6- 15 minutes. Penaeus monodon contains a lot of magnesium, calcium and other elements, which need high temperature and enough time to completely precipitate. The time required for steaming prawns is related to the firepower. If the prawns are steamed with a big fire, it is usually enough to steam for about 6-8 minutes after the water is boiled. If medium fire is used, it may take about 12- 15 minutes.

The best way to judge whether the Penaeus monodon is cooked is to see whether the Penaeus monodon is discolored. If the shrimp turns orange-red, it means that the new prawn is ripe. If the shrimp does not change color, it means it is not cooked and needs to be steamed again.

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Matters needing attention in steaming new prawns:

The ingredients of the boiled prawn must be fresh. When buying shrimps, you should choose shrimps with complete body, dense carapace, clear shell, tight muscles, elastic body and dry and clean body surface. As for the shrimp with loose meat, reddish color and fishy smell, it is not fresh enough to eat. Generally speaking, if the head is closely connected with the body, it will be fresher.

Don't eat shrimp raw. Shrimp may contain low-temperature tolerant bacteria and parasites. Even dipping in vinegar and mustard can't completely kill parasites and eggs, so it should be cooked and eaten.