Such delicious and affordable seafood as shrimp, with its delicious delicate taste able to excite any of us. Well, really, how many people can be found who can confidently say that they do not like shrimp at all? Surely not! Shrimp can be cooked and simple, but very tasty and light snack, and complex gourmet dish, which will decorate the table of the most demanding gourmet.
Like most other seafood, shrimp differ not only exquisite taste but with many health benefits. Shrimp meat contains a large number of essential amino acids, vitamins of group B and PP, as well as such trace elements important for our health as potassium, sodium, iodine, iron, cobalt, phosphorus and many others. low calorie and low (16%) fat content makes shrimp one of the best diet foods.
There are a lot of varieties of shrimp, but in most cases, they go on sale simply sorted by size, which ranges from 2 to 30 centimeters. The most inexpensive and widespread are deep-sea shrimp no more than 7 centimeters long. Typically, these shrimp are boiled immediately after being caught and frozen. Of the larger and more expensive types of shrimp, brown shrimp should be mentioned, the taste of which is highly dependent on habitats. Black tiger shrimp has a softer and more delicate taste, while delicacy white Mexican shrimp has an exquisite sweet taste and a strong, crispy meat structure.
Despite its apparent ease, cooking shrimp requires some skill, exact following of the recipe, and 
also knowledge of little secrets and tricks. Today "Culinary Eden" tried to collect and write down for you some of the most important secrets that will help you choose the right one and tell you how to cook shrimp deliciously. So how do you cook shrimp?
1. It is very important to choose shrimp responsibly. When buying shrimp in a regular supermarket, try to pay attention to pre-packaged shrimp. Read carefully everything that is written on the package. Pay attention to the weight of the package and the price per kilogram. Next to the weight, there must be numbers indicating the approximate number of shrimp (for example, 100150) in the package and telling you about the true size (caliber) of the shrimp. In addition to studying the inscriptions, it is worth carefully examining the package with shrimp itself. Try to make sure the shrimp in your bag are about the same size. Often unscrupulous producers mix large and small shrimp together in order to sell them at a higher price. Do not forget that there should be very little ice frozen on shrimp, and it should be absolutely transparent. Do not pay for water at the price of seafood.
2. In specialized stores or departments, you can also pay attention to shrimp sold by weight. When buying such shrimp, pay close attention to their appearance. Shrimps should not have a dried shell and yellowish meat and must be covered with the thinnest layer. clear ice. Another important indicator of quality is the number of black heads. The meat of black-headed shrimp is flabby and tasteless. The green color of the heads should not confuse you. This color only indicates that the shrimp fed on plankton, which will not affect its taste. The color of the shrimp shell also matters - the more red and intense it is, the more tasty and sweet your shrimp will be.
3. The easiest way to cook shrimp is to boil them in water. Boil 2 ½ liters of water, add 3 tbsp. spoons of salt and 2 tbsp. spoons of sugar, a few sprigs of dill and spices (cumin, Bay leaf) taste. Pour the shrimp into the boiling water, bring to a boil and cook for 2 to 3 minutes. Do not cook the shrimp longer, it will make them tasteless and tough! Remove the cooked shrimp from the heat and leave in the water for 10 minutes, which will give them extra juiciness. Put a few sprigs of dill in a deep dish, put hot shrimps on top and pour over a small amount hot decoction. Serve immediately.
4. Tasty and easy to prepare can be called a snack of fried shrimp. Lightly boil in salted water and peel 1 kg of shrimp from the shell. In a skillet, heat 3 tbsp. spoons of olive oil, put your shrimp in it and fry them over medium heat for 3 minutes. Add three minced garlic cloves, 2 tbsp. spoons of soy sauce and juice of ½ lemon. Roast for 1 more minute. Serve immediately on a warmed dish and sprinkle with finely chopped herbs.
5. Grilled shrimp skewers will not only save you valuable nutritional properties shrimp, 
but also gives them a unique taste and aroma. Mix 1/3 cup olive oil, ½ cup lemon juice, 3 tbsp. spoons of white wine, 1 tbsp. a spoonful of finely chopped green onions, 1 finely chopped garlic clove, 1 teaspoon of salt, 1 tbsp. a spoonful of fresh finely chopped greens and a drop of Tabasco sauce. Fold one kilogram of large shelled shrimp into a deep glass or ceramic dishes and pour over the prepared marinade. Leave in a cool place for 6 hours, then remove the shrimp from the marinade and drain. Grill shrimp over charcoal grill for 8 to 10 minutes, turning frequently and basting with marinade. Serve on wooden skewers, along with any fresh vegetable salad.
