohol to remove the fishy smell

Sprinkle cooking wine on the shrimp and marinate for 20 minutes to remove the fishy smell (in addition to rice wine, white wine and fruit wine are also fine. Wine is an organic solvent that dissolves the fishy trimethylamine and then evaporates it), then take out. This is very effective in removing the odor of shrimp.

4. Remove the shrimp smell line

Whether it is shrimp that has been thawed after being frozen or fresh shrimp, it is best to remove the shrimp thread on the back of the shrimp before eating. This is both hygienic and will reduce the fishy smell of the shrimp.

5. Onion and ginger method to remove fishy smell

Add scallions, ginger and garlic when cooking. Scallions, ginger and garlic are seasonings, and adding a little more can also remove the fishy smell (the same applies to fish and lamb).