Shelling, deveining and butterflyin

Shelling, deveining and butterflying shimp
1. Slip the blade of a small, sharp knife between the swimmer, ettes, or legs, to slit the shell.
2. Peel off the shell and legs, leav- ing the shell on the tail if a fantail shrimp is desired. To devein, run shelled shrimp under cold run-ning water or scrape vein away with knife tip.
3. Butterfly by cutting along the back of the shrimp, but not all the way through. Spread the halves open.