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How to cook frozen King prawns

How to Cook Frozen King Prawns

They're hard to ruin, but there are a few fine points worth knowing. King prawns differ from regular ones in having a large head and a small tail, but despite the smaller amount of meat they're tastier than ordinary small shrimp. They contain essential fatty acids, water, vitamins PP, H, C, E, the B group and A, plus minerals: nickel, cobalt, molybdenum, chromium, copper, manganese, fluorine, iodine, iron, zinc, phosphorus, potassium, magnesium, calcium and more. They're served on their own with sauces, as well as in various salads and appetizers.

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Composition / ingredients

Servings:

King prawns

Cloves

Allspice

Peppercorns

Bay leaf

Lemons

Parsley

Dill

Table salt

Water

Translation table of volumetric measures

Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe

By weight of the composition:

Proteins 86 % 6 g

Fats 0 % 0 g

Carbohydrates 14 % 1 g

29 kcal

GI: 100 / 0 / 0

Cooking method

Cooking time: 10 min

Step 1:

That's all the ingredients you'll need to cook king prawns. Most likely, like me, you have boiled-and-frozen prawns, though some are frozen raw. You can tell them apart by color: if the prawns are bright pink, they were heat-treated before freezing; if they're gray-green, they were frozen without cooking. The cooking time depends on this.
Step 2:

First, set a large pot of water on the stove and bring it to a boil; the ratio of prawns to water should be at least 1:2. When the water boils, add salt — don't be alarmed, you'll need quite a lot: 40–45 g per liter of water. If your prawns are already peeled, halve the amount of salt.
Step 3:

Squeeze the juice of half a lemon straight into the pot, then cut it into 4 pieces and add those too.
Step 4:

Add the bay leaf — it pairs perfectly with the flavor of prawns.
Step 5:

Add the other dry spices — cloves, allspice and black peppercorns will be just right here.
Step 6:

Add sprigs of parsley or dill; you can use either dried or fresh herbs — the aroma of dried versus fresh herbs differs a bit. The spice mix is flexible: use the ones I've suggested, or add garlic, onion, a special seafood spice blend, or other spices to your taste.
Step 7:

Bring the water back to a boil, and while it heats, remove the icy glaze. Prawns are often dropped into the pot with it still on, but that's a common mistake. The fastest way is just to rinse them under a stream of warm water — this gets rid of excess grit, broken-off antennae and legs, and the ice. Then add the prepared prawns to the pot.
Step 8:

Cook the king prawns for about 5 minutes from the time they return to a boil; if your prawns are quite large, you'll need 7 minutes. Raw-frozen prawns with a gray-green tint need 8–10 minutes, and if your prawns are already peeled, just 2–3 minutes will do.
Step 9:

Drizzle the fragrant cooked prawns with lemon juice, or mix lemon juice with olive oil and dip the peeled prawns into it. A sauce of low-fat sour cream with garlic and herbs is also great, as is a mix of ketchup and mayonnaise.
Step 10:

Enjoy!