How to Peel a Cooked Prawn

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Hold the prawn in one hand

   With your free hand grasp the sides of the head with the thumb and forefinger.
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   Step 2: between the thumb and forefinger

   Discard the head.
   
   With the hand that was holding the now discarded head, remove all of the legs in a single motion, this will assist in liberating the shell from the body of the prawn. , If the Prawn was carrying eggs at the time it was caught, this could be a messy job.
   
   Pull the tail from the flesh of the prawn.
   
   If the previous steps have been performed correctly, the tail and the shell should fall way in one piece, without leaving any remnants of edible flesh in the tail section. ,
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   Step 3: hold the sides of the prawn making sure that the legs are facing downwards.

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   Step 4: Remove the head of the prawn in a snapping motion

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   Step 5: using downward force.

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   Step 6: Prise the shell off the body with the thumb

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   Step 7: starting at the point on the under belly of the prawn from where the legs where removed.

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   Step 8: Finished.

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