Frequently Asked Questions

HOW SHOULD IQF (INDIVIDUALLY QUICK FROZEN) PRAWNS BE HANDLED?

IQF PRAWNS SHOULD BE KEPT FROZEN UNTIL READY TO COOK. THEY SHOULD NEVER BE ALLOWED TO THAW AT ROOM TEMPERATURE. THEY SHOULD BE PLACED IN COLD TAP WATER AND ALLOWED TO THAW NO LONGER THAN 10 MINUTES. REMOVE IMMEDIATELY FROM THE WATER AND PLACE IN A STRAINER OR COLLANDER. – PLACE ICE OVER THE PRAWN AND MAKE SURE MELT WATER IS ALLOWED TO DRAIN OUT. THEY SHOULD NEVER BE ALLOWED TO SIT IN WATER AT ANY TIME, EXCEPT DURING THE THAWING PROCESS. THE RULE OF THUMB HERE IS TO KEEP THEM AS COLD AS POSSIBLE UNTIL READY TO COOK!

HOW DO I COOK FRESHWATER PRAWNS?

NC FRESHWATER PRAWNS CAN BE BOILED, BROILED, FRIED, STEAMED, SAUTEED, OR STEWED. THE TRUTH IS, PRAWNS ARE VERY DIVERSE AND CAN BE COOKED JUST ABOUT ANY WAY YOU WOULD LIKE TO COOK THEM. THEY CAN EASILY BE INCORPORATED INTO MOST RECIPES.

HOW DO PRAWNS TASTE?

PRAWNS HAVE A SWEET LOBSTER-LIKE TASTE AND TEXTURE. SOME HAVE DESCRIBED THE TASTE AS A CRAB/LOBSTER COMBINATION, WHILE OTHERS SAY THEY HAVE A NUTTY TASTE. NO MATTER WHAT – ALL THAT HAVE TRIED THEM AGREE THAT NC FRESHWATER PRAWNS ARE SIMPLY DELICIOUS!

WHY DO AMERICAN PRAWN COOPERATIVE PRAWNS REQUIRE NO DEVEINING?

PRAWNS DO NOT HAVE TO BE DEVEINED BECAUSE DURING THEIR HARVEST, WHILE THEY ARE STILL ALIVE, THEY ARE PUT THROUGH A PROCESS THAT ALLOWS THEM TO NATUARALLY PURGE THEMSELVES CLEAN. NO GRIT AND NO DIRT!