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  • - Hey everyone, it's Natasha Kravchuk

  • of natashaskitchen.com.

  • Today I'm gonna teach you two ways

  • of how to peel and de-vein your shrimp.

  • For the first method, all you need is a sharp paring knife.

  • So you're gonna grab your shrimp and, from the feet side,

  • you gonna just start pulling the shell off.

  • So peel that back.

  • You can leave the tail on, or take it off,

  • depending on what recipe you're making.

  • But to take it off easily, you just pinch

  • the back of it and pull.

  • That way, you ensure the most shrimp actually stays on.

  • Then you take your paring knife

  • and you push it down the shrimp,

  • all the way down the back, about a quarter of the way in,

  • to expose the vein and take it out.

  • Now you can leave that vein in.

  • I like to take it out because it's actually

  • the shrimp's digestive tract, and I don't want to eat that.

  • So, there you have it.

  • Nicely peeled and de-veined.

  • Now let me show you a much easier way

  • using the OXO Shrimp Cleaner.

  • If you're a shrimp fan, get one of these.

  • Seriously, they're about seven bucks,

  • and they cut the process down by like 75%.

  • So, easy-peasy, check this out.

  • So, you straighten out the shrimp, hold it in your hand.

  • And just push it in, all the way to the back, and up.

  • And usually in one swoop, you can get the shell

  • and the digestive tract outta there so easy,

  • and then you just peel the shell off again.

  • And with the tail, we pinch.

  • And voila, look at how easy that was.

  • Like two seconds.

  • Wanna see it again?

  • Alright, so, straighten out that shrimp.

  • Push it in all the way down the back, and up.

  • See, look at that, the vein came right out with it.

  • Take that shell off, and the tail.

  • Look how easy that was.

  • Wow.

  • And then just rinse and pat dry your shrimp,

  • and they're ready for any recipe.

  • Now you know how to peel and de-vein shrimp.

  • Visit natashaskitchen.com for some great shrimp recipes.

  • Thanks for watching.

- Hey everyone, it's Natasha Kravchuk

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