The cold jellyfish skin is a popular classic cold dish, whether it is mixed with cabbage heart, mixed cucumber, mixed lettuce or alone with small onion cilantro mixed food. It's a refreshing and relaxing pre-dinner gazpacho, especially if you're tired of eating a lot of fish and meat, a plate of it can be refreshing and relaxing.
The key to a good mix of jellyfish is the treatment of the jellyfish.
Handling jellyfish skinJellyfish skin because of the processing process, added alum and a lot of salt, so bitter and difficult to eat, coupled with seafood peculiar fishy odor, must be treated cleanly to eat.
First, the jellyfish skin first with water to wash the skin impurities, and then cut into thin filaments with a knife, into the cool water to soak to part of the salty flavor.
Secondly, the jellyfish shreds are blanched in a pot of boiling water, and then quickly fished out into cool water. It's best to soak them in ice water until they return to their original shape and size.
Note: Don't dip the jellyfish in oil during the cleaning process, otherwise the jellyfish skin will become soft and not crispy, affecting the taste.
Mixing jellyfish skinJellyfish, whether shredded or sliced, are usually mixed with vegetables that can be eaten directly. However, if you mix jellyfish directly with vegetables, it is easy to get down the soup and affect the shape and flavor of the dish. The first thing to do is to neatly arrange the dishes on a plate.
Secondly, soak the jellyfish and dry it out, then put it into a container. Add the sterilization flavor of minced garlic, to fishy and fragrant cilantro section, the amount of vinegar must be larger, mixed jellyfish is delicious because of the aroma of vinegar. Add a quarter of the amount of vinegar sugar, synthesize the acidity of the vinegar, and can play a role in refreshing. Salt, chicken essence into like the flavor of sesame oil can add sesame oil, you can also add chili oil or pepper oil according to their own preferences to add. Seasoning plus good and jellyfish mix well, pour the dish on the plate, on the table a mix can be eaten.
Tips: Cold jellyfish is mainly to eat its light and refreshing, so the side dishes should be crisp vegetables such as cucumber, lettuce, cabbage, green flesh radish and so on.
The jellyfish can also be blanched without boiling water, but it needs to be soaked for a longer period of time, with a few more changes of water in between. It can be used only after tasting it without a bitter taste.
Jellyfish like garlic and vinegar, so you can add the appropriate ratio of garlic and vinegar. Because of the mixing of jellyfish in advance, the jellyfish can be salted a little when mixing, so that the flavor is just right when mixed with vegetables.