Dried abalone has a hard texture and needs to be thickened before cooking. At present, there are two main methods for raising the hair of dried abalone: ??alkaline hair and water hair.

Soak the dried abalone in cold water for 4 hours, then soak it in hot water at about 60℃ for 4 hours, then change the water to fresh water and put it in a pot to cook on low heat. After it boils, take it out and place it immediately. Pour into a basin of cold water. Repeat this several times until the abalone swells.

There are generally two methods for soaking abalone slices.

First, you can use clean water. That is, put the abalone slices into the pot, add an appropriate amount of water, put it in the stove and cook for 10 to 24 hours, until it is heated through.

Second, you can also use chicken bone soup. To use this method, you need to soak the abalone slices in warm water for half a day, then use a brush to remove the dirt and wash them until they turn white. Then put the abalone in a casserole, add two hen legs, or chicken bones, add green onions, ginger, rice wine and water, and simmer over low heat for about 4 hours before it is ready.

Abalone: ??Wash the dried abalone first, then add boiling water, cover it, and simmer until the abalone is soft, then fish it into a basin of cold water, peel off the black skin, remove impurities, and fish it into a basin of boiling water. In it, put a little alkaline noodles, cover it, put it on the stove, and continue to simmer. When the abalone is translucent and elastic, change the knife, then change to hot water and rinse to remove the alkali smell.

Things to note when drying abalone with water:

1? After soaking and cleaning the abalone, be sure to use a casserole and clay pot for drying, so as to maintain the deliciousness of the abalone. Spend.

2. The bottom of the casserole and casserole must be lined with a bamboo grate to prevent the abalone from burning.

3. When simmering abalone, be sure to use low heat to prevent the soup from overflowing and drying out.

4. The time of soaking, simmering and stewing the abalone must be sufficient, so that the abalone can swell and soften.

5. The preparation of top soup is one of the key processes in making dried abalone. The quality of top soup affects the success or failure of making abalone to a certain extent. Therefore, when making top soup, firstly, the blood of the raw materials must be drained, secondly, enough time must be simmered, and thirdly, the soup must be filtered.