Many people buy fish maw with great interest, but do not remove the fish maw before stewing it. As a result, the fish maw smell is too strong and cannot be eaten, and a pot of collagen is wasted. Today we are going to talk about how to remove the fishy smell from fish maw.

1. Remove the fishy smell from the source

(1) Old glue has a light smell, while new glue has a strong smell. After the isinglass is placed for a long time, the fishy smell components gradually evaporate, and the fishy smell is reduced a lot after stewing. So when buying isinglass, try to choose old glue.

(2) Choose male fish maw, which has a lighter fishy smell than female fish maw.

(3) There is a trace of butter in the fish maw, which is the source of the fishy smell. After the fish maw is soaked for an hour to soften, clean the surface butter and then soak the roots for 3 to 10 hours.

2. Method for removing fishy smell from onion and ginger

(1) Boil water in a pot just enough to cover the fish maw, bring it to a boil, then throw in the ginger slices and green onion segments, and pour in the soaked fish maw. Good maw.

(2) Add a few drops of cooking wine, blanch for a few minutes and remove. It does not have to be 10 minutes, just 3-5 minutes for a thin body.

(3) After cooling slightly, pour the fish maw into water and then simmer.

3. Hawthorn fish removal method

When stewing fish maw, put a few pieces of hawthorn. You can buy it in pharmacies. It is very cheap and the fishy smell is reduced a lot. There is also a little The taste of hawthorn is very good.

4. Method of removing fishy smell with longan and red dates

When stewing fish maw, you only need to add osmanthus, red dates, or a little angelica to minimize the fishy smell.

5. Method to remove the fishy smell from American ginseng

Putting a little American ginseng in fish maw while stewing can also reduce the fishy smell.

6. Deep frying method to remove the fishy smell

Fry the unsoaked isinglass in oil at 100℃ for 1 to 2 minutes over low heat, which can also effectively remove the fishy smell. taste. Some varieties of isinglass are made by deep-frying.

In fact, since fish maw is made from the dried swim bladder of fish, it will inevitably have a fishy smell. For friends in coastal areas, this fishy smell is nothing at all, but there are many Friends who don’t often eat seafood still can’t accept it

My suggestion is: if you can tolerate a little fishy smell, try not to remove the fishy smell, so as to achieve the maximum nutritional value.