This quick and easy how-to for cleaning and deveining shrimp is used by caterers and culinary professionals for a very good reason.It always results in gorgeous, luscious shrimp for all your best recipes.Whip up some crunchy Coconut Shrimp or marinated Grilled Shrimp Skewers to reward yourself for learning a new skill.

Or poach the biggest shrimp you can find and make a shrimp cocktail to end all shrimp cocktails.When it comes to prawns, nothing even comes close, I totally get it.Better pick one of my all-star shrimp recipes and satisfy that craving! Pin Now To Save! PIN ITThis shrimp devein hack is actually very easy to do, and the results are 100% better than what a processing plant is capable of.

I promise.Below, I’ll cover all the bases: buying shrimp, thawing shrimp, and especially the down-and-dirty, nitty gritty details of how to clean shrimp.Also, when to clean shrimp, because not all recipes require it.Why do it? Cleaning and shelling prawns and shrimp at home is a great alternative to buying bags of EZ-peel or pre-peeled shrimp.Chances are you’ll have more sizes to choose from and better quality shrimp for the price.

In my book, that’s one of the best reasons to do it yourself.I've also included a super simple recipe for shrimp stock, so save those shells!Is cleaning shrimp really necessary?Technically, no.The little black line on the bottom of the shrimp, also called a “vein,” is just a digestive tract.Depending on what the shrimp ate before i

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