6. Delightfully juicy and tender, with a crispy crust, deep-fried shrimp are obtained. Peel 20 large shrimp, sprinkle lightly with salt and white ground pepper. In a small saucepan, beat 2 eggs with 1 tbsp. spoonful of Dijon mustard. In a separate bowl, combine ¾ cup rice flour and ¼ cup cornmeal. If you can't get rice or cornmeal then replace it wheat flour coarse grind. Heat 1 liter of vegetable oil in a cauldron or deep frying pan. Dip each shrimp into the egg mixture and then into the flour. Fry the shrimp in boiling oil for 2-3 minutes until golden brown. Serve with tomato salsa bell pepper and onion.
7. Gentle and fragrant soup with shrimp is able to delight the most demanding gourmets. Treat yourself and your loved ones to this soup! Combine 8 cups in a saucepan chicken broth and 1 ½ cups dry white wine. Add to them 1 cup chopped green onions, 1 cup chopped celery greens, two minced garlic cloves, 2-3 tbsp. spoons 
any hot sauce(eg chili) and salt to taste. Put the pan on the fire, bring to a boil and cook everything together under the lid for 40 minutes. Add 900 g of peeled shrimp to your soup and cook for another 30 minutes on the smallest fire. Serve to the table, garnished with a slice of lemon and fresh herbs.
8. Tasty, fragrant and hot in every sense of the word is Mexican shrimp pilaf. In a deep skillet, melt 2 tbsp. tablespoons butter or ghee. Pour 150 g of rice with long grains into it and fry until golden brown. Gently pour in 400 ml of water, add your favorite spices and 400 g of sliced tomatoes. Bring to a boil, cover with a lid and simmer over low heat for 10 minutes. Then add 350 g peeled shrimp, 200 g zucchini, chopped small cubes, 100 g corn and 2 tbsp. tablespoons finely chopped olives Cover and simmer for another 10 minutes until the rice is done. Mix two tablespoons of crumbled Mexican tortilla chips with 100 g of grated cheddar and 2 tbsp. spoons of finely chopped green onions. Transfer the finished pilaf to a deep dish, sprinkle with a mixture of chips and cheese and garnish with fresh herbs. Serve with hot sauce.
9. Like most Indian dishes, shrimp curry will pleasantly surprise you. bright aroma and magical oriental taste. In a deep skillet, heat 3 tbsp. tablespoons of olive oil. Add finely chopped onion and fry until translucent. Add a small cinnamon stick, 6 cardamom grains, 6 cloves and saute for 1 more minute. Then add 1 teaspoon of grated ginger root, finely chopped garlic, ground cumin and coriander. Fry for 30 more seconds. Add 1 large finely chopped Bell pepper and 1 ½ cups finely chopped tomatoes. Bring the mixture to a boil and add 500 g of peeled shrimp to it. Mix everything thoroughly, reduce the heat and simmer for 15 minutes until cooked. Serve sprinkled with finely chopped cilantro or parsley.
10. An incredibly popular and delicious appetizer that can decorate the most sophisticated table is rightfully considered a shrimp cocktail. Peel off the shell and free from black veins, leaving only the tail, 500 g Mexican or tiger prawns. Boil the shrimp in salted water until they are translucent. Remove from boiling water and immediately plunge into ice water for a couple of minutes. Dry and store in a cool place. To make the sauce, combine together 1 ½ cup ketchup, 1 ½ cup chili sauce, 1/3 cup lemon juice, 1/3 cup horseradish, 3 tbsp. tablespoons chopped celery, 3 tbsp. tablespoons chopped green onions and 1 tbsp. tablespoon Worcestershire sauce Refrigerate the finished sauce. Fill a cocktail glass with crushed ice. In the center of the glass, put a small cup of sauce on the ice, and fasten the shrimp around the edges of the glass. Garnish the cocktail with a slice of lemon and fresh herbs. Of course, this recipe requires a lot of effort and money, but the result can please anyone!
Shrimp are delicious on their own. additional ingredients, and true gourmets are advised to enjoy them as a separate snack. This useful product, rich in vitamins, minerals and trace elements, containing a balanced composition of proteins, fats and carbohydrates, is well absorbed by the body. In addition, shrimp cooks quickly, unless, of course, we are talking about shrimp paella, which still requires time and effort. Today we will talk about simple ways cooking shrimp.
