2 1. Soak the monkey head mushrooms in cold water for 24 hours, change the water 2-3 times, and each time you change the water, squeeze the mushrooms dry, then put them back into clean water. (When soaking monkey head mushrooms in summer, it is better to put them in the refrigerator to avoid deterioration.) 2: After soaking for 24 hours, cut off the old roots of the monkey head mushrooms, tear them into small pieces, wash them and squeeze out the water. 3、Put appropriate amount of water in the pot, boil and cook the monkey head mushrooms for a few minutes, fish out and wait for the monkey head mushrooms to cool down, then squeeze out the water by hand. How to remove the bitter taste of monkey head mushrooms 2 1, wash the surface of monkey head mushrooms with water, remove the root (one of the root causes of bitterness) and put them into a pot, add 30°-40° warm water (rice water is better) and soak for 3.5-4 hours, until you can pinch the mushrooms with your hands and there are no hard lumps. 2, will soak the monkey head mushrooms out, squeeze out the yellow water of the monkey head mushrooms, and then, put another pot of clean water to soak for about 15 minutes, and then squeeze out the yellow water, and so on for 2-3 times (you can gently dip your finger into a little bit of the surface of the monkey head mushrooms on the tip of the tongue, and feel no bitterness for good); 3, the steamer will be boiled, and put into the monkey head mushrooms on high heat for 10 minutes, and then on low heat to steam for 1 and a half hours, or you can also put into the boiling water with a lid and cook for 10 minutes, and then slowly on low heat. 10 minutes, then slowly simmer over low heat for 1 1/2 hours until the monkey head mushrooms are soft. How to choose Monkey Head Mushroom 3 1. Wet or dry Monkey Head Mushroom is white when wet, and only when dried is it the golden yellow color you see now. Good monkey head mushrooms have a moisture content of not more than 13.0% as determined by the first method of the Chinese Pharmacopoeia, Appendix IXH. If you see the kind of very dry, touch the hairs will fall off, then buy back will also become bald monkey head. 2. Quality Because most of the purchase is dried monkey head, so the quality of the monkey head to choose a uniform head, dry, no insects, no miscellaneous body shape intact. Those who have rotten, moth, do not buy. 3. Color The appearance of the top quality monkey head mushroom is golden yellow in color, just like the fur of the golden monkey. Sometimes there is also a white color in yellow, because the mycelium of the monkey head mushroom is white. However, some merchants will use iodine sulfate and so on to increase the whitening effect, causing the monkey head mushroom to appear abnormal white color. This is not only harmful to the monkey but also to the human body, so try not to go shopping.
Monkey head mushroom is a traditional Chinese precious edible fungus, and bear paw, sea cucumber, shark fins and known as the "four famous dishes", and there is a "mountain treasures, monkey head, sea flavor bird's nest" said. Monkey head mushroom is a kind of high protein, low fat, rich in minerals and vitamins of an excellent food. Monkey head mushroom is flat, sweet, can benefit the five organs, digestion, tonic, anti-cancer, treatment of neurasthenia. At the same time monkey head mushroom can also treat gastric and duodenal ulcers, chronic gastritis (including gastro-sinusitis) and stomach, intestinal and esophageal cancer. Both cure and prevention, and without any side effects.
Monkeyhead mushrooms are nutritious and delicious, but dried monkeyhead mushrooms will have a bitter flavor and bad taste if they are not soaked well, how to soak monkeyhead mushrooms to get rid of the bitter taste?
When I started, I searched for several methods on the Internet, and after I used them, they were very unsatisfactory. Later, I learned the whole process of soaking from a chef, and went home to try to do it by myself, and sure enough, the soaked monkeyshitake mushrooms did not have a bit of bitterness, and the taste was very good.
Today is a woman's holiday, a bowl of cozy monkey head mushroom duck soup is the most suitable for women, the most suitable for this holiday, I wish my girlfriends a happy holiday!
Tricks to soak dried monkey head mushrooms without bitterness--Monkey head mushrooms in boiled duck
Tools/raw materials
Materials: half of the old duck , 25 grams of dried monkey head mushrooms, goji 5 grams, 4 dates, salt, green onion, ginger
Methods/steps
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Wash the monkey head mushrooms and soak them in water for 2 hours.
Tricks to soak dried monkey head mushrooms without bitterness - Monkey Head Mushroom in Casserole
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Cut off the hard core in the middle of the monkey head mushrooms
Tricks to soak dried monkey head mushrooms without bitterness - Monkey Head Mushroom in Casserole
The dried monkey head mushrooms without bitterness -Monkey Head Mushroom with Old Duck in Casserole
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Scrub and squeeze the soaked monkey head mushrooms repeatedly with 40 degrees warm water to wash the yellow color of the monkey head mushrooms
Tricks to Soak Dried Monkey Head Mushrooms without Bitterness--Monkey Head Mushroom with Old Duck in Casserole
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Then put it into chicken soup or bone broth and steam on the pot for 40 minutes