Hi Hive Lovers
I have some friends who often send me something. Especially something that is difficult for us to get in the market. I am grateful to be in a warm and respectful friendship.
Last week a good friend sent me pure jungle honey and I posted it here too.
This week I received something special again. This is a special post from a good friend of mine too, he lives near a big river and it's a 2-hour road trip from my house. He works as a freshwater fisherman and during this dry season, his target is the blue-clawed giant prawns.
This is the area where he lives and his fishing business
This shrimp has a larger body size than the shrimp we usually see. What is unique about this large shrimp is its beautiful long blue claws.
You can compare the size of the prawns to one of my hands when holding them.
The claws are really long and blue. Shrimp with long claws are male, while those with short claws are female. However, the claws of both are still the same blue color.
My estimate is that each of the large prawns I received weighed about 2-3 ounces and all five must have weighed about 1.5 kg. This is enough for a portion of 5 people.
Intrigued by the price of this giant prawn, reportedly these special shrimp are getting rarer and the market demand is getting higher. When I looked up the price on the internet, here is the price per kilogram; 265,000 IDR, or about 19 USD. The price is decent and really worth it for the delicious taste of the meat.
Infamous restaurants, one portion is about $5 US. But you only get one tail only. I've tried it once with my wife and we won't be going back there again unless my wife insists. She really likes shrimp dishes.
Btw, if only the prawns were still alive when I received them, I would have kept them in my freshwater aquarium. But they weren't moving anymore. I did try to put them back in the water, but they really didn't move anymore.
That means I must immediately prepare a special recipe for this extraordinary shipment. But, I'm confused about what recipe to cook it. I have never cooked this huge prawn before. Here they are waiting to be cooked soon:
If you have experience cooking giant prawns, feel free to share it here.
