1. Soak the fresh shrimp in salt water or edible oil for 20 minutes, so as to discharge the dirty water, and then rinse it with clear water.

How to clean river shrimp?

2. Brush the belly of the shrimp with a small toothbrush. If it is a relatively clean shrimp, you don't need to brush it.

3. Cut the shrimp head, cut it down from the shrimp brain at a 45-degree angle, and then gently pull out the shrimp brain with scissors, and some shrimp intestines will be pulled out.

Note: the shrimp yellow is next to the front of the shrimp brain. If there is shrimp yellow, be careful to keep it as much as possible when picking the shrimp brain.

4. Cut off the shrimp tail. If you don't want to look good, cut off the shrimp tail with a little tail meat, because there may be sphincter here. If you don't cut a little more, you won't squeeze it out, but you will crush the shrimp.

5. Squeeze the shrimp sausage, pinch the shrimp back with your index finger and thumb, and exert force on the tail, and the shrimp sausage will come out.

6. Finally, for the convenience of eating, you can cut off the thorns on the shrimp.

Three cleaning methods of river shrimp

Method 1: Cut the shrimp head and cut it down from the shrimp brain, but be careful not to cut it too much and wash off the shrimp yellow on the head. Then use scissors to pick out the shrimp brain and gently pull out the shrimp brain, and some shrimp intestines will be pulled out. Then lose the tail of the shrimp. If you want it to look good, just clean it and keep it. If you feel dirty, it is better to cut off the tail together. Finally, squeeze the shrimp sausage, pinch the shrimp back with your index finger and thumb, and the shrimp sausage will come out. Just wash it. Although the method is cumbersome, it is still necessary to learn for health.

Method 2: Pick out the rectum at the internode of shrimp back with toothpick or big needle; This method is well known, and then the shrimp's back is directly broken with scissors to remove the dirty things, which is easy to do and delicious. And it tastes healthier.

Method 3: Cook the shrimp until it is half-cooked, and peel off the shell. At this time, the shrimp's back muscles are easy to turn up, and then throw away the shrimp intestines. This is easier to clean and delicious, so you don't have to worry about washing it.