The images that come to us in a dream are a reflection of our thoughts and experiences in reality. If you interpret them correctly, it is possible to avoid mistakes in real life. For example, I dream about moving: what is this for?
I'm moving in a dream: what to expect in reality?
Dream Interpretation of Sigmund Freud
The house you are moving into is simple, without small details, and represents... But the building with balconies, platbands, and carvings is a symbol of a woman. Thus, if a woman makes some manipulations in the house in a dream, this is an indicator of her relationship with her chosen one.
The more carefully she treats him, for example, she may dream about how she makes repairs when moving, the more she values the relationship. If a young girl sees such a dream, then it portends favorable changes in her personal life.: soon she may meet her one and only and marry him.
A house in a dream does not have some important parts, for example, the roof is missing, the windows are broken - this is an unfavorable sign. It can warn that someone around the dreamer will die in the near future.
Miller's Dream Book
A new house to move into that you admire in your dreams, indicates that soon you will have to choose your destiny, but whatever choice you make, it will be successful.
If in a dream you are moving to a house that is much richer than your current home - expect your financial condition to improve. And vice versa - changing housing for the worse speaks of future losses.
Dream Interpretation of Hasse
Moving to a new home is seen as a symbol of changes in the dreamer's personal life. It is from this point of view that the dream must be interpreted: if everything goes well, it means that new relationships will appear or existing ones will be strengthened, and marriage is possible soon. When moving is accompanied by some difficulties - things are lost, the new house is uninhabitable, then you should expect a quarrel or a complete breakup.
Family dream book
I dreamed of moving to another apartment - are you worried about your. You are waiting for changes in your personal life and work, and they will happen soon. Such a dream needs to be remembered in detail; the general condition of the house, its interior decoration, and lighting are also important. The richer the interior, the better fate awaits you.
The unfinished house you are moving into indicates that many difficulties await you before your situation becomes stable. If this dream is dreamed by a sick person, it can mean deterioration of the condition or even death.
When in a dream you move into the house you live in in reality, look forward to pleasant events. All the troubles that are bothering you now will be resolved, and your life will improve for the better. If you moved to a new house and found yourself there alone, then expect betrayal from loved ones in reality.
New town
It happens that the plot of a dream involves not just a move, but a move to another city. Such a dream, as a rule, indicates the state of affairs at your work, speaks of upcoming changes, but whether they will be positive or negative depends on specific details.
If you see noisy gatherings where many people participate, there will be personnel changes in the team, which will most likely benefit you. Active help from other people foreshadows immediate material well-being, for example, a bonus or other monetary reward. If you travel a long time to get to a new city, then you will have an expansion of work responsibilities, which will have a beneficial effect on your career.
When the place where you have arrived is completely unfamiliar to you, expect some unexpected offer from the management. If your new home is filled with bright light, this means that your colleagues gossip a lot behind your back, but they will not be able to harm you. Is the apartment you arrived in small and cramped? Take a closer look at your management, it’s great that for some reason they are dissatisfied with you.
If you are traveling to a new city with your whole family, and even taking your pets with you, then this means opening up new prospects at work. The circle of business partners will expand, new contracts will appear, and your financial situation will improve.
Children are actively involved in the move: your bosses have high expectations of you, so make every effort to show your best side.
A new city in a dream is beautiful and clean - your life will be happy; dirty and unkempt - expect trouble.
The more joy moving in a dream gives you, the easier it will be to solve your pressing problems in reality.
an old house
If in a dream you are moving into an old house, then this may mean that you should pay attention to your health. The worse the condition of the building, the greater the risk of some serious illness. If the house has no roof, no windows and doors, then you need to immediately change your lifestyle, get rid of bad habits, and play sports.
But when you move not to an unfamiliar home, but to the old house of your childhood, then this is a good sign. If you see a familiar environment, meet relatives, even if they have already died, it means that your position in life will be strengthened, your material and mental state will be stable.
