How to clean Prawns and Shrimp
Cleaning process of Prawns is a time consuming one. If you are in India, typically cleaning process is done when you buy. You should get it cleaned properly and carefully by instructing the person to remove the dark black/brown thread inside the prawns that starts from head to tail.
If you are doing by yourself, please follow the steps below:
Cleaning Prawns
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Photo of Prawns before cleaning:
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Take a prawn and slightly tear its head.
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Please note carefully not to tear it completely. (If you did tear it completely do not worry)
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With the torn head in the hand, slowly start removing the black/brown thread in the middle of the prawn / shrimp.
Now, this is the most crucial step. You must be very careful and delicately remove the black thread. If you find it difficult, you can put a vertical cut on the back side of the prawn and take it out. Or you can remove the head first and then try to pull out the black/brown thing.
Photos of How to remove the black thread in the middle of the prawn and shrimp
Photo of the black/brown thread removed along with the head of the Prawn
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Remove the shell from the Prawn / Shrimp.
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Photo of Shell removed and cleaned Prawn:
