Cooking prawns in water for 8 minutes is best.

The time to cook shrimp is not too long, because if the time is too long, the meat of the shrimp will also be tightened, the best time for 8 minutes, more than this time, the shrimp taste will become old. So we are cooking shrimp, it is best to set an alarm clock, or to look at the color change of the shrimp itself, shrimp meat overall red and white, you can fish out. Do not be afraid of shrimp meat is not cooked, 8 minutes is enough time.

Boiled shrimp, Cantonese people also called it "white burn shrimp", which is a technique of Cantonese cuisine, white burn frankly is to cook with boiling water, what does not add, the original flavor, so called white burn. Prawns boiled don't eat directly, want to meat tender Q elastic, should do one more step, is to fish out and put into the ice water chilled for 5 minutes. Using the principle of thermal expansion and contraction, shrimp meat will become very firm, Q elastic, and nothing fishy.

Boiled shrimp production skills

1, pick shrimp

The fresher the shrimp, then the fresher the flavor, so when you buy shrimp, be sure to carefully observe the shrimp's activity, the more active the shrimp, the fresher it is. Secondly, remember to pinch the shrimp meat with your hand, the fuller the shrimp meat, the meat is more delicious, if it is soft, then it proves that the shrimp meat is not fresh, so the shrimp meat is not suitable for boiled. Finally, we should remember to smell, there is a bad smell, odor, do not buy.

2, prepare shrimp

Buy fresh prawns, it is best to cook them immediately, not more than 5 hours, too long, the shrimp will die due to lack of oxygen. Prepared prawns, to prepare a toothpick, and then from the 2nd section of the head of the shrimp, gently squeeze, and then gently pick, you can shrimp head of the dirt, as well as shrimp line to completely pull out. Then use water, rinse the prawns twice, you can cook them.

3, cold water in the pot

Do boiled shrimp, remember to use cold water in the pot, can not use hot water, hot water temperature is too high, shrimp and hot water in contact with the moment, will make its meat tight, then cook out of the shrimp, the texture is not tender. Cold water in the pot to cook shrimp, you can let the shrimp heat evenly, with the rising temperature, shrimp meat, taste, can be guaranteed.