However, if such a dream causes anxiety and generally negative emotions, it means in reality you are overcome by some worries that you cannot cope with on your own. Such a dream suggests that you should look for a person in your environment whose support you could count on.
Someone else's move
If you dream that it is not you, but someone else who is moving, then such a dream may mean that an unpleasant event awaits you, that strangers will harm you.
When you watch a stranger move in, loneliness awaits you, and you will have to cope with life’s adversities on your own. Moving your loved ones or acquaintances in a dream means that in reality you can count on friendly support to cope with your problems.
Collect things
Do you see not the move itself, but only the collection of things for it? You have already subconsciously prepared for the upcoming changes in your life, moreover, you simply need them. In reality, you do not yet observe any prerequisites for changes, but soon some sharp turn awaits you. Perhaps you will be offered a job in another city, or you will marry a person from afar. It is possible that it will be a foreigner.
If the bag in which you collect your things seems small to you, then Are you ready to take the first step towards changes in your life?. When you see a large, spacious suitcase, fate will decide everything for you, and changes will come from the most unexpected quarters.
It is well known that one crossing is equal to two fires. But if the results of the redeployment in reality are known to everyone, then only a few know about the consequences of a dream with this incident. What might a move mean in a dream? The dream book claims that such a dream promises sudden changes in life. Whether they will be good or bad will be determined by the details of the dream. We will talk about them in our article.
Relationships with others
What does a dream portend for a person in which he makes a move? The dream book believes that such a sight warns the dreamer about the wrong relationship with the people around him. Leaving familiar places means finding a new refuge, in which you will have to make friends and acquaintances again. Such a dream indicates that in reality the dreamer is too closed and offends others with his distrust. This is the reason for the indifference of many people to him. If a person moves in a dream with joy, it means that in reality he overestimates his new capabilities. Success makes his head spin completely in vain - all his recent achievements are illusory, and soon the dreamer will have to convince himself of this. But friends may not understand the temporary dizziness from success and turn away from the dreamer.
Changes in career and personal life
An interesting interpretation of a dream about moving can be read in various dream books. Often it concerns the most important things for a person - personal life and career. For example, if a girl dreams that she is moving her things to another apartment, it means that she will soon have success with the opposite sex. However, if movers help her, in the near future her friends will catch her in an unseemly act.
Moving to a permanent place of residence several floors higher means success in work or study; moving to a room at the same level means serious challenges in professional activity. Moving a couple of floors lower means succumbing to the onslaught of envious people and giving up tempting job prospects or suffering a demotion.
Moving to another city for singles and unmarried people
Such a dream needs to be given close attention. The fact is that it indicates troubles that you should never give in to. Victory will certainly be for the sleeping person; the main thing for him is not to lose his presence of mind and believe in his own strength. Moving to another country indicates great success in the dreamer's life. He will certainly be lucky both in his professional activities and in his personal life. Moving to live in a neighboring building in a dream means that in the near future you will quarrel with your family.
A dream that involves not only moving to another city, but also losing orientation in a new place, threatens the sleeper with serious disagreements with relatives. And he will be to blame for them himself. The whole family may suffer from his frivolous antics. However, if the right path is found in a dream, then the dreamer will be able to correct his mistakes and make peace with his relatives. For an unmarried girl, a dream about moving may foreshadow an imminent wedding.
Interpretation for a married woman
So far we have been talking about what can happen to single people who dream of moving. The dream book warns that for married women such a dream can prophesy completely different events. For example, moving to a new place of residence in a dream, a lady can safely count on the resumption of a romantic relationship with her husband in reality. Moreover, if she moves up several floors, it means that her chosen one has long been ready for this. If she moves along the same stairwell, it means that he does not even think about the fact that the marital relationship has lost its former sharpness. Moving things several floors below in a dream means facing misunderstanding and coldness from your husband in reality. The eternal busyness of the sleeping woman is to blame. She constantly works, sacrificing her personal relationships. A dream about moving into a neighboring building threatens a married lady with serious troubles. He warns that she has one last chance to find mutual understanding with her husband. If she wants to save her family, then she will have to make every effort to do this.
