What is a scallop? Scallop is actually synonymous with all kinds of bivalve mollusks of the genus Scallop. In fact, there are many kinds of scallops, more than 400 kinds. Moreover, the shell, meat and mother-of-pearl of scallop have great utilization value.
Scallop is a kind of shellfish food, mainly because its shell is very fan-shaped, so it is named scallop, and scallop is a kind of food with the same name as sea cucumber and abalone, so scallop is listed as the three treasures of seafood.
Scallops have two shells, about the same size. At the same time, the shell surface of scallop generally has purple brown, light brown, yellow brown, reddish brown, apricot yellow, grayish white and other colors. At the same time, the inside of scallop is white, and the muscles in scallop shell are edible parts. Scallop muscle is white and tender, and tastes delicious. It is a very nutritious food.
How to make garlic scallops Ingredients: scallops, garlic, oil, salt, soy sauce, shredded ginger.
1. After preparing the materials, we need to wash the scallops first. Then pour the water into the pot to boil, then we put the scallops in boiling water, and when the shell of garlic scallops is opened, they can be put away, and then we choose to rinse them with cold water. Break off the side without meat and throw it away, and put the part with meat aside.
2. Choose to put the shredded ginger on the scallop, and then put it in the steamer to start steaming. Wait until scallop meat turns white. Do not steam for too long, or scallop meat will shrink.
3. After that, we choose to cut garlic into minced garlic and put it on scallops, and we also need to start cooking.
4. At the same time, add oil and soy sauce to the pot, then add the scallop juice left by steamed scallops, heat them together until boiling, and then choose to pour them directly on the scallops. Cook for about 5- 10 minutes, and then you can start eating.
How do scallops choose scallops that want to cook delicious garlic flavor, then it is very important to learn to choose fresh and high-quality scallops. First of all, you should choose scallops with the same shell color and uniform size, and never choose scallops that are too small, otherwise you will find that there are few scallop meat and the edible value is relatively small. Then let's go and see if the scallop's shell is open. Generally speaking, live scallops will close when subjected to external force. If it is found to be closed, it means that it is a live scallop, but if it is found to be wide open, but there is no response after touching it with your hand, you should avoid buying it.
How to clean scallops? It is also important to wash scallops well if you want to eat delicious garlic. At this time, the first choice is to wash the sediment off the shell with clear water. Then we choose to insert the knife into the shell and split the shell in two. Cut the meat out of the shell. At this time we will find that there will be shell meat on both sides of the shell.
At this time, we will stick a knife at the bottom of the shell to completely remove the shell meat. At this time, the knife must be close to the bottom of the shell, so as to help us pick out the whole shell meat and eat it. Then we can completely separate shellfish from shells. First, you need to clean the shellfish, open the shellfish with a knife, and then put the whole shellfish into a big bowl. Add a little salt, soak in salt water for two or three minutes, then rotate the shellfish clockwise to completely remove the sediment. Then we fished out the shellfish, put a proper amount of raw flour in the bowl, and then put the shellfish in the bowl. At this time, we gently rub the shellfish with our hands. This will completely take away the sediment remaining in the shellfish. Finally, wash it with clear water again and it will be clean.
How to adjust the juice of garlic scallops If you want to cook garlic scallops delicious, you need to prepare the juice of garlic scallops. First, you need to prepare 50 grams of minced garlic, 5 grams of salt, 5 grams of sugar, 5 grams of white pepper, 3 grams of vegetable oil 10, 3 grams of monosodium glutamate, 5 grams of wet starch, and cooking wine 1 spoon. We need to put the wok on the fire, pour in the base oil and heat it on low heat. At this time, we can add minced garlic and stir-fry until it is light golden brown. Pour a small amount of cooking wine around the wok, and pour a proper amount of boiling water when there is fragrance floating out. When white smoke comes out, we cover the pot and stew for a while. Then add salt, monosodium glutamate, white pepper and a little vinegar and sugar, cook for a few minutes, thicken and pour oil, and then you can take it out of the pot and start eating.
Homemade scallop vermicelli and garlic. Ingredients: scallop, vermicelli, garlic seed, oil, salt, white wine, soy sauce, onion, chopped pepper and water.
Practice: First, we need to clean the scallop shell with a toothbrush, then we will pry it open with a knife, leaving half of the meat, take the shellfish down along the shell wall with a knife, remove the internal organs of the shellfish, and remove the gill of the scallop at the same time. Take a large bowl, add water and salt, soak the shellfish in it for two or three minutes, and then wash it. Choose a handful of vermicelli, soak it in hot water until soft, and then drain it for later use. Sprinkle a little salt and white wine on the washed scallop meat, mix well and marinate for later use. Stir-fry garlic in the pan. We put the fried garlic in a bowl, pour in a little soy sauce and mix well to make a sauce. Then cut the vermicelli into small pieces, put them under the scallops, and put the remaining half of the garlic in the pot on each piece of scallop meat. At this time, put cold water in the steamer to boil, then steam scallops for 5 minutes, sprinkle with chopped green onion, heat the pot and add 650.
Can pregnant women eat garlic scallops? For pregnant women, garlic scallops can be eaten, but because scallops are a cold food, if we eat too much, it will do harm to our health. For pregnant women, it is a group with deficiency of both qi and blood, so we should pay attention to keep warm and eat less cold food, so garlic scallops should be eaten properly to help pregnant women supplement the nutrients they need.
Cooking skills of garlic scallops To cook delicious garlic scallops, you need to master skills. When you wash scallops, you must clean them. Adding some salt at this time can make them cleaner. Later, when cooking garlic, we need to pat the garlic flat and chop it into garlic paste, which can also give full play to the flavor of garlic.
As a kind of home-cooked dish, scallops with garlic are the most common way for people to eat scallops, and this way of eating scallops is also good for our health, and everyone can cook at home, so we can't miss the method of scallops with garlic introduced above, and we can make delicious scallops with garlic after learning it.