As the saying goes, relying on the mountains to eat the mountains, relying on the sea to eat the sea, coastal people can hardly do without seafood for three meals. In addition to going to the market every day to buy some fresh seafood, there are also some dried seafood, dried seafood after drying is more delicious than fresh, such as dried squid, dried eel, dried scallops and so on. Every New Year's Festival, the family will receive many souvenirs from relatives, the most popular is dried squid, dried scallops and other dried seafood.
In my impression, from childhood to adulthood, I have eaten a lot of delicacies cooked by dried squid, such as dried squid stewed duck soup, stewed lean broth, stewed pig trotters, marinated pig trotters and so on.
【Difference between dried cuttlefish and mother squid】
Many people are not clear about the difference between mother squid and dried cuttlefish, today I will share with you what is the difference between the two.
1, the production is different: the mother squid is made of fresh gun squid dried and dried, the body is slender into a cone, there are more than a dozen tentacles on the body, two of which are longer.
Cuttlefish is processed from fresh cuttlefish, which is smaller than the mother squid, has a shorter body and is rounded.
2, the edible value is not the same: the mother squid dried a large number of calcium, phosphorus and iron and other trace elements, has the effect of replenishing qi and blood, enhancing physical fitness and so on;
The cuttlefish contains protein and carbohydrates and a variety of vitamins, which have the effect of nourishing yin and tonifying blood, especially suitable for women.
(Remarks: In the southern Fujian area, women eat more after childbirth is dried squid, according to the older generation, dried squid mother nourishing and nutritious, helpful for body conditioning, usually can also eat more, the color will be better)
【Dried squid stew lean broth】
Ingredients for the ingredients required for the dried lean broth of mother squid stew: tenderloin, dried squid, ginger
Cooking: Stew in water
Cooking time: more than 2 hours
Easy to cook: simple and easy to operate
Let's take a look at the tutorial on the lean broth stew of mother squid ~ ~ ~ ~
Step 1: What to do with the mother squid
There are two kinds of dried squid on the market, one is dried squid (there are eggs, as shown in the picture, the dried squid has a thick paste on the body), if not, it is not the dried squid, or the male dried squid, the price of this dried squid is much cheaper than the mother squid.
Cut the dried squid into small pieces, clean it first, and some ash impurities will remain on the surface, and then soak it in water.
1, soak with water, generally soak for 6-8 hours, I usually start to bubble the night before, when the foam should be put into the refrigerator to soak the hair.
2, warm water and salt foam: add 2-3 spoons of salt in warm water, dissolve and put the dried squid in, soak the hair for 2-3 hours to soak well.
3, baking soda foam: warm water add 2-3 spoons of baking soda, foam hair for 2-3 hours can be soaked very well, but baking soda contains alkaline, after the foaming should be thoroughly cleaned, so as not to affect the taste.
Step 2: Lean puree
I can cut the tenderloin I bought into thin slices or chop it into purees, usually I like to stew it into puree for children, and I will cut it into slices for adults. Place the processed slices of meat in a small stew bowl;
Put in the mother squid;
Add 2 more slices of ginger to remove fishiness.
Step 3: Simmer for 2 hours in water
Add 9 minutes of water to the small stew cup, stew for 2 hours, and use the method of water stewing to ensure that the soup aroma and nutrition inside will not be lost, and the heat insulation stew, the soup is more nourishing and delicious.
The above is to share with you our family often stewed squid mother lean broth, generally stew this soup I drink myself, children do not drink too much, too nourishing, if you give children to drink, squid mother can be appropriately reduced,