Although the price of sea cucumber is relatively expensive, compared with cosmetics or health products that cost hundreds, thousands or even tens of thousands of yuan, I would like to believe that it is more natural to normally absorb nutrients needed by the human body from food.
People who like to eat sea cucumber are more obsessed with the delicacy and unique taste of sea cucumber besides its nutritional value.
However, if the soaked dried ginseng is not handled properly, not only the nutrition can not be absorbed, but also its delicious taste can not be expected.
I don't know how hotels, restaurants or specialized seafood shops deal with dry sea cucumber. I make sea cucumbers at home by myself, mainly because the following factors play a leading role: water, temperature, time and oil-free.
The specific method of water-soaked sea cucumber:
1, dry sea cucumber soaked in cold water for 24 hours to soften the sea cucumber, and changed the water (cold water) several times;
2. Put the softened sea cucumber and cold water into the pot at the same time (I have been using two small stainless steel pots to avoid oil on the frying pan), boil it with high fire, and turn to slow fire 10 minutes to leave the fire;
3. After taking the pot, continue to soak, cut open the sea cucumber and remove the sand mouth after it is naturally cooled;
The white front is the sand mouth.
4. Then wash off the fine sand and impurities in the abdomen of the sea cucumber with water;
The tendons of sea cucumber are very nutritious and can be kept without removal. (It can also be picked for soup, and the sea cucumber will be soaked more after the tendon is removed.)
5. After the sea cucumber is washed, add cold water, boil it again with high fire, change to slow fire boiling for 10 minute, and leave it for 8 hours;
6. After cooling, soak the sea cucumber in cold water again (the effect of pure water will be better), and change the water once every eight hours;
7. Check the sea cucumber at any time, take out the prepared sea cucumber, and put it in a container with a cover. The water in the container should not pass through the sea cucumber, and put it in the refrigerator. Change the water every day and take it with you.
8. After inspection, if the sea cucumber is still hard to pinch, you can boil it again, change the water after stewing for 8 hours, and then insist on changing the water every 8 hours until the water is full. Generally, it takes two to three days to make the sea cucumber fully soaked.
Is this a sea cucumber that has been in water for two days? This is a three-day-old sea cucumber.
Key points of water development:
1, the water for soaking sea cucumber can be cold water, and the water should be as wide as possible;
2. It is best to use stainless steel pots or ceramic supplies for water-soaked sea cucumbers;
3. All utensils that come into contact with sea cucumbers should not be stained with a trace of oil, including pots, chopsticks and scissors. Special attention should be paid to the inner wall of the pot cover not to be stained with oil, and before washing and fishing the sea cucumbers, be sure to wash your hands, otherwise the sea cucumbers will melt; In addition, the pots or utensils used in the process of soaking sea cucumbers in water must be covered to avoid oil pollution;
4. The time of sea cucumber softening, boiling and soaking depends on the specific quality of sea cucumber and cannot be generalized. Check whether the sea cucumber should be fully watered at any time. You can use the method of pinching the sea cucumber by hand. If you feel that it is thoroughly or rotten, it proves that the water is too much; If you can pinch it through with a little force, it proves that it has been made and can be eaten; If you feel that the sea cucumber is still tough after pinching, you can take it and boil it again, and then continue to change the foam.
5. The well-watered sea cucumber can be stored in a sealed container with water. The water in the container should not pass through the sea cucumber, and then stored in the refrigerator, and it can be taken at will. Eat the prepared sea cucumber as soon as possible, and don't freeze it again, which will lead to nutrient loss, so don't send too much sea cucumber at a time.