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How to cook frozen shrimp

How to Cook Frozen Shrimp

Tender, fragrant shrimp are loved by everyone, without exception. The benefits of shrimp are hard to overstate. Shrimp meat is rich in easily digestible protein and high in Omega-3 and Omega-6 acids; thanks to its "good" high-density cholesterol, shrimp fat is completely harmless to the body. These little sea creatures are packed with valuable vitamins, macro- and microelements, and various bioactive compounds such as the antioxidant astaxanthin, while their high iodine content makes them a standout among other treasures of the sea.

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Composition / ingredients

Servings:

Shrimp

Water

Table salt

Bay leaf

Dill (a head, dried or fresh)

Allspice

Cloves

Peppercorns

Lemons

0.5

Onion

Translation table of volumetric measures

Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe

By weight of the composition:

Proteins 88 % 7 g

Fats 0 % 0 g

Carbohydrates 13 % 1 g

33 kcal

GI: 100 / 0 / 0

Cooking method

Cooking time: 10 min

Step 1:

Here's the whole simple set of ingredients you'll need to cook shrimp. The shrimp should of course be good quality, fresh, roughly the same size, and whole, and the ice glaze shouldn't be thick — otherwise the shrimp lose a lot of weight as they thaw and you'll have paid only for water. Shrimp on sale are usually already pre-cooked, so they cook up fairly quickly.
Step 2:

First, set a fairly roomy pot of water over the heat (the ratio of shrimp to water should be at least 1:2), and meanwhile get rid of the icy coating. Shrimp are very often dropped into the pot still covered in ice, but that's a common mistake. The quickest way is simply to rinse them under a stream of warm water — that gets rid of excess dirt, broken antennae and legs, and the unwanted ice.
Step 3:

When the water boils, add the onion cut into 4 pieces — it gives a distinctive aroma.
Step 4:

Add the salt — don't be alarmed, you'll need quite a lot of it: 40–45 g of salt per liter of water. If you're cooking already-peeled frozen shrimp, halve the amount of salt.
Step 5:

Add a couple of bay leaves.
Step 6:

Add the other dry spices — cloves, allspice, and black peppercorns; they're very welcome here. Add a head of dried dill or some fresh herbs too — either way it'll be very fragrant. The spice mix is fairly flexible; you can use the ones I suggested, or add garlic, a special seafood spice blend, or other spices to taste.
Step 7:

Bring the seasoned, salted water to a boil, then add the shrimp. Bring the contents of the pot back to a boil and cook the shrimp for 2–3 minutes — crustacean meat is very tender, so that's plenty of time. If your shrimp are raw, with a gray-green tinge, cook them for 6–7 minutes.
Step 8:

If you like, peel the shrimp right away and drizzle them with lemon juice. But few people know that eating shrimp with bits of the shell lets the chitosan they contain "drive out" the "bad" cholesterol that has already built up in the blood and helps fight obesity.
Step 9:

Enjoy your meal!