Many people think about what the dream of moving to a new country means. Such a sight promises a sleeping woman success in her professional activities. If she doesn’t work, it means that luck in business will accompany her significant other. Moving to another locality in a dream threatens the family with serious financial difficulties. However, if a woman sees that it is not she who is planning to move, but her husband, then she is behind him in development and may soon become uninteresting to him. She urgently needs to improve her professional and intellectual level. The same goes for children. If in a dream they begin to pack things for moving, it means that their mother and father are gradually losing their parental authority.
Interpretation for a married man
For a man, such a dream serves as a warning that he is daydreaming too much and has gone far beyond the bounds of reality in his aspirations. However, he clearly has few opportunities to achieve his intended goal. If a person sees himself moving to a neighboring apartment, he should pay more attention to his own wife. Moving to the lower floors indicates that the marital relationship needs to be saved. Moving things to the upper floors means that only laziness prevents you from achieving your cherished goal. Moving to a neighboring apartment means inferior to your colleagues in climbing the career ladder. Losing things when moving threatens the sleeper with troubles at work and financial difficulties. A trip to a permanent place of residence in another country indicates that a person may suffer from the actions of scammers. The interpretation of a dream about moving to another city indicates future health problems. If a man dreams that he is lost and cannot find his home, it means that in reality he is too keen on the opposite sex and risks seriously complicating his relationship with his wife.
Quality of new home
It is of great importance what kind of apartment the sleeper moves to in a dream. Moving to a luxurious apartment with excellent renovation in a dream means in reality finding success in all your endeavors. Spacious and bright rooms in a dream indicate that prosperity and success await the person ahead. Moving to a dirty and neglected apartment, on the contrary, promises the sleeper unfavorable changes in life. Moving into an empty home means spiritual emptiness and personal unsettlement.
Using the same principle, you can recognize why you dream of moving to another city. If the streets of a locality are clean and well-maintained, then only happy events await the sleeper. Relocation to a dirty and destroyed city portends serious troubles in the life of the sleeper.
Vanga's Dream Book
When discussing what a dream about moving could entail, one cannot ignore the opinion of authoritative dream books. One of these proven sources is Vanga’s dream book. The famous seer claims that the interpretation of such a dream depends on which route the move is taken. The dream book claims that a crooked road indicates that the sleeper needs to put his thoughts and actions in order. A person is on the wrong path, and if he does not change it, he will lose everything he has. A prison or cemetery awaits the dreamer if he does not come to his senses and reconsider his line of behavior. A straight road in a dream is a symbol of the right path. If a person masters this path, then he will be able to achieve financial and personal well-being. A deserted road in a dream speaks of the loneliness of the sleeper. He should turn to God to find peace.
Freud's Dream Book
A famous psychoanalyst claims that such a dream personifies the dreamer’s phobias. According to Freud, moving to another house symbolizes people's fear of death. However, a person may have other reasons for concern. For example, a fork in the road in a dream speaks of his difficulties in choosing or changing a sexual partner. A crossroads in a dream predicts unexpected changes in your personal life.
Miller's Dream Book
The famous psychologist managed to compile one of the most popular dream books of our time. He is the one people trust most often. Miller believes that a dream can be interpreted based on the associations and emotions it evokes in those sleeping. Therefore, the psychologist interprets the dream we are considering in a traditional way. Moving to another apartment, a new house or an unfamiliar city is a symbol of impending changes, as well as the dreamer’s fear of them. For an unmarried girl, such a dream can mean a quick marriage, and for a married girl it can mean dramatic changes in family life. Helping someone move in a dream means upsetting your friends and relatives in reality with your behavior. Watching things being carried from the window means an unexpected trip.
Modern dream book
This source says that moving portends changes in your personal life. Relocation with the loss of things threatens the dreamer with the loss of personal property in reality. Such a dream warns that he trusts the people around him too much and may pay for it. If during the move the sleeper damaged or broke many things, it means that in reality he will be disappointed and dissatisfied. Relocating and parting with pets symbolizes good luck in all endeavors.
