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Most people love shrimp as long as it doesn't have the shell or the vein. This is because this task has always seemed a little too challenging for many of us. However, these two methods for peeling a shrimp and get rid of that vein are so extremely easy, you'll be shocked!

The Two Best Methods For Peeling And Deveining Shrimp Are: 

The Tools You Need: 

• A sharp paring knife
• Kitchen shears (optional)

Method #1: Peeling Shrimp By Hand

• Pull off the legs
• Work your thumbs underneath the shell and crack it open. As the shell cracks, you'll be able to peel it away from the shrimp.
• The tail can often be left on for cooking, but if you'd like to take it off now, pinch the tail where it meets the body of the shrimp and gently pull.
• The rest of the shrimp should pull cleanly out of the tail.

Method #2: Peeling The Shrimp With Kitchen Shears

• Insert the tip of the shears between the shrimp and the top of its shell and begin cutting the shell along its length.
• Stop when you get to the tail.
• Peel back the shell from either side of the cut and discard.
• Pinch the tail where it meets the body of the shrimp and gently pull. The rest of the shrimp should pull cleanly out of the tail.

How To Devein Shrimp:

• Run your paring knife along the back of the shrimp. You don't need to cut very deeply — a shallow cut is fine.
• The vein will look like a long, gritty string. You might not find a vein in every shrimp — that's okay.
• Pull up the vein with the tip of your paring knife, starting near the top and continuing to the bottom. It's fairly elastic, so it usually doesn't break.

Finished!

Peeling and deveining shrimp is so easy, you may want to buy shelled shrimp, just so you can try it. Have you used these methods to peel and devein shrimp before?

Let Us Know How It Worked Out!

Article Source: The Kitchn