A Terrific Way To Clean Shrimp!

I recently learned this genius new way to clean shrimp, which gets rid of that "shrimpy" smell. This technique is credited to my new chinese friend, from our little International Cooking Club (we did China last week). The smell I am talking about seems to be one main reason that people who don't eat shrimp (for reasons besides allergies) continue to avoid it. It does a wonderful job of cleaning shrimp, and getting rid of the smell. Here is the method, for approximately one pound of shrimp. All you need is salt, cooking wine (whatever you have - I used sherry), and cornstarch! It doesn't get any simpler.

Peel the shrimp, pull off the tails, and remove the yucky black stuff from the ends, then rinse thoroughly in water. Then, add about 2 generous teaspoons of salt, and about 1/4 cup of the cooking wine. Mix thoroughly (yes, with your hands) to make sure all shrimp are coated. Then add about 2 or 3 tablespoons of cornstarch and mix well for about a minute. Then rinse well and wipe all the moisture off and make sure they are thoroughly dry. Your shrimp is now ready to sauté, steam, grill, bake, or cook any way you want!
I just cleaned a whole lot of shrimp and prawns this way and will be posting several shrimp and prawn recipes this week!