Now you know what moving in a dream portends. Changes, family troubles, career growth, concerns and fears, upcoming marriage, sudden separation - the list of interpretations is very wide. The details of the dream and internal sensations can tell you more than any proven dream book. Therefore, be vigilant, listen to yourself more often, do not lose your presence of mind - and everything will be fine. Sweet dreams!
Moving somewhere in a dream means quick changes. A dream can mean that a sick person will soon recover, and an unhappy person will find happiness. To understand what changes will be in your life, you need to pay attention to the details of the dream.
Dream Book of the Wanderer
Dreams where a person moves somewhere mean his transition from one state to another. Perhaps creative plans and ideas will appear or your well-being will improve. If there was a black streak in life, then a “white” streak will come. In very rare cases, moving a sleeping person can mean death.
Spring dream book
A railway crossing with a closed barrier means financial collapse, unsuccessful deals;
If the barrier is open, successful trade, profit, business success.
Magic dream book
The dream book about moving says that the sleeper strives for new heights and goals.
Dream Interpretation of Felomena
Those who move in a dream will definitely experience rapid changes, but what they will be and how they will affect the life of the person who has such a dream depends on the events that took place during the move.
Where were you moving to?
To another house - if you move to a spacious, well-furnished house, expect success and happy events, but if the house is empty or abandoned, a streak of troubles is coming;
To another city - if the city is beautiful, with flowers and trees, positive changes await you; if the city is dirty and poor - your dreams will not come true;
To another apartment - such a dream speaks of imbalance, anxiety and confusion of the sleeper;
To another country - if you are going to a rich, beautiful country, it means that luck will soon turn to you;
Moving to a man in a dream speaks of a desire to improve relations with a partner and dreams of marriage.
Other details
- Traveling by train - you need to make every effort to make your plan work out.
Considering moving - you are striving for change, you need to move in this direction;
Small bag, few things - increased career status;
Dream Interpretation of Hasse
If you saw a railroad crossing in a dream, you will face serious challenges in the near future. The achievement of the set goals depends on whether the barrier at the crossing was closed or open. When the barrier is closed, you receive a warning about difficulties on the way to your goals.
Children's dream book
The interpreter claims that seeing a move in a dream can mean a real change in place of residence in life. Perhaps you will get an apartment or complete the unfinished construction of a house.
Shrimp is a very tasty and healthy product. It is quite possible to cook it at home, but to do this you should follow a few simple cooking rules. The finished shrimp meat will delight you with its softness, tenderness and juiciness.
Shrimp is a very tasty product, which in our usual society is considered a delicacy. This is because the cost of shrimp can be too high and sometimes exceeds all permitted standards. The higher the quality of the shrimp, the more expensive their cost will be.
It is worth noting that there are two types of shrimp:
- cold-water
- warm water
Cold-water shrimp are those shrimp that we usually call “Atlantic”. They are not large and they are cheaper. The more elite types of shrimp are considered warm-water: Tiger and Royal. This shrimp is much larger in size than the Atlantic one, it has more meat, and its meat is tastier.
Shrimp is a product that definitely needs to be cooked to avoid poisoning. In addition, the taste of cooked shrimp meat is aromatic and tender, while raw shrimp meat is almost tasteless, with a fishy taste.
The best way to prepare shrimp is to boil them. But this is not so simple either. The fact is that cooking shrimp requires a certain amount of time.
It must be followed very precisely. If you overcook the shrimp for just a minute, the meat will become rubbery and not tasty. And if you do everything correctly, the shrimp will literally “melt in your mouth.”
Atlantic shrimp 
king prawn 
Tiger shrimp
How and for how long to cook fresh shrimp after boiling?
Now that you have precisely determined the type of your product, you should start cooking them. It is important to know that there is no need to peel the shrimp before cooking; you risk tearing off excess pieces of meat.
