The first thing is to wash the fresh oysters with a brush, remove the inedible internal organs and put them on a plate. Sprinkle a little wine and an onion on the oyster plate to remove the fishy smell. Then boil the water in the steamer, and steam the oysters in the steamer for 8 minutes. The bigger the oyster, the longer the cooking time. Generally, it is best to control the time at 10- 13 minutes, because it is easy to age the meat of oysters if it takes too long.
After steaming, take it out and dip it in soy sauce or homemade sauce. The taste of oysters will be delicious. It should be noted that it is best to wear gloves when cleaning oysters, because the shells of oysters are very sharp. And it is recommended to cook with cold water, because the meat quality of oysters will become tender in a process of gradually heating up.
Of course, oyster sauce is also essential if you want to eat delicious food. Prepare garlic and chopped peppers. Add a proper amount of salad oil to the pot. When the oil is warm, add onion and garlic and squeeze. Add a small amount of steamed fishing drum oil and cooking wine, and take out the fried seasoning. Open the shell of steamed oysters and pour the juice on each oyster. Finally, sprinkle a small amount of minced garlic and chopped pepper and serve.
There is also how to choose oysters, which is also the premise to ensure delicious meat. First look at the tightness. When buying oysters, choose oysters with a slightly open mouth and pat the shells gently. Fresh oysters will soon close their shells, but it may be the less fresh oysters that have been indifferent. Then listen to the sound, pick up two oysters and knock them. Listen to the sound. If they are hollow, it means that the meat inside is dehydrated and not fresh, so it is not suitable for purchase.
Seeing the meat and smelling it is also one of the ways. Open the oysters Fresh oysters are generally full, saturated in color and have no excess juice. If you touch them with your hands, they will be more elastic. Besides, you can smell the smell. Not fresh with rancid or fishy smell. It depends on the thickness of the oyster shell. From the appearance, the shell of oyster is shiny, dark and thick, indicating that the meat of oyster is fat and small, the shell is too shallow, and generally there is less meat.