Five minutes or so.

Usually white water to cook shrimp, in general, according to the size of the shrimp head, the heating time is not the same, in the open pot, add shrimp, if the shrimp head is relatively large, it takes about five minutes, if the head is relatively small, generally 2-3 minutes can be, shrimp reddening means that it is cooked.

Steps to cook shrimp:

1, prepare shrimp. Remove the shrimp from the refrigerator 20 minutes in advance, and they can be thawed in water until they come to room temperature. Peeled or unpeeled shrimp are fine.

2. Add water to the cooking pot until the shrimp are not covered; bring the water to a boil and pour the shrimp into the pot, making sure the water covers all the shrimp.

3. Cook for 1 to 2 minutes. Be careful not to let the water puff out. So, as soon as you see bubbles in the pot, you can extinguish the fire and lift the pot.

4.? Cover the pot and wait for the shrimp to change color, it's best to let the shrimp remain in the pot for 5 to 10 minutes, they will turn pink when cooked through.

5. Remove the shrimp and strain. After draining the shrimp, you can peel off the skin after it has cooled down properly. Of course, you can also leave the shrimp skin on and let the person who eats it peel it himself.

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Nutritional Analysis

1, shrimp is rich in nutrients, and its meat is fluffy and easy to digest, it's excellent food for the weak as well as people who need to be toned up after illness.

2, shrimp is rich in magnesium, magnesium has an important role in regulating cardiac activity, can well protect the cardiovascular system, it can reduce blood cholesterol content, to prevent hardening of the arteries, but also can expand the coronary arteries, is conducive to the prevention of hypertension and myocardial infarction.

3, shrimp lactation role is strong, and rich in phosphorus, calcium, children, pregnant women, especially the tonic effect.

4, scientists at Osaka University in Japan found that shrimp astaxanthin in the body to help eliminate jet lag due to the reaction of "jet lag".

5, no matter what kind of shrimp, are rich in protein, high nutritional value, its meat and fish as fluffy, easy to digest, and no fishy taste and bone spurs, while rich in minerals (such as calcium, phosphorus, iron, etc.), shrimp is also rich in iodine, extremely beneficial to human health. According to scientific analysis, shrimp edible part of the protein accounted for about 16 to 20%.

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