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Pacific Spot Prawns

Pacific Spot Prawns

Number of 12 oz tubs	Product Code	Total Price	Quantity

1	FSP101	$34.00
2	FSP102	$62.00
3	FSP103	$86.00

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NO additives or preservatives • 12-15 large prawns per 12-oz tub • Shell- and tail-on • Certified sustainable by the State of Alaska.

“I have NEVER tasted shrimp like these – they taste like little lobsters ... excellent. Thanks for another great offering!”
– M. Riker, Kenosha, WI

Our pure, delicious Spot Prawns are harvested sustainably in cold, clean waters between Washington State and Southeast Alaska. They come packed in convenient tubs that contain nothing but the same clean seawater in which these tasty crustaceans once swam … with no additives of any kind.

Virtually all commercial Prawns – but not ours – are dipped in a chemical solution to stop natural enzymatic reactions that degrade their proteins and blacken their shells. Typical additives include malto dextrin, sodium metabisulphite, sodium erythorbate, sodium phosphates, xanthan gum, guar gum, and sodium citrate.

Because our prawns are flash-frozen long before enzymatic reactions do any damage, our ingredient list can be – and is – pure and simple: “Wild Pacific spot prawns, sea water”.

About our Spot Prawns
The first part of their name derives from the bright white dots on these crustaceans’ shells, while the term “Prawn” is arbitrary, since it would be equally accurate to call them “Spot Shrimp”.

Spot Prawns (Pandalus platyceros) are abundant and the fishery is well-managed and sustainable. There are very low rates of “by-catch” because the Prawns are caught with small individual traps instead of large trawls and dredges.

Storage
Store frozen Prawns at approximately -0° F (colder if possible). Properly frozen prawns will last nine months.

Preparation

Keep prawns frozen until about an hour prior to cooking.
Soak the frozen sealed container in a sink or basin of cool water for about 30 minutes.
Pour the contents into a strainer and rinse with fresh, cold water to melt away any remaining ice.
Prawns can be prepared whole or as peeled and de-veined. (There are no health or culinary reasons to de-vein prawns: it’s simply a matter of aesthetic preference.)
To quickly peel and de-vein prawns, take a pair of sharp kitchen scissors and cut down the middle of the back shell right to the tail tip. Then break open the shell and pull it off leaving the tail attached. Pull or wash out the vein.

Cooking/Serving Tips

Prawns can be grilled, baked, sautéed, boiled, steamed, or skewered and grilled
Prawns take only 1 to 2 minutes to be done. Remove Prawns from heat as soon as they turn pink: overcooking will toughen them.
Prawns go well in all kinds of pasta dishes – including scampi and pesto – and can be served cold with cocktail sauce (ketchup plus a touch of horseradish) or the dip of your choice. We like dipping them in a blend of melted butter and olive oil, seasoned with our Organic Salmon Marinade mix.

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