After the first two installments dedicated to how to cook frozen salmon or how to cook a chicken breast without defrosting it, today I bring you a new publication in the series. From the freezer to the table: how to cook prawns or prawns without defrosting them first.
In the case of frozen shellfish, we can also achieve a juicy and tasty result, but attention must be paid to the way these products are frozen, distinguishing whether we have frozen them in the shell or already peeled. Let’s go to the freezer let’s take out our prawns or prawns to cook them immediately and bring them to the table in less than 30 minutes. We will try to make cooked prawns or prawns, grilled prawns or prawns and cooked garlic type prawns.
How to cook prawns or prawns without defrosting them first
My first advice is that always make your own frozen and don’t buy the already frozen prawns because when you thaw them you can be surprised that they are only water, as I told you a few months ago.
How to cook frozen prawns or prawns
If our objective is to cook prawns or prawns, I will tell you the process for cooking shellfish starting from frozen product. Here the ideal is to have frozen the prawns or prawns with their shell, for a better result. Starting with the frozen prawns or prawns, the process to cook them is as follows: heat a large pot, calculating for each kg of frozen prawns, 3 liters of ice water and 50 g of salt.
We wash the frozen prawns under tap water, so that they separate and are not made a block. Once washed, we put them in the already boiling water and when the water boils again, after waiting about four minutes, we will see that the prawns rise to the surface. Then cut the cooking by passing the cooked prawns to a bowl with abundant water, lots of ice and lots of salt, where they will cool down quickly.
By subjecting the prawns or prawns to such a sudden change in temperature, passing them from boiling water to cold water, the meat of the shellfish contracts and thus it will detach from the shell easily.
Grilled frozen prawns or prawns
If what we want to do is a dish of grilled prawns (same for the prawns), keep in mind that they will still be delicious, as if they were a fresh product, but the external appearance may change a bit. The heads may be more whitish and in some cases the shells may be slightly difficult to peel. In any case, the flavor is perfect.
Just heat up the iron a lot. before putting in the frozen seafood pieces and letting them cook for about four minutes on each side. When turning them over, we add a little coarse salt and if we want a squeeze of lemon.
How to make garlic prawns with frozen prawns
If what we want is to make garlic prawns or some other stew with prawns or prawns, it is advisable to have frozen the peeled product. So we can use it easily. So that the pan does not fill with water, it is preferable to slightly defrost the prawns in their bag, leaving it submerged for ten minutes in warm water. Then we will cook them normally.
if we only have frozen prawns or prawns in their shellwe will have no other option but to wait for them to thaw -a process that we can speed up by immersing them in cold water for a couple of minutes- to be able to peel them before making our favorite recipe.
Remember that in this type of dishes in which we cook with this product it is important to remove the freezing water because if it goes to the pan with the semi-frozen product, they will release the water in the pan and the dish will not be delicious, as you can see in the following image.
Now that you know the tricks to cook with prawns and prawns without previously defrosting themAll you have to do is think about which shrimp recipe you feel like preparing the most. Perhaps among these prawn recipes, you will find something that you fancy.
Bra A401740 – Grill, Aluminum, Black, 41 cm with handles, Size 30 cm
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