i ate some raw, just pull the head off, deshell, devein, and clean it up.
then put a little lemon juice or light soy sauce

I gotz da hook up from ocean run seafood I pay 8 dollars a pound! Lols they distribute to tnt. The best way to eat imo is to just boil em for 6-7 minutes and have a variety of sauces to dip. Last week me n my family devoured 10 pounds of prawn ahhaha it was awesome. I think im good wit eatin these prawns untill next year.
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Any places serve them sashimi style and fry the heads after?

You don't need to boil the prawns for 6-7 minutes..haha...put the prawns in boiling water for 1 minute and they're done.

I believe Octopus Garden does them like that.

shiro does it.

I usually go this route with a dipping sauce on the side...

"Chef Robert Belcham, famous for his Spot Prawn Boil at Refuel (Saturdays during the month of May) taught me his simple secret to some of the most succulent prawns ever: Just pour boiling water over a single layer of prawns in a roasting pan until covered. Wait 5 minutes, peel and enjoy."
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Theirs is not live. It's already peeled when they take it out of the fridge.

dats how my mom does it iuno seems fine to me never tried 1min
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Dang I think if you left 'em boiling for 6-7 minutes it will be way overcooked, by then you won't even be able to tell if they were fresh or frozen anymore!

anyone got the phone to that guy that was selling prawns?? huge craving now...

lol iduno man it doesnt seem overcooked tho cause the juices within the head are still runny and not solid. Still taste killer to me! Hahhah ill remember for next time 1min cook time
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Japanese Kitchen and Kimura deep fries the prawn heads
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Seto @ Richmond does this too.

Decided to do this today actually :)


Amaebi sashimi


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Juices running in the head???? Dude do not cook these with the heads on, it's ruins the texture of the meat in the tail big time!!'

Try this... Take a few prawns and take the heads off, also keep a few whole and boil both for a couple mins. Once done try both and see what's best, hands down the heads off will be meaty and juicy... The heads on will still be meaty but will be a bit smaller and mushy on the outside.
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I like to toss them in olive oil and then put them on the bbq and once cooked I toss them in franks, butter and garlic. So so good!!

That's a lot of tossing going on.

This is an interesting way to cook them, when you put them in a single layer, is the prawn headless or intact on its side?

Hmm never tried with head off cause the shit inside the head is just too good. I guess everyone does it differently! Lolill take down some notes!
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Head juices are great. I don't understand why anyone would waste them.
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Headless, tail only on it's side. Save the heads for another dish.

Cooking with heads on is the norm for most people but it negatively affects the texture of the meat in the tail.

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Next 2 weeks should be the best. Just had some today and the heads are starting to develop the orange stuff!
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T&T live spot prawns are cheaper than fishermans warf ($10 vs $12) but they are NOT local BC prawns. I picked some up today and asked, they are from the US, most likely Blaine/Bellingham area.
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2012 season starts tomorrow!