Cold kelp is a side dish that we often eat in coastal areas. You can often see it in restaurants and barbecue stalls. Simple, refreshing and satisfying! Although the cold kelp seems simple, if it is not mixed well, it will smell fishy and difficult to swallow. I learned many dishes from a friend who is a chef in a restaurant. This cold kelp silk is no exception, because it stinks every time it is cooked at first. I didn't know the key step was not done until I consulted my chef friend. By the way, the mixed kelp is fresh, crisp and delicious!
Kelp is cold, so it is wrong to mix it directly! That's what hotels do. Kelp is not fishy and tastes particularly fresh!
Common practices of cold kelp;
1. Soak the bought kelp in rice washing water for 10 minute, and then rinse it repeatedly with clear water, because the surface of kelp silk is covered with silt, and it will affect the taste if it is not cleaned. Taomi water can soak the mucus on its surface, which is not fishy and tastes more crisp!
2. Add a proper amount of water to the pot, add a few drops of cooking oil and vinegar after boiling, then put the washed kelp in the boiled water for 2 minutes, and then take out the cold boiled water after 2 minutes. The purpose of adding edible oil is to keep the color of kelp greener, and adding vinegar can remove the fishy smell well. Too cold boiling water makes kelp more brittle!
3. Peel a garlic and cut it into minced garlic. Kelp and garlic are a perfect match. Adding a little more garlic can effectively remove the smell. Half a red pepper is shredded first, then diced. Wash and cut two parsley into powder for later use.
4. Cut the blanched kelp into small pieces, add minced garlic, diced red pepper and diced coriander, add appropriate amount of salt, sugar, soy sauce and rice vinegar to taste, and finally pour in hot oil and stir well. Cold kelp, white sugar and rice vinegar are essential. White sugar can be fresh and vinegar can be fishy. These two are delicious when mixed together!
The delicious cold kelp is ready, and you can eat it after drinking it. Kelp salad is delicious and has a knack. Don't mix them directly. With these two steps, we can be crisp and not fishy! These two steps are soaking and blanching. Many people buy kelp and wash it and mix it directly, which is wrong. After soaking and blanching, seaweed silk can remove its fishy smell to the greatest extent, and the mixed kelp is particularly brittle!