steaming oysters is hot water in the pot, steaming oysters generally steamed 5 minutes or so that is cooked, but also need to be based on the size of the oyster, whether the shell with the shell to distinguish between the time:
1, steaming oysters in the shell, generally hot water in the pot steaming 5 minutes that is cooked. Due to the high protein content of oysters, open shell heat faster, so steam 5 minutes to steam, fresh flavor retention is also higher.
2, steaming shell oysters, generally hot water in the pot steamed 8 minutes to cook. Because oysters in the shell are better sealed, and oyster shells are more heat-resistant, so in order to complete steamed oysters to avoid eating bacteria parasites, it is best to steam for 8 minutes.
3, only steam oyster meat, general hot water under the pot can be steamed 3 minutes to steam. Steam pure oyster meat itself all exposed to the outside, the heat area is the largest, and the oyster meat itself is not heat-resistant, so this practice only need to steam 3 minutes to steam oysters.
Note
(1) do steam oysters must buy fresh oysters, frozen oyster meat is generally due to a long period of frozen and nutrient deterioration, absorption rate greatly reduced and the flavor is not fresh.
(2) steamed oysters, try to what seasoning do not add, let it naturally steamed, dipped in their favorite material to eat the most can eat out of the original fresh sweet taste.
(3) before cleaning oyster shells, you can first put the oysters into a sufficient amount of water did not pass, in order to add a spoon of edible baking soda, a spoon of salt, 5 grams of white vinegar, and then mix well, soak for 10 minutes, and then use the brush to brush one by one will be particularly easy, oysters on the dirt is very easy to wash clean.