Summer is not soon, but you want to relax by the sea right now, but if this is not possible, try replacing the sea flavor with the taste of seafood.

To make everything tasty and unusual, like at a resort, we will tell you how to cook shrimp in the microwave quickly and in an original way.

This product has long become a part of Russian cuisine, and therefore there are many recipes based on it, although the essence of the preparation of all dishes is the same - cooking with lemon and dill.

Despite the fact that translucent arthropods are considered an overseas delicacy, nevertheless, they are also found in the waters of the Far East (more than 100 species).

Arriving at the supermarket, we see a huge selection of crustaceans. The prices for them are very different, as they say "for every pocket." But how do you recognize a quality seafood and not pay for a low-quality product?

All shrimps are not the same size. In addition, they are commercially available in different forms: with head, peeled, in shell, fresh frozen or boiled frozen. There is also a difference in the "nationality" of the shrimp, more precisely, in where they were brought from.

According to experts, shrimps brought from European countries are better, because they undergo stricter quality control.

As for the choice of a quality product, special attention should be paid to the following factors:

• Frozen carcasses in a bag should be free of snow, and each piece should be separated from one another.
• The tails should be bent to the body, which must have an even color without black spots.

• If you come across an individual with a green head, it means that there was only special plankton in its diet, but this does not mean that the seafood has deteriorated or is initially unusable. In fact, these shrimps are no worse than ordinary ones.
• The brown head of crustaceans speaks of their pregnancy, and it is worth knowing that such meat is very healthy.

And now, when we have purchased the right sea inhabitants, we will start preparing them.

Microwave shrimp with soy sauce

Ingredients

• - 1 kg + -
• - 2 tbsp. + -
• - 1 tbsp. + -
• - taste + -
• - 2 tbsp. + -

Microwave shrimp with soy sauce

• Defrost the shrimp in several stages. First, put the packaging in the refrigerator. After a couple of hours, put the seafood in cool water, rinse it and discard it in a colander.

Do not defrost the shrimp in the microwave or hot water, otherwise you will get porridge.

• Mix the sauce with water.
• Put the seafood in an even layer on a plate for microwave oven, salt, fill with sauce, mix and put in the microwave for 3 minutes, turning it on at full power.
• After the specified time, we take out the shrimp with sauce from the microwave oven, stir them, cook for another 3 minutes.
• Take out the finished shrimp, drain the brine, season with lemon juice.

Now you can serve them with sauces of any taste and color.

1. White sauce is made from 100 g of mayonnaise and 2 cloves of garlic.
2. Red also contains mayonnaise, but it also contains chili ketchup.
3. The third serving option is without sauce. In this case, sprinkle the shrimp with fried sesame seeds.

Shrimps with milk sauce and onions

You can microwave shrimp with milk sauce. Would you like to taste? Then use our simple recipe... At first glance, incompatible foods result in an exquisite delicate snack.

Ingredients

• Shrimp - 500 g;
• Milk - 250 ml;
• Water - 2.5 cups;
• Flour - 1 tsp;
• Vegetable oil - 3 tsp;
• Onions - 2 pcs.;
• Salt - 1 tablespoon

1. Defrost the shrimp, wash.
2. Prepare a brine from 2 glasses of water and salt. We fill them with crustaceans.
3. We put the shrimp in the microwave and cook at full power for 10 minutes.
4. While the shrimp meat is cooking, we make the sauce:

• Chop the onion;
• We heat the milk and slowly pour it into the flour;
• We continue to stir the sauce, then add the onion and oil to it;
• Pour the sauce into a glass dish for microwave, set the power to only half and cook for 5 minutes.

5. Fill the sea creatures with sauce and simmer at full power for another 2 minutes.

As you can see, a minimum of steps is required to prepare this masterpiece, and therefore you can cook a snack often, even every week. With these recipes, any weekend can easily turn into a "seaside vacation."

Bon Appetit!