Secrets of cooking delicious shrimp
Shrimps can be simmered in a slow cooker, baked in an air grill, boiled in a pressure cooker, fried in batter or boiled in beer. Seafood is always healthy, so you can invent a variety of ways to cook shrimp and serve them with gourmet sauces. Shrimps decorate any side dish and make the dish tasty, bright and original! And they will add bright flavor accents to your dishes!
Shrimp meat is a delicate delicacy, so it must be cooked quickly, otherwise the product may deteriorate. Small Atlantic specimens are boiled for 1.5-2 minutes, large royal or tiger ones - up to 3 minutes. It is impossible to overexpose seafood, otherwise it will lose tenderness, become viscous, “rubber” in taste.
Recipe for Unpeeled Frozen Shrimp
- Time: 3 minutes.
- Servings: 5 persons.
- Difficulty: easy.
The easiest way to cook unpeeled frozen shrimp. They are sold in bags or briquettes half-finished, so all that remains is to boil water and pour them into the pan. The cooking time will only take 3 minutes, but the seafood will turn out delicious.
Ingredients:
- shrimp - 1 kg;
- water - 2.5 l;
- lemon - ½ fruit.
Cooking method:
- Put the seafood in a colander, rinse with running water.
- Salt the water, boil, squeeze the juice from the lemon.
- Throw the shrimp into boiling water, wait for it to rise to the surface and become transparent with the shell.
- Drain in a colander, put in a bowl, season with oil, lemon juice, pink pepper.
Boiled in beer
- Time: 5 minutes.
- Servings: 2 persons.
- Difficulty: easy.
Delicious boiled shrimp will turn out in beer. it original recipe snacks for foamy drink. In addition to beer, various spices can be added to the marinade for cooking, so that the meat turns out to be slightly spicy and very fragrant. Choosing a light beer, you can get a light aftertaste of bread, dark - a rich malt taste.
Ingredients:
- bay leaf - 2 pcs.;
- shrimp - half a kilo;
- black pepper - 6 peas;
- garlic - 2 cloves;
- beer - a glass;
- butter- 4 tbsp. l.
Cooking method:
- Seafood pour beer, put on medium heat, add spices, salt and pepper.
- Bring to a boil, cook for 2 minutes.
- Melt butter, serve with it.
Argentinean with garlic
- Time: 10 minutes.
- Servings: 5 persons.
- Difficulty: medium.
To cook shrimp deliciously, you need garlic. It is best combined with large-sized Argentine langoustines. Before cooking, you need to clean the seafood from the esophagus - cut it along the back and wash it with water: this will eliminate possible bitterness.
Ingredients:
- shrimp - 1 kg;
- lemon - ½ fruit;
- garlic - 10 pcs.;
- pepper - 15 peas;
- salt - 15 g.
Cooking method:
- Take water, add garlic cloves, salt, pepper.
- Boil, lower the seafood, cook for 2 minutes.
- Drizzle with lemon juice before serving. Best served on lettuce leaves.
Recipe for multicooker
- Time: 5 minutes.
- Servings: 2 persons.
- Difficulty: easy.
The recipe for boiled shrimp involves the use of not only a saucepan or stewpan, but also a slow cooker. For a delicious dish you will need different spices. They will shade the taste of meat, make it spicy, fragrant, spicy and tender. It is better to take copies of medium size.
Contrary to popular belief, cooking shrimp is not so difficult, the main thing is not to overdo it and learn a couple. simple recipes. It is also important to choose the right seafood. It is best to buy frozen unpeeled seafood, as they are more natural and did not succumb to heat treatment, which means that the manufacturer managed to save all of them beneficial features.
Distinguish boiled shrimp from raw it’s not so difficult - this is done by color, since already processed seafood has a beautiful pink color, which we are so used to seeing in shrimp, and raw ones are grayish. If the shrimp have already been pre-cooked, that in order to cook them deliciously, you don’t need much. It will be enough just to defrost and give them the desired temperature.
Recently, shrimp have become incredibly popular, it is gourmet delicacy, which is pleasant to eat on any occasion: both at a family holiday, at a noisy party, and as an option for a light romantic dinner. This dish is appropriate literally everywhere, and given that it is becoming very popular, then everyone should be able to cook shrimp.