However, if you have some personal beliefs and aversions to shrimp heads, you can do this painstaking work and chop off each head with a knife. But with the same success you can do this with the finished product, without harm to the meat.
Preparation of shrimp:
- Prepare a large saucepan for cooking. It could even be a ten-liter saucepan. The main thing is a sufficient amount of water and a convenient way to catch shrimp with a slotted spoon.
- Wait until the water boils completely and salt it, a teaspoon of salt per large pan of water is enough
- If you wish, you can add any spice to the water to your taste. The most popular are: bay leaf, a bunch of dill, a few cloves and even a slice of lemon or lime
Boiled shrimp can be immediately placed on ice to cool and retain their tenderness. But this is far from essential. You can immediately place them on a paper towel to absorb excess water or on a serving plate.
boiled, prepared shrimp Do I need to defrost shrimp before cooking?
In most cases, the buyer does not purchase freshly caught shrimp in the store, but frozen ones. This is the most common way to deliver shrimp anywhere in the world for consumption. But there is one nuance with such shrimp. As a rule, the product that is frozen is already semi-finished.
Probably, some have already noticed that fresh shrimp has an unpleasant grayish color, while packaged and frozen in a store it has an appetizing orange color. The semi-cooked shrimp is deliberately lightly boiled and frozen for ease of consumption.
This kind of shrimp should be cooked a little less time than fresh shrimp. It is important to know that it should not be defrosted. If you notice that there is too much ice on one shrimp, this is the consequence of several refreezes and the dishonest attitude of sellers towards the products.
It is best not to buy such shrimp. Avoid frozen weight shrimp and buy ones that are sealed.
If there is a lot of ice on the shrimp, you can try breaking it before cooking. Cover the shrimp with a towel and tap them with a rolling pin.
Cooking frozen shrimp:
- Salt the water, pepper and add spices to taste
- Place frozen shrimp in a saucepan
- Without waiting for the next water to boil, time exactly forty seconds
- After 30-40 seconds, take a slotted spoon and stirring all the shrimp, begin to take them out onto the dish one by one
- Make sure your shrimp is soft
frozen shrimp How long to cook frozen peeled shrimp?
Cooking frozen shrimp depends only on their size. Thirty seconds may be enough for a small shrimp, while a tiger shrimp requires a full minute.
Some gourmets are confident that no cooking should be done for frozen shrimp. In principle, this opinion is true. But for hygienic purposes and in order to eat a warm dish, there is one simple way to prepare the dish.
How long to cook frozen shrimp:
- Open the bag and pour the shrimp into the bowl
- Boil water in a kettle until it boils
- Pour boiling water over all the shrimp
- Keep an eye on the shrimp; they should be kept in hot water until the “ice glaze” completely disappears.
- After this, you can drain the water and serve the shrimp on the table.
- Sprinkle shrimp with lemon juice or prepare a separate creamy garlic sauce
cooked shrimp How to cook frozen unpeeled shrimp in the shell?
In a modern store you can find three types of shrimp for consumption:
- freshly caught
- unpeeled (those that were frozen immediately or after cooking)
- peeled (can be pickled, can be in sauce and even frozen)
The difference between peeled and unpeeled is that some have a shell, while others do not. If you see shrimp meat on sale, you should know that this is a ready-to-eat product that only requires defrosting. Shrimp that show a shell have a natural shell and eggs (depending on gender).
Shrimp meat in any form is more expensive than unpeeled shrimp because most of the work has already been done. The existing shell does not affect the taste of the product in any way. While you boil the water, fresh shrimp should be cooked in the usual way:
- small - half a minute
- large - two and a half
Cooled, cooked shrimp in the shell are easy to eat. You tear off the tail (it is spiny and not edible), as well as the head. Spread the legs of the shrimp and take out the meat. Everything is very simple.
Unpeeled cooked shrimp How long to cook unpeeled king prawns?
Preparation of king prawns:
- Boil water until completely boiling, add salt and pepper, a slice of lemon and a small bunch of dill to the water
- Time two minutes, take a slotted spoon and over the next minute gradually catch the nice orange-colored shrimp into a serving bowl.
