1, from a certain point of view, the elephant mussels after leaving the seawater life characteristics are not very obvious, we seafood market to buy elephant mussels, selection, but to see whether it two shells can be closed forcefully, if the hand gently break the kind of cracks, certainly is not fresh. In addition, if it is a live mussels, gently touch the mussel body, the mussel body will have obvious contraction.
2. Place the mussels on a cutting board and remove both shells with a knife. When picking out the shells, first use the knife to cock one side, the other half of the hand to press, if you are afraid of slipping, you can use a piece of wet towel to press.
3. When picking the shells, the knife should be close to the mussel shells to avoid picking the meat bad.
4, mussels and meat separated, wash with water separately.
5, boil water in the pot, the water temperature at about 80 degrees when the mussels into the pot for about 10 seconds, slightly hot mussels quickly after the mussels out, you will find that the mussel body, that is, such as the "elephant nose" part of a layer of stocking like membrane has been a little detached from the body of the mussels, at this time, you have to start from the bottom of the body of the mussels upward, the mussels are not the same as the mussels, and then the mussels will be removed. Mussels from the bottom of the body up, that is, from the "elephant nose" root to the "elephant nose" tip a little bit of this layer of film will be lifted down, lifted down the membrane will be very complete, if you tie a head to the inside of the water, this layer of film can even do a water storage bag.
6, remove the membrane discarded. At this point, use a knife to gently separate the mussel body from the gallbladder. Mussel body exterior is also just torn off the part of the membrane can be used to brush the bowl with a wire ball gently wipe, wipe the process, there will be a little yellow and dirt is faded, and then rinse the mussels with water will be clean.
7, now, will be cleaned up on the cutting board on the clam, front up, the so-called front, that is, in addition to the body of the mussels, just removed the part of the clam gall bladder there is a deep fine hook, fine hooks facing up is the front.
8, now we use a knife, along the thin hook will be cut mussels, remember not to cut.
9, so, the mussels are processed. How to eat is up to you. Classic dishes mussels sashimi This is the most classic dish to eat mussels. The flavor of the mussels is fresh, slightly sweet, and the meat is tender, so the best way to reflect this wonderful taste is to eat it as a sashimi. Mussels in soup This dish has nothing to do with Yunnan's "Bridge Rice Noodle", but is a Cantonese interpretation of the tenderness of the mussels. In the pot of boiling broth, put down mushrooms, mushrooms and other ingredients, and then cut up the mussels and eat them like lamb, which is delicious and warms up the stomach, and also satisfies people who are not used to eating raw food. Lao Gan Ma cold mussels The specific method is as follows: cut the mussels into strips and cool them in water, then shred the carrots, onions and cilantro, and finally mix them into a plate with a bottle of Lao Gan Ma chili bean sauce, which costs six or seven dollars on the market, for an appetizer and a good meal. If sashimi is a bit of a stretch, then sushi is a bit of a downer, but for a few bucks you can get your mussels in a "popular" dish.