Category "shrimp"

What's the best way to reheat grilled shrimp

We are having a party in a few weeks and I would like to serve some grilled shrimp, but there will be fifty or so people, and I would prefer to cook all of the

Bleach white shrimp, different species?

Recently I had some shrimp scampi from a restaurant and the shrimp were unnaturally white, a very bright white, and the skin of the shrimp was a bright red, not

How much of a shrimp is meat?

How much of a shrimp is meat, in percentage? Read on google that the head is 35%, shell is 15% and meat 50%, is this correct?

Why do shrimp / lobster / crab turn pink or red when cooking?

Cooking is a form of chemistry - so there must be a scientific reason behind this. Why do all crustaceans turn pink or red when cooked?

Please help me understand shrimp varieties [closed]

I cannot figure out how shrimp works, can somebody please explain it to me? The Wikipedia is useless, it just says there are hundreds of speci

Help with raw shrimp color

I bought raw, red Argentina shrimp. In the fridge, I noticed the legs looked like they turned blackish-blue. Does this mean they went bad?

How to differentiate sea prawns from farmed ones?

Is there a way to differentiate sea prawns from farmed ones based on appearance? Can we differentiate it based on Color of prawn, structure etc?

Why is shrimp rubbery after reheating? How can I prevent this?

I don't frequently use shrimp in my dishes (once a month at most) because I tend to shop my proteins based off what is the best deal and I'm not usually interes

Shrimp/Fish Paste with rice

When I was young my step-mother, who was Filipino, did most of the cooking. She often served plain white rice with this Shrimp/Fish paste on the side instead o

Why does water always boil over when steaming shrimp?

Normally, with some typical amount of water, when steaming vegetables my steamer never boils over. However, when I steam shrimp, it seems like no matter how lo

What species of shrimp is "delicate pale colored river shrimp"?

Which is the species? There are YouTube videos how to make 龍井蝦仁. Dragon Well Green Tea Shrimp Stir Fry 龍井炒"

How to deal with foul fishy odor of frozen shrimp

Note: I can't actually cook, I am just trying to learn to roughly assemble and heat things. Explain things to me like I know nothing. A few weeks ago I decided

How do you properly and consistently pan-sear shrimp?

Anytime I attempt to pan-sear shrimp, I struggle to achieve a perfect char. I typically turn the stove on high, pre-heat a stainless steel pan, use butter + oli

How do you properly and consistently pan-sear shrimp?

Anytime I attempt to pan-sear shrimp, I struggle to achieve a perfect char. I typically turn the stove on high, pre-heat a stainless steel pan, use butter + oli

In large prawns are there 2 veins, which are to be deveined?

In large prawns, I sometimes get to see a thin black colored thread in the prawn even when it's mentioned that it's deveined. I've seen this is good restaurants