Captain PartyMarty
Crew Member
Hey Guy's
So I was pretty disappointed with my prawns that I caught this weekend. When I put them on the BBQ last night they instantly turned to mush, I had to scrap them off the grill! This what happen from ocean to grill, did I do something wrong?
- Taken from traps put into small cooler (live)
- Drove home took heads off and peeled the shells (leaving only the tails)
- Rinsed with fresh water
- stored in the fridge for 24hours
- grilled
I wasn’t planning on storing them in the fridge for that long but a trip to Emergency room for some stiches on my daughters head derailed dinner plans.
From what I read on this site a better option might have been:
- Take from trap rip head off place tails in ziplock bag with sea water
- Put in cooler with ice
- Peel shell right before cooking
- Grill
Do Prawns really get mushy that quickly if not used right away, or did the fresh water ruin them?
So I was pretty disappointed with my prawns that I caught this weekend. When I put them on the BBQ last night they instantly turned to mush, I had to scrap them off the grill! This what happen from ocean to grill, did I do something wrong?
- Taken from traps put into small cooler (live)
- Drove home took heads off and peeled the shells (leaving only the tails)
- Rinsed with fresh water
- stored in the fridge for 24hours
- grilled
I wasn’t planning on storing them in the fridge for that long but a trip to Emergency room for some stiches on my daughters head derailed dinner plans.
From what I read on this site a better option might have been:
- Take from trap rip head off place tails in ziplock bag with sea water
- Put in cooler with ice
- Peel shell right before cooking
- Grill
Do Prawns really get mushy that quickly if not used right away, or did the fresh water ruin them?