How to Clean Shrimp

This quick and easy how-to for cleaning and deveining shrimp is used by caterers and culinary professionals for a very good reason. It always results in gorgeous, luscious shrimp for all your best recipes.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Course Appetizer, Main Course
Cuisine American
Servings 4 servings
Calories 113 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 pound shrimp or more

Instructions
 

  • If shrimp are still in the shell, use a sharp scissors and cut along the middle back of each shrimp, leaving the tail intact.
  • Using a sharp paring knife, cut along the dark vein on the back of each shrimp and remove it. Rinse out the back of each shrimp and pat dry with paper towels.
  • Save shrimp shells in the freezer to make shrimp stock, if desired (see notes).

Nutrition

Calories: 113kcalProtein: 23gFat: 2gSaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 286mgSodium: 881mgPotassium: 91mgVitamin C: 5mgCalcium: 164mgIron: 2mg
Keyword shrimp
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