1. Buy the live abalone, clean the surface with a toothbrush, and insert the tip of a small knife into the shell to make a few cuts.

2. Separate the abalone meat and shell.

3. Cut off the intestines of the abalone (the parts circled in the picture).

4. The parts circled in the picture should also be squeezed out and thrown away by hand.

5. The remaining whole piece is the edible part.

6. Use a scouring pad or the corner of a steel wool ball to rinse and scrub under the faucet to clean the black film around the abalone. In this way, they are all slaughtered and ready for cooking.

Home-made abalone recipes

Abalone is a very special food. Its nutritional value is very high, and its taste is unsatisfactory. Many people who like to eat abalone want to learn to make this dish.

1. Braised abalone

Ingredients preparation: abalone, onion, garlic, vinegar, coriander, condiments

Preparation steps:

1. Use a spoon to break the back pillar of the abalone and pry it out. Remove the green viscera behind and wash it.

2. Blanch the abalone shells in boiling water for 5 minutes to sterilize, and use them for final plating.

3. Cut the front of the abalone with a cross knife and cut into minced ginger, green onions and coriander. Set aside.

4. Pour an appropriate amount of soy sauce, rice vinegar, white sugar and salt into the bowl and mix well. Add more rice vinegar and white sugar to remove the fishy smell.

5. Pour an appropriate amount of oil into the pot, sauté the minced ginger and green onion, then add the abalone and stir-fry, then pour the soup prepared in the bowl and cook.

6. The soup will dry up in about 5 minutes. After the abalone is cooked, add the chopped coriander and stir-fry twice.

2. Abalone steamed egg

Ingredients preparation: eggs, abalone, chopped green onion, red peppercorns, warm water or stock, condiments

Preparation steps:

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1. Beat the eggs in a bowl, then add 1.5 times the warm water or stock, add an appropriate amount of salt and mix well.

2. Strain the egg liquid through a sieve several times, then wrap the steaming bowl with plastic wrap and poke a few holes with a toothpick.

3. Put the bowl with eggs into the boiling pot and steam over medium-low heat for about five minutes.

4. Scald the abalone with boiling water, separate the meat and shell of the abalone, remove the intestines, remove the abalone meat, then use a toothbrush to clean the black edges of the abalone, and make some crosses on it knife.

5. When the surface of the egg liquid in the steamer is slightly condensed, open the plastic wrap, place the abalone on it, cover it with plastic wrap and steam until cooked.

6. Pour a tablespoon of very fresh soy sauce on the steamed eggs, then sprinkle with chopped green onion and red peppercorns.