1. Remove the fins and heads of fresh hairtail, cut the belly of hairtail and put it into slices. If hairtail is frozen, it is necessary to thaw hairtail naturally, take out the internal organs of hairtail abdomen and throw them away, then take hairtail section under tap water, rub off the black film on hairtail abdomen by hand while washing, and then rinse the hairtail section clean.

2. Cut the hairtail into sections, then soak it in hot water of about 80 degrees for about 10 seconds, then quickly put it in cold water, add a proper amount of fine salt and ginger slices in the cold water in advance, soak it until the hairtail cools, then scrub it with a brush or cloth to remove the scales, and then rinse it with running water.

3. The scales on hairtail are firmly connected with the fish, so it is difficult to rub them by hand. Moreover, the fishy smell and greasy feeling of hairtail are very strong, and it is difficult to wash it with clean water. You can soak hairtail in alkaline water first, and then wash it with clear water. It will be easy to wash and there will be no fishy smell.

Hairtail introduction:

Hairtail belongs to trichiuridae, Perciformes, Chordata, Vertebrates, a bony fish. Also known as nepotism, fat belt, oil belt, toothfish and so on. , is fierce. Qingdao and Rizhao city along the Yellow Sea are called snakeheads.

Hairtail is flat as a ribbon, silvery gray, with light gray dorsal fin and pectoral fin with tiny spots, black tail, and the tip of hairtail is larger, gradually tapering towards the tail, with a total length of about 1 meter. It is fierce and mainly feeds on shrimp and squid.