Longkou Shrimp [Shandong Longkou Specialty]

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Summary:Do you want to know what Longkou Shrimp is? This article is a detailed introduction to the special product of Shandong Longkou - Longkou Shrimp. It was compiled and edited by the editorial team of China Specialty Network after reviewing and collecting relevant information on Longkou Shrimp. The full text takes about 6 minutes to read, mainly including the basic introduction of Longkou Shrimp and its nutritional value? What are the product characteristics of Longkou shrimp? The production method of Longkou shrimp and how to distinguish between genuine and fake Longkou shrimp? Wait

Basic introduction of Longkou shrimp

Longkou sea area is an important sea area for catching shrimp.

. Longkou prawns are large, fleshy, and delicious, making them one of the precious dishes at banquets. During the shrimp fishing season, sailboats in Longkou Port are like clouds, with the sound of machinery rumbling and never stopping day and night. Shrimp has become one of the important products for Longkou's foreign trade exports

1. Shrimp is rich in nutrients, and its meat is soft and easy to digest. It is an excellent food for people who are weak or need to be taken care of after illness<2. Shrimp contains abundant magnesium, which plays an important regulatory role in heart activity and can effectively protect the cardiovascular system. It can reduce cholesterol levels in the blood, prevent arteriosclerosis, and dilate coronary arteries, which is beneficial for preventing hypertension and myocardial infarction

3. Shrimp has a strong lactation effect and is rich in phosphorus and calcium, especially beneficial for children and pregnant women

The shell of the Longkou shrimp is thin and shiny, and the female shell is slightly bluish gray, also known as the green shrimp. Male armor is slightly brownish yellow, also known as yellow shrimp. It has the characteristics of large size, fast growth, and wide adaptability to the salinity range of the sea area. It is larger than Japanese and Korean prawns, with solid meat, good taste, and delicious taste. It is a precious marine treasure for banquets

Method of making Longkou prawns

Raw baked prawns

Ingredients: 8 prawns (about 1200 grams), 3000 grams of coarse salt, flower carving wine, salt, monosodium glutamate, shredded scallions, shredded ginger, oyster sauce, cilantro leaves, and 2 sheets of aluminum foil

Recipe:

1. Cut off the shrimp whiskers, shrimp spear, and shrimp legs, remove the shrimp thread, and place it in a container. Add salt, carved wine, and shredded scallions and ginger, and marinate for 15 minutes

2. Clean the coarse salt repeatedly with a clean damp cloth, wash off the dust of the coarse salt, stir fry it in a pot, flip it repeatedly, and dry the water. Then wrap the shrimp in tin foil and bury it in the coarse salt. Continue heating for 10 minutes, then remove the pot from heat and use the residual heat of the salt to fry the shrimp until cooked. Remove the tin foil and place the shrimp in a plate with slight decoration. Comes with a lemon juice flavored dish when served

Features: Bright color, fresh and salty taste, crispy and tender without compromising the original flavor

How to distinguish the authenticity of Longkou shrimp

(1) Color identification

Fresh shrimp - the shrimp body is clean, the color is bright, the shell is semi transparent and glossy, and the shrimp yellow color is natural. Fresh shrimp - the shrimp body is dark gray or bluish gray, lacking luster, but the shrimp body has not turned red yet, and the shrimp yellow color is slightly dark

Rotten shrimp - The shrimp's body turns red, lacks luster, and its shell turns black

(2) Surface identification

Fresh shrimp - intact shrimp body, tight connection between shell and shrimp body, and no rupture of the connecting membrane between head, chest, and abdomen; Shrimp body cleaning, allowing for the leakage of clean water and localized bleeding

Fresh shrimp - the shrimp body is basically intact, allowing the shell to break but not fall off, and the connecting membrane between the head, chest, and abdomen may have incomplete rupture; Shrimp body is clean and allows for bleeding

Decayed shrimp - the shell and shrimp body are separated, the head, chest, and abdomen are detached, and the shrimp body is dirty and unclean

(3) Muscle Identification

Fresh Shrimp - Shrimp flesh is tight and elastic

Fresh shrimp - The shrimp's flesh is slightly soft and the elasticity is slightly poor

Rotten shrimp - the shrimp has soft flesh

(4) Odor identification

Fresh shrimp - has the inherent odor of fresh shrimp, without any peculiar smell

Fresh shrimp - no abnormal odor

Rotten shrimp - has a distinct fishy or ammonia odor