The easiest way to cook shrimp
The first recipe will be the simplest of all that will be offered next. It is perfect for those who do not want to make special culinary delights, but at the same time want to get a delicious beer snack.
It is necessary to take an ordinary colander, pour on it favorite treat, whether ordinary or king prawns and pour boiling water into it. So you need to do a couple of times, and then lower this colander into boiling water for half a minute, and then drain everything unnecessary.
When serving, salt a little and add lemon juice.
True, only pre-processed products can be cooked in this way, for the rest, choose the recipes provided below.
Shrimp sauce at home
This recipe allows you to prepare an amazing sauce for your favorite seafood. To prepare such a dish, it is taken twice more water than seafood, all this is brought to a boil, and when bubbles begin to appear, the cook adds lemon juice, as well as bay leaf, a few black peppercorns and cloves.
Some people also add a few cloves of garlic to this sauce, but only if they are not afraid of its bitter taste, or ginger root.
In the event that raw shrimp are used to prepare the recipe, then after boiling they should be cooked for a little more time, until fully cooked, and then served. During cooking, they still need to be stirred a little, but very carefully so as not to spoil the aesthetic appearance of the finished dish. Well, if the shrimp were still boiled, then they are simply brought to a boil with all the other ingredients.
Cooking seafood in an unusual way
There is another method of cooking shrimp that not everyone knows, but which is very tasty. It is, of course, unlikely to fit for cooking. tasty snack for beer , but as a recipe for a delicious romantic dinner with your beloved young man, it will be simply impressive.
One pomegranate is taken, from which you need to squeeze the juice and lower the boiled shrimp there. Soak them for a few minutes in this juice until it is absorbed, and on the table, decorate the dish with a few pomegranate seeds. An amazing dining experience is guaranteed.
It is also very common to prepare peeled shrimp using tomato juice or all the familiar pasta. This recipe is very fond of the Italians, and it is prepared very simply - just put a spoon instead of a lemon tomato paste, which gives a spicy interesting taste. And you can add a few cherry tomatoes to the finished dish, which at the same time will make the dish much more aesthetic.
Tiger prawns in creamy sauce
This option is not as simple as those mentioned earlier, but it’s still worth taking 500 grams of shrimp, preferably tiger shrimp, but others are also possible, a couple of cloves of garlic, a little chili pepper to taste, half a pack of good butter, make sure so that there is no spread, because it will not turn out so tasty. Also take five tablespoons of olive oil and your favorite spices to taste. You can take pepper, salt, herbs.
First you need to melt the butter, where then finely chopped peppers, garlic, and shrimp, already salted and with herbs, are placed. All this is carefully fried, and then poured with freshly squeezed juice from one lime. If you don't have a lime, a lemon will do just fine. With lime, the contents of the pan are stewed for about five minutes. The dish can be served hot as a side dish or cold as an appetizer.
As for the choice of seafood, it is best to take fresh products, as it will be both tasty and healthy.
Boiled frozen shrimp in sour cream sauce
For this recipe, you will need about a kilogram of shrimp, already processed before selling, 500 milliliters of sour cream sauce, 20 grams of butter, 2 tbsp. l. grated hard cheese your favorite variety and some potatoes.
First, melt the butter in a pan. Be sure to follow its naturalness. Shrimps should be cleaned and put in a pan in a beautiful semicircle. Spread the potatoes cut into small slices around. It is best to lightly fry it beforehand, as the shrimp are cooked much faster than potatoes. All of the above is poured with sauce, topped with cheese and baked in the oven until a beautiful reddish crust appears.
Do not be afraid that you do not know how to cook properly sour cream sauce, since it is still best to make it at home. Just take 200 ml of sour cream, a tablespoon of flour and salt to taste. Mix the ingredients and bring them to a boil. By the way, this sauce can be used not only for shrimp, but also for some other dishes, such as potatoes, pasta, some cereals - there are a lot of options for experiments.
About fried shrimp in batter
This recipe does not require many ingredients, so stock up on half a kilogram of seafood, two tablespoons of flour, one egg and spices to taste.
Next, clean the shrimp, remove the shell, but it is advisable to leave the tail. Rinse the cleaned products, dry them with a towel. Do this very carefully, as the shrimp can simply fall apart. Then beat the eggs, flour and spices in homogeneous mass, and dip the shrimp in it before lowering it into the pan.
Oil for frying will fit butter, or else olive oil as an option. Sunflower, especially unrefined, does not blend very well.
