Method 1 for dry cleaning of mussels:

1. Use a brush or gauze, such as a toothbrush or a pot-washing brush, to brush the surface of the mussels vigorously to remove most of the surface. Brush away the seaweed; use a knife to scrape off the shellfish on the surface of the mussels and rinse with water. Sand or moss is not edible and should be scraped off. The black spots are larger. After it has swollen, the color has changed and it is still black. You can scrape it to see if it can be removed or scratch it to see if there is sand. If the mussels cannot be scraped off or are gritty, it proves that the mussels themselves are of poor quality. Good mussels should be yellow or light yellow after swelling, and should be free of variegated colors.

2. Then pull off the moss on the mussel meat and slowly pull it out with your hands. Sometimes it requires a little strength, so be careful.

3. Pour the mussels into a basin, add an appropriate amount of water to submerge all the mussels, add a little salt, and let it sit for about 1 hour to fully spit out the dirt. You can change it halfway. 1-2 times water.

4. In addition to the above cleaning methods, you can also use a knife and other tools to pry open the two shells of mussels, as shown below. In this way, you can directly rinse the meat. If it is used for barbecue or the like, It can be cleaned like this.

5. There is another cleaning method that only wants to keep the meat, which is to put the mussels in boiling water and fish them out for a few minutes. After the mouths of the mussels are opened, pick out the mussel meat one by one. Then rinse with water, but this method is only suitable for diners who don’t have high requirements for the umami taste of mussels, because this method will lose the sweetness of mussels themselves.

Method 2 for dry cleaning of mussels:

1. Take more than ten mussels (generally used for cooking for a family of three), soak them in cold water and let them fully swell. Boil (cold water can be used to make soup after settling). Before cleaning and drying the mussels, you must soak the mussels. There is also a way to clean the mussels. Just use all-purpose rice washing water. Soak the mussels in the rice washing water for 20 minutes and then it will be easy to wash.

2. Put the dried mussels into a bowl, add hot water and blanch them until they become soft and fluffy. Remove the hairy black intestines and stomach from the center of the mussels, remove the sand, and wash them in clean water. , then put it into the pot, add water, simmer over low heat until it is ready for consumption.

2. The dark thing inside is the "yellow" color of mussels. The nutrients are concentrated here and it is also delicious. Do not break it when washing to avoid unnecessary losses.

3. The outer hair is the dried gills of mussels. It is fishy and sandy, so it must be peeled off carefully (do not tear off the meat). Peeling off the gills is the main step in washing mussels.

4. After each mussel is processed, rinse it with clean water and it is ready for use.