Big Prawns are Pakistan’s seafood choice. Their juicy flesh and sugary sweetness compel them to be a centerpiece item on the menu at BBQs, curries, and even pan-fried snack food. Such lip-smacking taste and cross-over consumer popularity compel them as a holiday mealtime and family night dinner pleasure.

Flavor Profile

Natural sweetness and softness are natural flavor of Large Prawns. They pick up spices well, and they thus lend themselves most suitably to light continental cuisine as well as hot spicy deshi cuisine. Firm flesh are best stored whether pan-grilled or pan-fried.

Nomenclature

• English Name: Large Prawns
• Local Name: Jhinga
• Scientific Name: Penaeus monodon

Freshness and Taste

Seafresh Large Prawns are daily caught fresh and delivered fresh to ensure optimum flavour and quality. They crunch, succulent flesh can be cooked in seconds and remain juicy and bursting with flavour — ideal for anything from speedy lunch to gourmet indulgence.

Why People Love Them

Large Prawns are all our favorites for their ease of cooking and the fact that they are so full of flavor. A few minutes in the frying pan, and full of flavor — no need of a sophisticated recipe. Lemon, garlic, or masala it must be in an effort to bring out its zing. Pan-fried or barbecued, it simply can’t be wrong.

Nutrition and Benefits

Big Prawns are loaded with a treasure chest of nutrients, Omega-3 fatty acids, and protein. Big Prawns are a treasure chest of healthy bones, healthy hair and skin, and healthy heart health. Big Prawns have less fat and high nutrients, so they’re the perfect food for good food.

Cooking Tips

Big Prawns cook very fast. Fry them golden, grill in butter and herbs, or add to hot spicy curries. Cooked, they are pink, soft in the middle, and lightly crispy on the outside. Easy, quick, and always good.

Peeling Preferences

Behead them, tail-on, or cook whole to your recipe.

Approx. Peeling Yields:

• Whole: 100%
• Head-off: 70%
• Tail-on: 55%
• Fully Peeled: 50%

Health Benefits

• High in lean protein
• Helps maintain bone and cardiovascular health
• Boosts immunity
• Strengthens hair and skin
• Reduces calories and cholesterol