To prepare this sea ​​miracle, it is worth defrosting it correctly and slowly. If you make a mistake at this stage, then everything will turn into a homogeneous mass that bears little resemblance to the original shrimp. Transfer the frozen sea crayfish to the refrigerator. They will melt a little, then pour water about 30 degrees into a saucepan. Never remove the packaging.

Microwave recipes are a real find for housewives. The shrimps are extremely tender and soft. With a richer taste than on a gas stove. For arthropods, you need to make a sauce. To do this, it is advisable to mix soy syrup with water.

Place the shrimp in a microwave-safe dish. Pour the resulting sauce over them. The main feature of shrimp for a microwave oven should be their uniform color, if there are stains, cook on the stove.

Before cooking the shrimp in the microwave, salt and season to taste. Place the crayfish in the oven for four minutes. The power will be at its maximum. Stop the timer when the time has elapsed.

Remove the arthropods, mix gently with your hands. Drizzle again with a little sauce and season with salt. Microwave the shrimp for two to three minutes. Take out the sea crayfish, all the water that remains is drained. And all the shrimps are coated with a brush with lemon.

For the sauce, you can use ready-made options; they are sold in the store specifically for shrimp. You can make the sauce yourself, for example, by mixing mayonnaise and ketchup. Or mayonnaise and a few cloves of garlic.Serve the shrimp with the sauce.

With the advent of modern household appliances, housewives can save their own time. Few people know, but the microwave is also suitable for cooking shrimp, the main thing is to choose the right recipe and use the available equipment correctly.

Principles

When using the microwave, it is very important which shrimp is cooked. Since you can find both cooked and raw on the market, the chef should take into account that the former have already been pre-processed, so there is no need to expose them to high temperatures again.

Raw shrimp should be cooked using special utensils, into which water is poured, spices are added, seafood is spread, a lid is taken, and the temperature is set to 70 degrees for the equipment for five minutes. Then the lid is removed and the readiness is checked.

Already boiled product is placed in a container with water for 2 minutes at 100 degrees. It must be remembered that if there is not enough liquid, then the seafood will simply dry out inside the shell and even burn, and in this form few people will want to eat it. If the microwave does not have the ability to set the temperature, then you should rely on the cooking time - no more than two minutes for boiled seafood and 5 minutes for raw. In any case, it is worth checking the readiness and if there are suspicions that the inside of the shrimp remained raw, then they turn it on for another minute. The color of the shell always speaks of readiness, if it is red, then you can eat.

Recipes

For the preparation of fragrant and delicious shrimp in the microwave you will need:

• two glasses of mushrooms;
• one white onion head;
• peeled shrimp;
• 2 garlic cloves, peeled, minced;
• seasoning;
• chopped parsley, amount optional;
• lemon juice from one citrus fruit;
• vegetable oil, 2 tbsp. spoons.

Even a novice cook can master the cooking process step by step. It is necessary to combine all the ingredients, except for shrimp and mushrooms, put them in a microwave and heat them at 100 degrees for 90 seconds. Add shrimp and mushrooms. Cover the container with a lid, set the same temperature, but only for 4 minutes. After the signal sounds, let the dish stand in the microwave for a couple of minutes with closed lid... If there is no mode to set the temperature, we rely on the specified time in the heating mode.

If you wanted more complex software taste dishes, then you need to prepare the following list of ingredients:

• olive oil;
• Creole seasoning;
• a jar of mushrooms;
• two tomatoes;
• one chili pepper;
• tomato sauce;
• 1 PC. finely chopped onion heads;
• chopped green onions;
• 1 cup thinly sliced ​​celery
• 1 large bell pepper, which will need to be finely chopped;
• 4 sprigs of parsley, chop;
• ½ teaspoon of celery seeds;
• 3/4 teaspoon of garlic
• 4 tablespoons ghee

Mix all vegetables with celery seeds and butter in a pot, then simmer in the microwave until lightly browned, stirring occasionally. Add the tomatoes, a little water and simmer for 30–40 minutes. Then put the peeled shrimp and cook for another 10-20 minutes, depending on the microwave. Serve over rice or pasta.