- Ready shrimp can be sprinkled with lemon juice and prepared with garlic and cream sauce
unpeeled king prawns How to cook frozen tiger prawns?
- Open the packet of shrimp and place the contents in a separate bowl.
- Boil the water until it boils completely, add salt and pepper, a slice of lemon and a small bunch of dill and a bay leaf to the water
- Wait for the next boil and after bubbles appear on the surface, pour all the shrimp into the pan
- Time it for three minutes, take a slotted spoon and over the next minute gradually scoop out the nice orange-colored shrimp into a serving bowl.
boiled tiger prawns How to cook green shrimp?
Sometimes on store shelves you can find green shrimp. This means that you are presented with a freshly caught, but immediately frozen product. These shrimp should be cooked in a slightly different way:
- You should know exactly what is in front of you: fresh shrimp or frozen, and only then start cooking
- Fresh shrimp should be thrown into boiling water and cooked, depending on the size, for two to three minutes (everything is described in great detail above in the article)
- If you have fresh frozen green shrimp in front of you, you should first boil the water. Then you need to add your favorite spices and salt to it. The entire amount of shrimp is thrown into boiling water
- This cooking should take eight to ten minutes, depending on the size of the shrimp.
- During this time, the “ice glaze” will melt and the shrimp will acquire a pleasant pink-orange color, which will indicate its readiness
green shrimp, cooking instructions How to cook Argentine shrimp?
Argentine shrimp is distinguished by the fact that it is not grown artificially. Argentine shrimp is one that grew in its natural environment and was caught in the Atlantic Ocean. This is a common product in modern supermarkets, which sometimes even costs several times less.
Preparation of Argentine shrimp:
- Boil water until completely boiling
- Add salt, a piece of ginger, a bay leaf and a few cloves of garlic into boiling water.
- You should throw your amount of Argentine shrimp into boiling water
- These shrimp are quite large and therefore should be boiled for about five minutes.
- After four and a half minutes, you can take a slotted spoon and gradually catch the shrimp from the boiling water
- Boiled shrimp should be decorated with chopped herbs and served with creamy garlic sauce
Argentine shrimp, cooking instructions How to cook Azov shrimp?
The Azov shrimp is very small and it is practically the same as the Atlantic one. It does not require long cooking:
- Add any spices to boiling water to taste: dill, bay leaf, cloves, garlic, ginger and salt
- After the salt has dissolved, throw in the shrimp.
- Wait for the water to boil again (this is about a minute and a half)
- During this time, the shrimp will lose its gray color and turn pink-orange.
- After two minutes of cooking, the Azov shrimp is considered ready
- Scoop each portion out with a slotted spoon and place in a serving dish.
Azov shrimp, cooking method How to cook shrimp in the microwave?
Modern kitchen appliances allow you to cook shrimp not only in a pan, but also in the microwave:
- Prepare a kilogram of shrimp, place them in a glass bowl
- The shrimp must be covered with a special sauce: to do this, mix a glass of water and a glass of soy sauce. Stir thoroughly and pour it over all the shrimp.
- Squeeze part of the lemon over the shrimp, sprinkling them with juice.
- Cover the shrimp with a microwave-safe lid.
- Turn on the microwave in warm mode for five minutes
- After the time has passed, remove the shrimp and cool, serve on the table.
how to cook shrimp in the microwave? How to cook shrimp in a slow cooker?
You can also cook shrimp in a slow cooker. To do this, you should use the “steamer” mode:
- Pour water into the bowl
- Place shrimp on a wire rack to steam
- Sprinkle shrimp with lemon juice
- Turn on steam mode
- Wait for the water to boil in the bowl and keep the shrimp with the lid closed in the slow cooker for exactly ten minutes to cook
how to cook shrimp in a slow cooker? How to cook shrimp for beer?
