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Grilled shrimp is a favorite dish of many people because of the sweetness of the food mixed with grilled spices. This dish is not only attractive in taste, but it is also a dish that is quite simple to prepare and saves cooking time. However, in order to create the most delicious shrimp dish, an indispensable factor is the baking temperature when making this dish.
1. How to choose fresh shrimp
Shrimp is one of the foods in the seafood group that is low in calories but rich in nutrients. The composition of shrimp is mainly protein and water. In 100 grams of cooked shrimp, the nutritional composition of shrimp includes: 99 calories, 0.3 grams of fat, 0.2 grams of carbohydrates, 189 mg of cholesterol, 111 mg of sodium, 24 grams of protein. In addition, in the nutritional composition of shrimp, it is impossible not to mention the mineral content: calcium, phosphorus, iron, potassium...
In order to have delicious dishes, the decisive factor in part is that the processing materials must be processed. fresh. Here are some ways to help you choose fresh shrimp for grilled shrimp.
Shrimp body and shrimp head: If fresh shrimp will have a slightly curved body, the meat is firm and elastic. The shrimp head is not broken and firmly adheres to the shrimp body. Shrimp shell must be glossy, smooth, live in the middle of the shrimp body to look bright. Especially note that you should not buy shrimp that have black heads or peeled heads off the body. Shrimp tail: This is the easiest part to help you determine how fresh the shrimp is. To do this, simply expose the shrimp to the light, lengthen the shrimp's body and observe the width between the joints on the shell and the shrimp flesh. In case, this joint is wider than normal, it means that the shrimp has been stored for a long time or has been stored in the refrigerator. The shape of the shrimp: For fresh shrimp, the body is usually slightly curved, and if the shrimp has a curled shape, the shrimp has been kept for a long time. For each specific type of shrimp, there will be a few more specific ways to detect whether the shrimp is fresh or not, such as:
With black tiger shrimp: This is a type of farmed shrimp with a rather large size. To choose this type of shrimp, the first thing is that the shrimp must be raw, the shell is shiny, smooth, the body is fresh and clear. Shrimp meat is firm and elastic. For white shrimp: Mainly of natural origin, it is advisable to choose shrimp when it is still jumping, pink and white, .. With iron shrimp: This is a small shrimp but has a strong sweet taste. Choosing shrimp with pink and white color means that the shrimp is still fresh.
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2. How to marinate grilled shrimp
There are quite a few recipes for marinating shrimp to have delicious grilled shrimp. However, nowadays most people prefer grilled shrimp satay. Because, this can be considered a dish that both stimulates the taste and brings attractiveness to the user.
For the mind, after buying it, it is preliminarily processed and inedible parts are removed such as the black thread along the spine. At the same time, immediately marinate the shrimp with granulated salt for a period of 5 minutes so that the shrimp meat is firm. If you do not want to eat shrimp shells, you can remove the outer shell and leave a little shell at the tail to facilitate the process of baking shrimp.
Mixed shrimp grilled sauce: To make grilled shrimp sate, the sauce used to bake shrimp is indispensable with salt, chili, cumin, sugar, cooking oil, garlic ginger. Homogenize and blend all these ingredients in a blender. When you have a mixture of grilled shrimp sauce, then bring the shrimp to marinate. Keep the time from 30 to 60 minutes for the shrimp to infuse the spices of the sauce mixture. Then you can wrap an extra layer of foil outside before placing the shrimp on the grill. A small note with grilled shrimp satay should not let grilled shrimp come into direct contact with the fire. This will make the shrimp meat dry and pale.
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3. The temperature and time to be applied baking
Before baking shrimp need to preheat the oven for about 5-10 minutes. The purpose is to help the process of starting to bake shrimp at the right temperature.
Shrimp baking temperature and shrimp baking time play an important role in determining the delicious taste of grilled shrimp. Because, if the oven temperature is not hot enough and the baking time is fast, the shrimp will not cook evenly or if the temperature is too high, it can cause the shrimp to burn, and ruin the dish that took a long time to prepare.
Normally for seafood in general and shrimp in particular, when grilled, it will be kept at an oven temperature of about 180 degrees Celsius and baking time can last about 10 to 12 minutes. Then, you increase the baking temperature to 200 degrees Celsius and bake for about 3 more minutes. One thing to note when grilling shrimp is the need to adjust the temperature and baking time to match the size of the shrimp. Because each type of shrimp will have a different cooking time.
Grilling shrimp is not difficult, but to have a delicious grilled shrimp full of flavor, it is necessary to strictly follow the steps from shrimp selection to marinating and grilling shrimp. Through this article, you have also gained more experience to be able to make delicious grilled shrimp with your own hands for family meals.
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Reference sources: epicurious.com, sunhouse.com.vn
