Learn exactly how to devein shrimp STEP-BY-STEP in this guide. It just takes a few minutes and you’ll see all the photos and tips you need to know along the way to peel and take out the vein quickly… Let’s prepare deveined shrimp to cook it!
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What you need to devein shrimp
- Shrimp, jumbo, thawed if from frozen
- Gloves if you have them
- A plate, cutting board, or flat surface to devein shrimp
- Paring knife to carve out vein
- Bowl to discard outside of shrimp
- Bowl for holding deveined shrimp
How to devein shrimp
- Remove the shrimp from the bag.
- Peel shell of shrimp (called carapace) shrimp over a bowl (using gloves is a great idea). We leave the tail on the shrimp so it’s easy to hold when serving.
- Set peeled shrimp on a plate or another surface that’s easy to clean.
- Use a paring knife to cut a line down the length of the shrimp, and to remove the vein. Push out the vein.
This step actually goes by pretty fast once you get the hang of it.
- Toss shrimp in a mixing bowl and season or marinade it for your recipe.
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FAQs
It’s a special tool that makes it a little easier to devein shrimp. In the future, I’ll add a guide to how to use a shrimp deveiner.
No, you don’t have to devein more than one vein. The vein on the back of the shrimp (the larger curve) is the one you remove. The one on the inside of the curve of the shrimp is the intestinal tract.
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Ingredients
- 32 oz shrimp jumbo, thawed
Instructions
- Remove the shrimp from the bag.
- Peel shrimp over a bowl (using gloves is a great idea). We leave the tail on the shrimp so it’s easy to hold when serving.
- Set peeled shrimp on a plate or another surface that’s easy to clean.
- Use a paring knife to cut a line down the length of the shrimp, and to remove the vein. Push the vein out with the knife.
- Toss shrimp in a mixing bowl and season or marinade it for your recipe.
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