Four steps to quickly develop sea cucumber—— Sea cucumbers are so expensive, soak them and cherish t
Ingredients
- Sea cucumber 12 heads
- Pure water Maximum one bucket
Steps
1. 70 light dried sea cucumbers without soaking. Rinse simply, put it into an absolutely oil-free and clean container (preferably with a lid, of course the lid must also be oil-free and clean, cover it with plastic wrap if not covered) and pour pure water. The amount of water should cover the sea cucumber and be loose.
2. This is the state after the second 24 hours of soaking sea cucumbers. Slightly swollen and tough.
3. Then change to pure water and soak in the refrigerator for the second 24 hours.
4. Pour out the water in the container and clean it. Use scissors to cut open the abdomen of the sea cucumber, cut both ends to the head, and remove the white gypsum-like sand head.
5. Do not remove the four or five longitudinal tendons on the abdominal wall. Use scissors to cut them into sections or cut them into three or four sections. Cutting will not affect the size of the sea cucumber when it is soaked; on the contrary, it will cause the sea cucumber to become larger.
6. Completely clean the inner pot of the pressure cooker. Use a tablespoon of baking soda mixed with hot water to clean it until it is completely oil-free. Includes inner cover. Then rinse with clean water several times. Pour purified water and sea cucumber into the inner pot. There is plenty of water, leaving room for the sea cucumber to expand. Choose healthy standard porridge (not kept warm!). After the alarm, the gas will naturally deflate and immediately take out the inner pot and let it cool naturally. In winter, you can open the lid and leave it inside, but don't wait until the water cools down. It's difficult to cool down when there is insulating water at the bottom of the pot. When the water temperature reaches medium temperature, the sea cucumber is almost ready. When it cools down, it will be a little soaked.
7. Wash, put it back into a clean and absolutely oil-free container, and add ice cubes made of pure water. Place in the refrigerator and continue to refrigerate for 24 hours (the first day after cooking). Adding ice cubes is to make the sea cucumber soak better.
8. This is the state when it is taken out and refrigerated for 6 hours after cooking. After 24 hours, the water and ice cubes are changed.
9. This is the state of refrigeration for 24 hours after cooking. It has obviously become longer and expanded better. This picture is a picture without ice cubes. The actual length of the hair made with ice cubes is actually 12 to 14CM.
10. Continue to change water and ice cubes and refrigerate for the last 24 hours (the second day after soaking).
11. The length will remain unchanged in the last 24 hours, but the width will increase and start to become fatter. This is the state after cooking and refrigeration for 48 hours. There is a slight color difference.
12. I send out about 12 heads each time, seal them in individual fresh-keeping bags, and then freeze the large bags for easy access. Take them out the night before and put them in the refrigerator to defrost naturally. If you find it troublesome , it is recommended that you can soak a few more at a time and store them in the refrigerator.
13. There are many ways to eat sea cucumbers, such as porridge, soup, oyster sauce and green onion, etc. I have a recipe for the mouth-watering sea cucumber in the picture, you can check it out if you need it.
Tips
- Speaking in detail, it seems troublesome. In fact, it is a simple step of soaking for two days, cutting, cooking in a pressure cooker, and soaking for two days.
- About the ice cubes, they are for the sea cucumbers to grow better, but they can be left alone. But it’s still good to put it in summer.
- There are strict requirements regarding oil-free. Containers with oil stains will cause the sea cucumbers to melt during the soaking process. Sea cucumbers are so expensive, soak them and cherish them~
