How can monkeys be preserved without turning black?
1, how to keep cicadas from turning black?
Keep the refrigerator fresh. Cryopreservation in refrigerator is the main method to delay the deterioration of food in life. Therefore, it is also a common method to preserve cicada monkeys in refrigerator. After cleaning the captured cicada monkey, scald it in boiling water, drain it and store it in the refrigerator for several days.
This method is simple and requires less investment. The specific steps are as follows:
Rinse the collected cicadas with clear water to remove dirt and debris.
Add 2% salt and 1% alkali to clean water and boil.
Put the washed cicada monkey in boiling water, turn it over and take it out after 3-5 minutes.
After the cicada cools, put it in the freezer for quick freezing.
The alkali here refers to soda ash, also called soda, which is flour alkali used for steaming steamed bread at home. )
Vacuum preservation. Vacuum preservation is the first choice for the preservation of many precious Chinese herbal medicines. Most fungi can't live without air in a vacuum environment. The captured cicada monkey can be preserved for more than one month after being treated with boiling water, drained of water and put in a vacuum device to exhaust air.
This method needs a special vacuum sealing machine, and the investment is large. The specific steps are as follows:
Cleaning, mud removal and impurity removal.
Cook for 3-5 minutes.
Vacuum packaging.
2. Know the medicinal value of monkeys.
Cicada monkeys have medicinal functions. When the mature nymph of golden cicada becomes an adult, the shed shell is called cicada slough, also known as "cicada retreat" or "cicada skin" Its main components contain chitin and protein, which are sweet, salty and cold, and enter the lung and liver meridians. This product is an important traditional Chinese medicine for pungent and cold relieving exterior syndrome.
Cicadas cicadae, as a component of traditional Chinese medicine, has antibacterial, cold-dispelling, sedative and diuretic effects. The fresh nymphs and adults of golden cicada, especially nymphs, are not only nutritious and delicious, but also have high medicinal value, which is the top grade of medicinal diet.
3. Know the nutritional value of monkeys.
Golden cicada, also known as cicada monkey, has high nutritional value and is known as Tang monk meat. Because of its high nutritional value, unique style, good taste, and various nourishing and medicinal functions to the human body, the people have long compared eating golden cicada to "Tangseng meat" that can make people live forever.
Cicada is not only nutritious, but also rich in protein. Friends with cholecystitis had better not eat it. Besides, cicadas are usually on branches, so it is still difficult to catch them. For the sake of food, it is recommended not to sit on dangerous things. Finally, when eating cicadas, we generally suggest frying them in boiling oil, which will be more delicious.
Who is not suitable for eating cicadas?
1, patients with nephropathy
Monkeys are high-protein foods, and their digestion and absorption need strong renal function support. People with poor renal function will aggravate kidney disease if they eat monkeys.
2. Patients with liver disease
Some cicada monkeys are less toxic and need liver cells to detoxify. People with poor liver function may be poisoned by eating cicada monkeys.
3, allergic constitution
Knowing that the foreign protein contained in monkeys belongs to allergic substances, therefore, people with allergic constitution are not suitable for eating to avoid allergies.
Tip: Although cicada monkeys are delicious, there is a kind of red cicada monkey that is inedible and poisonous. Calling it "matchmaker" needs to be carefully distinguished. Cicadas are prone to decay and deterioration, and cicadas who stay overnight should not continue to eat them to avoid food poisoning. Monkeys should not eat with high-protein food, cold food and allergic food. I suggest you eat more fruits and vegetables!
How to fry cicadas?
1, main ingredient: live cicada nymph 150g.
2. Seasoning: salt water 700g, peanut oil 100g, refined salt, monosodium glutamate and cumin.
3. Take a proper amount of live cicada nymphs, put them in a boiling water pot and scald them to death, take them out, remove their limbs and wash them with water.
4. Soak in salt water for several hours or cook in a salt water pot for a while.
5. After the oil pan is heated to 40%, put it in the pan and fry it. Add oil to the pan, not too much, and fry it until crisp.
6. When the oil is heated to 60% to 70%, pour the golden cicada into the pot and fry it. Stir-fry until cicada skin turns golden brown, then add refined salt, monosodium glutamate and cumin to serve.
7. In addition, you can pour the captured cicadas into the washbasin, wash the sediment with clear water, then take out the clean cicadas, sprinkle some fine salt with a little pickling, string the cicadas with bamboo sticks, control the moisture, and finally bake them on the stove. Roasted cicada monkey tastes fragrant and crisp, which is definitely a rare food.