A step-by-step guide for beautifully prepared seafood.
Butterflying shrimp is a technique used to prepareshrimpfor cooking in variousseafood recipesfrom stuffed shrimp toshrimp scampi.
Selecting The Right Shrimp
Buying the rightsize shrimpis important for the best butterflied results.
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When grocery shopping, youll want to look for shell-on, tail-on large shrimp to make butterflying them easier.
Smaller shrimp will make the task quite tedious and less effective.
You may also choose to rinse after shelling and deveining to check that nothing was left behind.
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1/4 inch deep) near the head.
Cut downwards along the center of the shrimp’s back until you reach the tail.
Take caution not to split the butterflied shrimp in half.
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Or use the easy method to take a stunningshrimp pastato the next level.
If buying frozen shrimp pre-peeled, be sure the tail is still intact.
Before butterflying, you’ll need to properly defrost the shrimp.
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To quickly defrost, place in a bag and submerge in cold water for 30 minutes.
The butterflying method can be use for a variety of seafood, poultry, and meat.
Most commonly are lobster, chicken breasts, or a whole chicken which isspatchcocking.
