It is good to steam oyster scallops for 5-8 minutes.

Oysters and scallops are very popular shellfish ingredients in domestic catering industry. It is not only nutritious, but also delicious, which can easily arouse people's appetite. In the production process, cold water steaming is usually used to make it, which can ensure its taste and nutritional value.

As a kind of seafood with high protein, polysaccharide and trace elements, oyster is delicious, tender and smooth, and its nutritional value is very high. When making, according to experience and practice, the steaming time of oysters in cold water should be controlled at about 5-8 minutes. If the time is too long, the oysters will be overcooked and have a bad taste. Too short a time will lead to uncooked oysters.

Scallops are made similar to oysters, and generally steamed in cold water. Scallop, as a western-style seafood ingredient, has a delicious and delicate taste and a very high content of protein, so it is called milk in the sea. When making scallops, the cold water steaming time of scallops should be controlled at about 5-8 minutes.

too long or too short will affect its taste and quality. If the time is too long, scallops will be over-steamed, and the taste will harden and lose its original flavor; If the time is too short, scallops will be steamed insufficiently.

the difference between scallops and oysters

1. There is a certain difference between scallops and oysters just from the appearance. It is known that there is a hard shell on the outside of scallops, which is three times as large as the upper shell and the lower shell. These two shells are usually symmetrical and the sizes of these two shells are similar.

The appearance of scallops is usually orange-red, and there are some patterns on the shell of scallops. From the color point of view, the color of oysters is much worse than that of scallops. The color of the shell of oysters is gray, and although oysters have two shells, the two shells are different in size and shape.

2. There are some differences between scallops and oysters in terms of efficacy. After eating scallops, it can help some patients with cholesterol, effectively control the formation of cholesterol in the body, and accelerate the discharge of cholesterol from the body on the other hand. The main function of oysters is to have an aphrodisiac effect.

3. The producing areas of oysters and scallops are also different. Scallops usually grow in some seawater with high salinity, while oysters often grow in semi-brackish seawater.