How to Use devein in a Sentence

devein

verb
Definition of deveinnext
  • Prep: Look for large, already peeled and deveined ones that won't fall through the grates.
    — Kate Merker, Good Housekeeping, 20 May 2019
  • Clean and devein the shrimp well and remove the shells, leaving just the tail portion.
    — Compiled By Celestina Blok, star-telegram, 6 Sep. 2017
  • Heat for 30 seconds and add 1 pound large peeled and deveined shrimp.
    — Lauren Delgado, OrlandoSentinel.com, 8 Feb. 2018
  • Clean and devein the dry peppers and toast on the flat grill, being careful to not burn.
    — Sonia Ramirez, Chron, 19 Apr. 2021
  • Add juice of one lemon, a tablespoon freshly chopped chives and 1 pound large peeled and deveined shrimp.
    — Lauren Delgado, OrlandoSentinel.com, 8 Feb. 2018
  • Steps For the shrimp: Peel and devein the shrimp; reserve/freeze the shells for making seafood stock, if desired. Drain the water chestnuts.
    — Bonnie S. Benwick, The Denver Post, 17 Jan. 2017
  • Stir in baby bok choy and peeled and deveined shrimp and cook until shrimp are opaque throughout, 3 to 4 minutes.
    — The Good Housekeeping Test Kitchen, Good Housekeeping, 9 Oct. 2018
  • Protein roll call: andouille sausage, bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs, and peeled, deveined shrimp.
    — Joy Wilson, Bon Appetit, 19 June 2017
  • Protein roll call: andouille sausage, bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs, and peeled, deveined shrimp.
    — Joy Wilson, Bon Appetit, 19 June 2017
  • Add 3/4 pound peeled, deveined shrimp; cook until shrimp begin to turn pink, about 2 minutes.
    — Michael Austin, chicagotribune.com, 21 Mar. 2018
  • The easiest and quickest method to peel and devein a shrimp in one swift movement is as simple as grabbing a fork from your utensil drawer.
    — Paul Stephen Paul’s Cooking Tips, San Antonio Express-News, 31 May 2021
  • Wolf says the product looks like a peeled, deveined and tailless cooked shrimp but is hypoallergenic, lower in calories and cholesterol, and higher in fiber.
    — Laura Reiley, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Sep. 2019
  • Shrimp in all forms (deveined, tail on or off, peeled or unpeeled), mussels, clams, lobster tails and fillets of a large assortment of fish types from mahi mahi to ahi tuna steaks are easily found.
    — Chuck Blount, ExpressNews.com, 30 Mar. 2020
  • Removing it is no more complicated than deveining a shrimp.
    — Melissa Jayne Kinsey, Slate Magazine, 26 Oct. 2017

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