April to May period, is the most fat Peppermint shrimp, this time the Peppermint shrimp meat full, full of red paste. Will eat seafood people know that according to the season to eat, Peppermint shrimp other seasons meat is very little, and the shell is relatively hard, eat laborious, and no meat. But this time of year, the most delicious skin shrimp, shrimp shells are meat, peeling shrimp shells, a mouthful of shrimp meat, eating the most addictive. Peppermint shrimp shrimp meat and ordinary prawn shrimp meat is different, its shrimp meat is more tender and delicious. At this time of year, peeled shrimp is about 30 dollars a catty, a little more expensive than other seasons, but more meat, so it is not a loss.

Buy Peppermint shrimp should also learn to distinguish between male and female, because the female shrimp have red paste, male shrimp shrimp meat is also very full, but the flavor of the red paste is more fragrant. Distinguish between male and female is very simple, pick up the shrimp, look at the abdomen of the shrimp, if there is red paste, it looks very obvious, a deep line.

In addition to distinguishing between male and female, we also need to be able to pick, dead shrimp do not buy, pick more active Pei Pei shrimp, because the dead shrimp for a long time in the water, shrimp meat loose, not fresh and tender. But dead shrimp will be cheaper, buy a little home fried eggs or fried rice cakes, or very delicious.

Peppie shrimp how to cook is also very critical, many people do it wrong, someone steamed, someone boiled, in fact, are not right. The old fishermen have their own methods, do out of the shrimp more tender and delicious. Today we share the old fishermen's method, steamed boiled are not right, teach you the right way.

The correct way to peel shrimp:

First of all, we cleaned the peel shrimp, peel shrimp put in a basin, add some baking soda and stir, stir evenly, and then rinse with water can be clean. Baking soda can take away the dirt, and then rinsed, so that the shrimp can be assured that cooking and eating.

Then the skin shrimp out, drain the water, directly into the pot, do not add water, cover the lid, simmer over medium-low heat. Peppermint shrimp with its own water, cooking process will be out of water, so do not worry about paste pot.

Finally, when there is the sound of water boiling in the pot, simmer for another 2 minutes, then you can turn off the heat, and simmer for another 3 minutes, the shrimp will be cooked, and you can get out of the pot.

This is the most correct way to peel shrimp, steamed and boiled are not as good as this, maximizing the retention of the freshness of the peel shrimp. Some people think that the peeling of skin shrimp shell trouble, so boiled skin shrimp is also very good shell, shrimp meat will not stick in the shrimp shell. Peeling skin shrimp also have skills, without scissors and chopsticks, use your hands to break open the head of the shrimp, and then press the skin shrimp on both sides, force a pinch, shrimp meat and shrimp shell separation, and finally you can easily peel the shell.