How To Cook Prawns Perfectly
Throw in your prawns and crack your beer cider or wine.
How to cook prawns perfectly. The first thing to do is put a pot of water on the highest heat setting and bring it to a rolling boil. Just like any meat bones prawns shells can make a flavoursome stock perfect for a base flavour for risottos sauces or soups. Boil enough water to just cover the prawns.
Leave the tails on and make sure they are covered in water. Add the prawns and lower the heat. Add your thawed green wild prawns in batches of no more than 500grams about 10 medium prawns at a time.
Method fill a large heavy bottomed saucepan with water and bring to the boil throw in 1 2 the salt and return to the boil. Add the frozen shrimp. Add the shrimp when the oil is slightly shimmering it s hot enough to add the shrimp.
Bring the pot to a rapid boil over high heat. Fill a large bowl or small clean sink with cold water and 1 2 the ice and remaining salt. You can cut a prawn in half to check.
All of these methods take no more than 5 minutes as prawns cook very quickly. Drink your beer as your. When the prawns turn opaque or translucent and float on the boiling water they are cooked.
Throw in a handful of salt rock salt or sea salt is best step 3. Add the shrimp and cook. Heat the oil start by selecting a skillet large enough to cook all the shrimp without crowding them.