- Boil water in a saucepan
- Wait for the water to boil completely and salt it, add dill and garlic (a bunch of dill, a handful of garlic)
- Depending on the variety of your shrimp, follow the cooking rules and regulations. Atlantic small shrimp is boiled in water for no more than two minutes. After one and a half minutes, you can take a slotted spoon and catch everyone one by one from the pan onto a dish
- Large varieties of shrimp (King and Tiger) should be cooked for no more than three minutes. That is, after two and a half minutes, take a slotted spoon and catch the shrimp
- Pepper the finished shrimp and sprinkle with lemon juice. Bon appetit!
Video: “How to cook delicious shrimp?”
Shrimp is the most popular seafood product, which won the hearts of gourmets many centuries ago. We value them not only for their exotic gastronomic qualities, but also for their high nutritional value. They are rich in protein, microelements, vitamins A, D, E and the entire group B. And they have a surprisingly low calorie content - only 97 kcal per 100 g.
But in our latitudes, crustaceans are sold only after deep freezing, so they require careful heat treatment. Otherwise, the delicacy will become “rubbery” and, moreover, will lose most of its beneficial properties. To avoid this, you need to know how to properly cook frozen shrimp.
Before choosing a particular pack of shrimp in the supermarket, pay attention to their condition. A low-quality product will not bring the desired pleasure, even if you cook it according to all technological rules.
- “Correct” shrimp should have the same size, an even layer of ice on the surface of each individual, uniform color, a shiny surface of the shell and a curved tail (only for small shrimp).
A curved tail indicates that the shrimp were frozen quickly. The more curved it is, the less they were kept outdoors.
- The head and body of the shrimp can acquire a green color, this is due to the fact that the diet of crustaceans can include a variety of plankton. This product is suitable for use.
- A brown head is generally a great sign! This shrimp is pregnant, which means its meat is more tasty and healthy.
- But you shouldn’t buy black-headed shrimp. This is a sign of illness, which will certainly affect the taste.
- Boiled-frozen (W/O) and fresh-frozen (S/F), peeled and unpeeled shrimp are available for sale. The best option is freshly frozen, unpeeled. They retained more nutrients and did not lose their inherent pronounced taste.
On the packaging of shrimp you can find mysterious numbers: 16/20, 20/35, 90/120... They display the actual number of individuals in 1 kg (from and to), and therefore their size. The lower the numbers, the larger the shrimp!
- Dull spots on the shell and the presence of “snowballs” in the bag indicate a violation of the temperature regime.
- Check the production date; even frozen shrimp cannot retain their flavor indefinitely. The richest and most flavorful crustaceans are those that have been in the freezer for no more than 2 months.
- The permissible layer of glaze should not exceed 1 mm, the rest is wasted money.
How to defrost shrimp
The product must be defrosted before cooking. It's best to think ahead and place the shrimp in the bottom of the refrigerator overnight to let them thaw on their own. Or unpack and put in a warm place.
But if “time is running out,” transfer the shrimp from the package to a sieve and hold under cool running water. Over time, the ice crust will thaw and drain, and with it the dirt.
Important! Do not use quick defrosting in the microwave oven; the shrimp will become limp and tasteless.
How to peel frozen shrimp
If you are preparing shrimp as a separate dish, do not deprive your guests of the opportunity to peel them themselves. Just don’t forget to place a bowl of water and lemon next to each device for washing your hands.
But if you are boiling shrimp for salad, pasta or soup, you will have to peel them in advance.
For raw ones, especially for large crustaceans (tiger and king prawns), this method is suitable. Remove the shell by trimming it along the back with scissors, and then remove the remaining chitinous plates. Find a brown thread in the cut on its back - this is the gastrointestinal tract, which should be removed.
They also get rid of the legs, but it’s better to leave the head; shrimp with the head look more impressive and retain more nutrients when cooked.
Boiled specimens can be easily cleaned with your hands, holding the shrimp by the head. First, the paws and part of the shell are removed, then the head and the remaining shell below are torn off, pulling off the tail.
