Buy boxed duck blood and cook hot pot directly.
Fresh duck blood is rarely seen on the market now. Most of it is boxed. Fresh duck blood has a short storage time and is easy to deteriorate. Boxed duck blood can be stored in the refrigerator for 3 days. sky.
When we eat fresh duck blood, we usually cook it for about 10 minutes. However, boxed duck blood is mostly half-cooked and can be cooked for 5 minutes. When cooking duck blood, insert it with chopsticks. When no blood streaks are visible, it means it has been cooked. If it takes too long, it will become stale, hollow inside, and taste bad.
It is best to blanch the boxed duck blood for about two minutes before frying. This can remove its fishy smell and taste better after frying. When we buy fresh duck blood, it is best to eat it immediately, or soak it in light salt water and change the water 1 to 2 times a day. It can also be kept fresh for 3 days.
Identification
Real duck blood is delicate and tender, and will easily break when picked up by chopsticks, while fake duck blood is relatively rough and will not break when picked up by chopsticks. After using a napkin to absorb the water from a piece of duck blood, if it becomes very pliable like plasticine, it is fake duck blood.
Compared with fake duck blood, real duck blood is darker in color, more elastic, and has a stronger fishy smell. Generally speaking, fake duck blood has a gelatinous feel, is not easy to break, has a color similar to red brick, and most of the cross-sections have honeycomb-shaped holes. Real duck blood is dark red, has sparse pores, and is easily broken.