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How to Clean Shrimp
Learn How to Clean Shrimp just like caterers and culinary professionals everywhere. This quick and easy tutorial for cleaning and deveining shrimp always results in gorgeous, luscious shrimp for all your best recipes.
Prep Time
10 mins
Total Time
10 mins
Servings: 4 servings (4 oz each)
Calories: 113 kcal
Course:
Main Course , Appetizer
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1 pound Shrimp thawed (see note 1)
Instructions
- If shrimp are still in the shell, use sharp scissors and cut along the middle back of each shrimp, leaving the tail intact.
- Using a sharp paring knife, cut along the dark vein on the back of each shrimp and remove it. Rinse out the back of each shrimp and pat dry with paper towels.
- Save shrimp shells in the freezer to make shrimp stock, if desired (see note 3).
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Notes
- How to thaw shrimp in the refrigerator: Let the shrimp thaw overnight in the fridge, placing the bag on a tray or in a bowl in case the bag has a tiny hole.
- How to thaw shrimp in the sink: For quicker thawing, open the bag and put them in a bowl of cold (not warm) water. Then turn on the faucet and let a thin trickle of cold water run into the bowl, letting the excess water overflow out of the bowl and down the sink drain. Depending on the amount you are thawing, the shrimp should thaw in a few minutes.
- Shrimp stock: Save those shells in your freezer and make a delicious batch of Homemade Shrimp Stock. You’ll need 4 cups of shrimp shells from 2 pounds of shrimp for this recipe. But you can gather it in batches: save uncooked shrimp shells in a plastic bag in your freezer until you have enough. Technically, you can make stock with cooked shells, but the flavor will be weaker.
Nutrition Information
Serving
4 oz
Calories
113kcal
(6%)
Protein
23g
(46%)
Fat
2g
(3%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Cholesterol
286mg
(95%)
Sodium
881mg
(37%)
Potassium
91mg
(3%)
Vitamin C
5mg
(6%)
Calcium
164mg
(16%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4servings (4 oz each)
Amount Per Serving
Calories 113
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 4 oz | |
| Calories | 113kcal | 6% |
| Protein | 23g | 46% |
| Fat | 2g | 3% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 286mg | 95% |
| Sodium | 881mg | 37% |
| Potassium | 91mg | 2% |
| Vitamin C | 5mg | 6% |
| Calcium | 164mg | 16% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.