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    Only ever bought these ready cooked before, but came across some frozen raw ones, any ideas on the best way to cook them?
    Tried once on a barbeque but ended up over cooking.
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    I would boil or stir fry them...boiling, would be a matter of a minute or two ... I cook tiger shrimps in a stir fry, and they are the last ingredient to be added...

    Just googled, and this was the first link that came up, which confirms my timings.
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      Thankyou @Sian in Belgium , I tried frying them in oil and butter, they tasted good but were a bit messy to eat, oil everywhere:biggrin:
      I've got another lot and might try boiling them next time.
      I think the timing is everything, too little and they are like rubber, too much and they go to jelly.

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        Only ever flash fried them on a hot BBQ: delicious! But, a total waste of time/fuel if lighting a BBQ just to cook these perishers! :doh:
        If they are in their "raw" state, they should be grey; once cooked, they are PINK. Not dark red; not dark pink: PINK! That is when they are ready to eat ;)

        Recap: once "cooked" (insert preferred method) they will be PINK. Once they have turned pink, they are ready to eat :dbgrtmb: Just ... don't take your eyes off the pan :whistle: :heehee: :blue thumb:
         
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            pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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            I get the impression that prawns are grey when uncooked @"M", these are always pink.
            Found this a few minutes ago.
             
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              Blimey Pete, I had no idea you were so posh :biggrin:
               
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                Not posh, by any means @Freddy , just like nice food.;)
                 
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                  Cross a slug with something that looks like something that nightmares are made of, only ‘posh’ people would eat that :heehee:
                   
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                    Yup, that is what I said ;)
                     
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                    Blimey, am I the only civilised one around here.:scratch::biggrin:
                     
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                      That is what you said:biggrin:
                      They are the same colour raw or cooked, PINK
                       
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                        Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!
                        Raw is GREY :pathd:
                        Cooked is PINK!!!!! :rolleyes:
                        (Oh, and do eat the shells if they are pink too ... no self respecting Asian would forgo the "extra" protein and neither do I .. now I've tried them :thumbsup: )
                         
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                        If you can eat the shells of these, I'll eat my hat.;)

                        BTW, never worn a hat.:biggrin:
                         
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