How to cook frozen shrimp
A large and spacious pan is selected, and 2.5 times more water is poured than there are shrimp. They should “float” freely during the cooking process.
Add some salt to the water, squeeze out half a lemon, add spices, and only after boiling add the shrimp. Definitely defrosted!
When cooking shrimp in the shell, add 2 tbsp. l. salt per liter of liquid, purified - 2 times less.
To emphasize the exotic taste of shrimp, you can add any spices to the water. Shrimp “love them very much”!
The main thing is that they are in harmony with each other, otherwise the idea will work the other way around and the spices will overwhelm the delicate sea aroma.
Good combinations of spices for marinade:
- Salt, lemon juice, cloves or peppercorns.
- Cloves, grapefruit juice, coriander.
- Dry wine, garlic, finely grated carrots. Wine and water are taken in a ratio of 1 to 4.
- Fresh or dried dill, allspice, bay leaf. Boil the marinade for 10 minutes, then add the shrimp.
- Spices, black and red peppercorns, beer (300 g per 1 kg of shrimp).
- Allspice, cloves, lemon juice, bay leaf, 2 cloves of garlic, a little tomato paste, paprika and salt. All spices are added before boiling, and the bay leaf is added a minute before they are ready.
If the shrimp have floated to the surface, turned red (for raw ones), the meat has become white, and the shell has become more transparent - they are ready!
How long does it take to cook frozen shrimp?
Shrimp meat consists almost entirely of protein, and it quickly coagulates in boiling water. Therefore, be attentive to the cooking process and do not overcook the “outlandish crustaceans.”
If you immerse the shrimp in cold water after cooking, they will be easier to peel.
On average, fresh frozen shrimp are cooked from 2 to 10 minutes depending on size:
- Ordinary(small) it is not recommended to cook them more 2 minutes.
- Royal(refer to the previous type, but slightly larger) boil 3-5 minutes.
- Brindle(body length reaches 36 cm) cannot be cooked more 10 minutes.
Important! For boiled-frozen shrimp, the cooking time is reduced to one minute!
Features of cooking boiled-frozen shrimp
To make the dish more delicious, you can heat the boiled shrimp in the sauce over low heat. For example, in sour cream, tomato or cream. For any option, first prepare the sauce, then add the shrimp and heat for 7-10 minutes.
- Sour cream sauce for shrimp: melt butter in a thick-bottomed saucepan, add finely chopped herbs, pour in sour cream, salt, pepper and heat without letting it boil.
- Tomato sauce: Peel the tomatoes, chop the pulp, add tomato paste, salt, pepper, and fresh chopped herbs.
- Cream sauce: pour thick cream into a wide-bottomed bowl, add salt and pepper, squeeze out the lemon and add shrimp immediately before boiling. You can add chopped and fried spinach to the sauce.
How to boil shrimp using household appliances
Many people have modern appliances in their kitchens. If so, you can resort to their help:
- Shrimp in a steamer. Salt and pepper the shrimp, sprinkle with lemon juice, place in a container, put a few slices of lemon on top and cook for 7-15 minutes, depending on the size.
- In a slow cooker. Season the shrimp with olive oil, lemon juice and spices. Transfer the mixture to a multicooker container with water (2 liters per 1 kg) and set the “quenching” mode. Or do not add water and turn on the “baking” mode.
- In a pressure cooker. Place the processed shrimp in a pressure cooker, add salt, season and add a little water. Continue cooking for no more than 2 minutes, selecting “frying seafood”.
- In the microwave shrimp are cooked in their own juice, so they become especially aromatic and tasty. And so that they do not soften during quick cooking, you need to dry them after defrosting, placing them on a dry towel or napkin.
Then place it in a sleeve and add a small amount of water mixed with oil. You need to make a couple of holes in the sleeve with an ordinary needle and simmer the shrimp in the microwave for 5 minutes at medium power.
Boiled shrimp are a worthy dish for a holiday table. Don't overcook them, feel free to use spices and impress your guests with skillfully prepared seafood!
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