Join us for our Open Evening at Leiths on Thursday 5th February 2026, 6:30–8:30pm, and discover how the Culinary Diploma can launch your career in food.
Join us for our Open Evening at Leiths on Thursday 5th February 2026, 6:30–8:30pm, and discover how the Culinary Diploma can launch your career in food.
1. To remove the intestinal tract, bend the prawn a little at the point where the head meets the tail. Using a small knife or cocktail stick, isolate and break the intestinal tract. Bend the prawn before the last tail section, to separate the tail sections. Using the point of a small knife or cocktail stick, hook the intestinal tract from underneath and gently tug at it.
2. As it has been released at the head end it should be possible to pull the intestinal tract through the length of the tail and out quite easily. Do not pull too firmly or it will break.
3. As it has been released at the head end it should be possible to pull the intestinal tract through the length of the tail and out quite easily. Do not pull too firmly or it will break.