How to Easily Peel a Shrimp Tail
A quick and easy technique to peel the tail off a cooked shrimp without wasting any meat. This simple two-step method involves ripping off the bottom part of the shell and then popping the meat out.
A quick and easy technique to peel the tail off a cooked shrimp without wasting any meat. This simple two-step method involves ripping off the bottom part of the shell and then popping the meat out.
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Hold the cooked shrimp and identify the smaller, bottom part of the tail shell.
Firmly grip and rip off this bottom piece of the shell.
Squeeze the base of the remaining tail shell to pop the shrimp meat out cleanly.
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