The head in 10-15 centimeters of the Peppermint shrimp, steaming time I recommend 5 minutes, so that the meat out of the Q stretch tender just good. If it is boiled, the time can be shortened to 3 three minutes, which is the advantage of boiled, mature faster.
Boiled is characterized by shrimp meat water enough, so that the meat will be more tender, but if it is more tender Peppermint shrimp, boiled in a way that will make the meat become loose, lose the fresh taste and texture.
Steaming is characterized by firm meat, rich flavor, fresh taste is basically not lost, even if it is more tender Peppermint shrimp, after steaming, the meat will be more firm than boiled.
Expanded Information: Selection tips 1, pick the back shell of the green, so that the Peppermint shrimp development is more mature, full of meat, if it is whitish yellowish meat quality will be relatively close. 2, pinch the skin shrimp abdomen this side of the neck, hard a little bit of meat full, soft is not strong enough, natural meat will not be good. 3, look at the abdomen of this side of the tail color, deep color means that the meat is full. 4, this is also the most important point, but also the most simple point, pick the more active in the water swim a little bigger Peppermint shrimp, if you feel that the first three points are more cumbersome, then just remember this point on the line.