How to marinate seafood before grilling
Shrimp must be marinated before grilling. It can be done different ways, but the simplest, fastest and most delicious is this:
We take a large bowl and throw in a few heads of garlic, one third of a glass of olive oil, a quarter of a glass tomato sauce and two tablespoons wine vinegar. Shrimps are thrown into a bowl and are well soaked in marinade. This will take about thirty minutes to an hour.
Grill heats up to medium. Next, the shrimp are pricked on skewers. Shrimp fried in this way are very tasty, and it looks so light and tasty dish very beautiful. By the way, this batter is also perfect for frying shrimp on the grill , so for barbecue lovers who want to keep their figure, this dish is perfect.
Shrimps cooked with ginger
This requires approximately a kilogram of seafood, twenty grams of ginger root, a small head of garlic, juice from one lemon, olive oil, or creamy, as well as soy sauce.
To prepare, first clean the delicacy, having previously thawed it, the ginger root is cut as finely as possible, the garlic is cut into several pieces.
Next, melt the butter in a frying pan, adding soy sauce there. After that, garlic is added to this mixture and, when its aroma appears, ginger. Before you put the ginger in the pan, you should transfer the garlic to a separate plate. After frying the ginger, set it aside and put the shrimp in the pan. Next, mix everything and before serving the table, sprinkle already ready meal lemon.
Also, many people like it when shrimp are fried little by little in several sauces. The main thing is that they are well combined with each other.
Features of cooking delicious shrimp soup
A lot of people prefer to cook seafood soup, as it is easy and amazing taste.
First, defrost the shrimp, either this way or in the microwave. You can also use a water bath to speed up the process.
Next, two liters of water are added to a liter of broth and processed cheese, potatoes, carrots, pre-fried in a pan. After that, add carrots and milk, bring the soup to a boil and, serving on the table, put a few parsley leaves on each plate.
Also, many people like to cook spaghetti with shrimp. , there are a lot of recipes. Must try cooking different dishes with this seafood, as its beneficial properties will perfectly manifest itself both in salads and soups, and even if they are baked in the oven .
It is recommended to cook only shrimp in shells. Peeled shrimp (also called cocktail shrimp) are ready to eat, that is, cooked, and if they are boiled again, the meat can become tough and lose its taste. Thus, after buying ready-made peeled shrimp, the only question is how to properly defrost them.It is better to defrost shrimp slowly, 8-9 hours, you can leave it overnight on the shelf of the refrigerator, and then put it on the table (in room temperature). It is also advisable to put them on a sieve over the pan at the same time, so that the water does not stagnate. If there is no time for slow defrosting, you can use another method - put them in warm water. So they will defrost faster and the taste will not lose. Many act differently: they are poured over with a jet of hot water or lowered into boiling water. However, this is not recommended, because with this method of defrosting, the shrimp lose their juice and become not so tasty.
After thawing, boiled shrimp are ready to serve. You can also keep them in a special decoction or sauce, for example, add to hot water bay leaf, juice of half a lemon, a couple of cloves and black pepper. Besides, taste qualities shrimp can be improved with garlic and cloves.
Fried shrimps
Fried shrimp is a great alternative to boiled shrimp. With proper frying of shrimp, all their juices are sealed inside, the product does not absorb water, as during cooking, and, accordingly, does not give it its taste, as a result, the meat is more tender, tasty and aromatic.
It is recommended to fry shrimp only on high heat, this preserves juiciness and does not allow losing taste, besides, it gives the dish a beautiful color. You should not exceed the frying time of the shrimp, and also defrost them directly on the fire, it is better to defrost in advance, slowly.
Fried shrimp with ginger
To do this, finely chop the ginger root, cut 3 cloves of garlic lengthwise into pieces. Heat up in a frying pan vegetable oil With soy sauce, put the garlic, wait. When a noticeable garlic aroma appears, remove the garlic from the pan and put the ginger, fry for two minutes and also remove from the pan. Now you can lay out the shrimp themselves and fry them to such an extent that they curl up into "snails", while stirring constantly. Finished fried shrimps can be sprinkled with lemon juice before serving.
Highly delicious shrimp obtained by frying them and then warming them up in various sauces.
However, shrimp cooking is not limited to these options: shrimp can be baked, deep-fried, added to salads, marinated, and then fried in batter, grilled, and in some Asian countries, certain types of shrimp are even eaten raw.
