How to Make Dried Shrimp

The process of drying shrimp at home is not a very difficult task. For this, you should choose freshly frozen or fresh seafood.

How to dry shrimp

The drying process for these seafood is as follows:

1. At the very beginning of the drying process, the shrimp must be boiled in salted water for three to five minutes. Time will depend on the size of the seafood. Large shrimp need to cook a little longer.
2. Then each of them must be cleaned, tearing her head off.
3. After that, the shrimp meat is spread on a flat surface and dried in the sun for three to five days.
4. If you decide to dry the shrimp using an oven, then they need to be laid out on a baking sheet. After that, seafood is dried for four to six hours at a temperature of 55-60 ° C.
5. After the shrimp have dried, they must be cleaned up: remove the tail and carefully remove the entire shell. It is worth saying that in dried form, seafood is much easier to clean, because they begin to peel off in the hands. A boiled shrimp is not so easy to clean.
6. Peeled seafood needs to be dried in the oven for another 30 minutes without changing the temperature.
7. The shrimp meat should dry completely and break easily when bent. Even in under-dried, dried seafood, small bugs can settle if left for long periods of time.
8. Dried shrimp must be stored in a cool and dry place in a plastic, sealed container or vacuum container. Shelf life is 1 year.

Dried shrimp meat is a complete product. It can be used as a snack for alcoholic beverages. For example, dried shrimp is ideal for beer. It is also suitable for any subsequent processing or transformation into shrimp flour.

Dried shrimps are ideal for cooking any rice dishes (such as seafood paella), pasta, pasta, and soups. It seems that Japanese seafood dishes can not do without their use, for example, Thai Tom Yam soup, which is prepared from shrimp flour.

Description of the cleaning process

Consider how to peel shrimp.

1. Seafood should be held by hand, holding them between the thumb and forefinger. Make sure that their feet are pointing down. With the second hand you need to take their head.
2. Separate the head from the body of the shrimp by pulling it down. With the hand that removed it, clean all the legs in one easy motion, this will help you pull off the carapace.
3. Pull the shrimp meat out of the shell, pushing it to where you removed the legs.
4. If there were eggs at that time, it will be much more difficult to cleanse seafood. Then you need to pull the tail. If everything is done correctly, then the tail and the shell should be separated, leaving no other parts on the meat of this seafood.

A little tip: when cleaning large shrimps, a small incision should be made along their back to remove all the veins.

Attention! Be careful with the cloves on their head, they can be easily injured.

Consider how to cook dried shrimp. The recipes are simple and the dishes are delicious.

The first recipe is cooking snacks

Shrimp is the perfect snack for any beer. You can also cook crispy dried seafood in wine sauce, which will appeal not only to beer lovers.

List of ingredients

To prepare this dish you will need:

• rice (or maple) syrup - 1 tablespoon;
• dried shrimp - 150 grams;
• soy sauce - to taste;
• vegetable oil - 2 tablespoons;
• rice wine (mirin) - 1 tablespoon;
• sugar - 5 tablespoons.

Cooking method

The cooking sequence is as follows:

1. Take out or cook the dried shrimp. If you bought them, then they are ready for use, just remove the heads and remove the carapace.
2. Start by making the sauce. You need to mix soy sauce, sugar and mirin (or sake).
3. Then you need to pour the vegetable oil into the pan and heat it. Then, stirring, you need 3 minutes to fry the shrimp. Then put on medium heat, sprinkle with sugar and fry for another 3 minutes.
4. Next, put the shrimp on a small fire and pour them with soy sauce, mix everything thoroughly and cook for another 3 minutes.
5. The last step is to pour rice or maple syrup on the dish, increase the heat to medium and fry until the shrimps are browned.

Ready-made shrimp will turn out to be very crispy, rosy and incredibly tasty. The dish can be served with your favorite sauce.

The second recipe is rice fried with dried shrimp

Shrimp fried rice is a typical Chinese dish. For its preparation you will need small dried seafood. In China, they are often used to prepare various dishes, as they are a source of calcium and give the taste of seafood to your favorite treats.

List of Essential Ingredients

To prepare the dish you need to prepare:

• chicken egg - 1 piece;
• rice - 1 cup (boiled);
• green onion - 10 grams;
• vegetable oil - for frying;
• shrimp (dried) - 10 grams;
• salt to taste.

Cooking sequence

Before cooking, shrimp should be soaked in warm water for about 15 minutes.

1. In a heated frying pan, you need to fry the scrambled eggs in oil, dividing it into pieces with a spatula. Then you need to lay it out of the pan on a plate.
2. Pour and heat oil into the pan again. On it you need to fry the shrimp until golden brown.
3. Then add green onions to the dish.
4. Next, put the rice, fry for several minutes.
5. Put the fried egg there. Fry everything together for a few more minutes.

At the end, put the rice in a deep bowl, tamp it well and, turning it over, put it on a plate.