Tips: How to Boil Frozen or Raw Shrimps

In a nutshell...

1. Wash 100g shrimps with:
• 1 tbsp (7.5g) corn starch
• 1/3 tsp (2g) salt
2. Add 1 tbsp sake to well drained shrimps
3. Add shrimps to saute pan with:
• 600 ml water
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tbsp sake
4. Close lid and remove from heat.
5. Set aside 2 minutes.
6. Drain and set aside 2 minutes.

Equipments

• Colander x 2
  
• Bowl
• Saute pan or frying pan with lid

Directions - Thaw Shrimps under Running Water (if Frozen)

1. Add ice and water to a bowl. Set aside.
2. Add frozen shrimps to colander.
3. Rinse under tap water ( do not keep the water pressure too high or water runs shrimp eggs etc).
   Pick up thawed shrimps and add to the bowl of ice water.
   Repeat until all the shrimps are transferred to the bowl.

Ingredients - Boiling

• peeled and deveined shrimps, frozen or Raw, 100g
  
• 1 tbsp (7.5g) corn starch
• 1/3 tsp (2g) salt
• 1 tbsp sake
  
  
• 600 ml water
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tbsp sake

Directions - Boiling

1. (Optional) Devein shrimps if not deveined.
2. Add 1 tbsp corn starch and 1/3 tsp salt to shrimps to wash. Rinse for 2,3 times (not too much).
3. Drain well and add sake.
4. Boil water in a saute pan, adding 1 tsp salt and 1 tbsp sake 
5. When boiling, add shrimps making sure them submerged completely.
6. Close the lid and remove from the heat. Set aside 2 minutes or 3 if not peeled.
7. If shrimps are not mostly opaque, add more time.
8. Using a colander, drain shrimps. Set aside for another 2 minutes to cook with shrimps' left over heat.
9. If not using immediately, cool down shrimps by funning mostly to the room temperature. Save shrimps in refrigerator. 

Note