If you don't have enough time, you can use the minimum amount of ingredients:

• peeled king prawns;
• butter;
• 2 cloves of garlic, minced;
• salt and seasoning;
• soy sauce;
• lemon juice from one citrus.

Put the oil and garlic in a shallow dish and microwave over high heat, cook for two minutes. Add the rest of the ingredients, mix well. The soy sauce is added in the desired amount, but the concentrated one will be salty, so it is better to dilute it with water in equal amounts. Cover, microwave at 50% power and simmer for 6 minutes. You can use rice or pasta as a side dish.

If you want something unusual, then you should cook special shrimps, which will require:

• dice several onions;
• Green pepper;
• celery;
• garlic, a few cloves;
• corn starch two tbsp. spoons;
• tomatoes;
• Worcestershire sauce;
• one fresh pepper chili, can be replaced with powder;
• Tabasco sauce to taste.

Put butter in a glass baking dish. Set it in the microwave, turn it on at a minimum so that it melts. Add green peppers, onions, garlic and chopped celery. Cover with paper and simmer on reheat for about 2 minutes, until vegetables are tender. You can put the microwave oven at the same time, setting the temperature to 100 degrees.

Add cornstarch and mix well. Put chopped tomatoes, Worcestershire sauce, chili, Tabasco sauce and cook in the same mode for 5 minutes until the mixture begins to bubble. The mixture is stirred twice during preparation. Peeled shrimps are added, stewed for another 4 minutes, and then served with rice.

It is worth carefully choosing seafood so that it is fresh, without a pungent smell. You can use frozen food for microwave cooking. The carapace should not be slippery or sticky, no black spots on the head, unless it is black Tiger shrimp... The pulp should be grayish pink or gray.

If the shrimps are frozen, then they must be defrosted beforehand. When seafood unpeeled from the shell is used, the intestines must be removed along with the shell. If this is not done, then the meat will acquire an unpleasant bitterness.

For cooking in the microwave, special dishes are used. As ideal ingredients you should use: bell pepper, olive or any other vegetable oil, dill and oregano, lemon, garlic, onions and green onions, a mixture of peppers, soy sauce.

On high power, the shrimp should not simmer for more than five minutes. A prerequisite is that there is enough moisture around them, otherwise the dish will not work.

How to quickly and deliciously cook shrimp at home, see the video below.

step by step recipe with photo

You can quickly and easily cook shrimp in the microwave, adding various spices and herbs to taste, not forgetting about soy sauce. Since seafood is often sold cooked and frozen, it takes no more than 5-8 minutes to create dishes from them, and sometimes even less! When buying, pay attention to the ice glaze covering the shrimp, as careless producers and sellers often add more than necessary and at the exit, after defrosting from 1 kg of frozen shrimp, you can get 0.5 kg of product and 0.5 liters of ice water. To prevent this from happening, it is better to overpay a little and purchase a normal product than a frozen one.

To cook shrimp in the microwave, choose a special dish with a lid, without gold or silver patterns, so that it does not burst. Cooking time depends entirely on the power of your equipment.

Ingredients

• 0.25 kg shrimp
• 2 cloves of garlic
• 100 ml soy sauce
• 0.5 tsp salt
• 100 ml of water
• 5-6 peas of black pepper
• greens for decoration, lemon

Preparation

1. Defrost the shrimps for about 20 minutes at room temperature and rinse them slightly. Put it in a prepared container, preferably deep.

2. Peel the garlic cloves, rinse in water and cut into slices, add to the container along with black peppercorns, salt. Pour in the soy sauce and water, making sure that the level of liquid in the container does not rise above half, otherwise, when boiling, it will flow out onto the microwave tray.

3. Close the container with a lid and place it in the microwave, turning on the timer for 4-5 minutes at a power of 800 watts. If your appliance has a power over 800 W, then reduce the cooking time and vice versa. In the middle of the process, turn off the equipment, carefully open the container and mix its contents. Close the lid again and finish cooking.