River shrimp is a kind of freshwater shrimp widely distributed in southern China. They live in fresh water such as rivers, lakes and reservoirs, and are delicious and nutritious aquatic products. In the food world, river shrimp is called "small freshness" because of its bright color and beautiful shape, and it is a kind of food with visual impact.

Choose fresh river shrimp.

Choosing fresh river shrimp is the key to making delicious river shrimp dishes. Fresh river shrimp has smooth body surface, bright body color, full meat and no peculiar smell. When buying shrimp, you can start from the following aspects:

Observe the appearance: the fresh river shrimp has a smooth surface, bright color and no spots or damage.

Smell it: Fresh river shrimp has no peculiar smell. If it has a pungent smell, it means it is not fresh.

Touch it: Fresh river shrimp is full and elastic, and won't feel soft.

Cook delicious shrimp dishes

Shrimp can make all kinds of delicious dishes, such as steamed shrimp, fried shrimp, braised shrimp and so on. The following are the steps to make steamed shrimp:

Prepare ingredients: fresh shrimp, shredded ginger, onion, cooking wine, salt, soy sauce and sesame oil.

Treatment of river shrimp: wash the river shrimp, remove the shrimp line, cut off the shrimp feet, and pat the shrimp shell gently with the back of the knife to make the shrimp meat more palatable.

Pickling river shrimp: put the river shrimp in a bowl, add shredded ginger, shredded onion, cooking wine, salt and soy sauce and marinate for 20 minutes.

Steaming river shrimps: put the marinated river shrimps into a steamer and steam for 5 minutes on high fire.

Take out the pot and plate: plate the steamed shrimp and pour sesame oil on it.

Nutritional value of shrimp dishes

Shrimp is a nutritious aquatic product, which is rich in nutrients such as protein, calcium, phosphorus, iron and zinc. Shrimp meat is tender and easy to digest and absorb, which has a good effect on strengthening physique, promoting growth and improving immunity.