I found that young people nowadays cook better than their elders, because many young people are willing to learn how to cook delicious dishes in Xi, and at the same time, they will also put all kinds of spices, unlike the older generation, when cooking, they will only put salt, pepper, soy sauce, the three most commonly used seasonings. For example, in recent years, every household will prepare a bottle of oyster sauce, which is particularly hot.
Oyster sauce was invented by Lee Kum Sheung by chance, it is said that he was cooking oysters on the fire at that time, and forgot to turn off the fire because he was busy with other things, and when he came back after being busy, he found that there was a strong fragrance in the pot, so he put a little sauce in his mouth to taste, and felt that it was particularly delicious, and then he established Lee Kum Kee Oyster Sauce Restaurant, and its reputation slowly spread throughout the country.
The main function of oyster sauce is to increase freshness and flavor, for example, when we fry vegetables, put a spoonful of oyster sauce, which can make the vegetables eat particularly fresh and fragrant, and the difference between adding oyster sauce and not adding oyster sauce is particularly large, so many people will put a spoonful of oyster sauce when cooking. In fact, oyster sauce is not soy sauce, can not be used at will, some dishes put oyster sauce, not only will cause the taste of the dish to deteriorate, but also bad for health, so when using oyster sauce, we must keep in mind the "7 do not put", and then I will introduce the 7 do not put to the family in detail, I hope you read it carefully, for the health of your family, don't use it wrong!
Don't put it in: Don't put it in dishes that have been cooked for a long time
For example, when we stew soup or stew, oyster sauce should not be put too early, because if the oyster sauce is boiled for too long, the fresh flavor of the oyster sauce will volatilize, and when we make stewed soup or stew, when the soup is to be raised or the dish is cooked, it is best to put it in the first 1 minute, which can not only retain the umami of the oyster sauce, but also make the dish retain the original umami flavor.
Two don't put it: You can't put spicy dishes
When making spicy dishes such as spicy duck and spicy chicken, a large number of peppers and dried chili peppers should be used to increase the spicy feeling of the dishes, and when making this kind of dishes, you can't put oyster sauce, the umami of oyster sauce will suppress the spicy taste of spicy dishes, resulting in the spicy taste of the dishes is not particularly obvious. In addition, spicy dishes will be poured with boiling hot oil at the end, or stir-fried at high oil temperature, which will cause the dishes to be bitter!
Three don't put it: you can't put it on the barbecue
When you marinate these ingredients, don't put oyster sauce, because when grilling meat, oyster sauce will come into contact with the open flame, which will burn the barbecue, and gelatinized oyster sauce is a carcinogenic risk. When grilling vegetarian dishes, it is not recommended to put oyster sauce, otherwise it will also cause the vegetables to taste bitter.
Fourth, don't put it: You can't put seafood
Seafood is eaten as a "fresh", especially when mixing a lot of ingredients together, you can add fresh to fresh, and when cooking seafood, you don't need to put oyster sauce, because each ingredient has its own fresh flavor, and oyster sauce is a concentrated freshness material, put oyster sauce, the umami of oyster sauce will suppress the fragrance of these seafood, resulting in a strange taste of dishes, so when making seafood dishes, it is best not to put seafood.
Don't put it on the five: don't put it when the pot is boiling
After the oil is heated, put the minced garlic and ginger into the pot and stir-fry it to increase the aroma of the oil, so some people will also put the oyster sauce into the high oil temperature to boil it, in fact, the oyster sauce must not be boiled, because the high oil temperature will cause the oyster sauce to gelatinize, and the gelatinized oyster sauce is not only bitter, but also the color will become darker, resulting in the fried dishes are bitter and black.
Six don't put it: you can't put fried vegetables
When frying dishes such as crispy meat, meatballs, and fish pieces, do not put oyster sauce in these ingredients, because oyster sauce is fried in oil for a long time, which will quickly lead to the gelatinization of oyster sauce.
Seven do not put: expired can not be put
Oyster sauce also has an expiration date, and most oyster sauces have a shelf life of 1 year. After each use of oyster sauce, be sure to stay away from the stove, because oyster sauce is stimulated by high temperature for a long time, its fresh fragrance will also be reduced, and even some oyster sauce will become moldy and deteriorated, it is recommended that you put the oyster sauce in the refrigerator after each use, so as to retain the fresh flavor of the oyster sauce to the greatest extent.
Oyster sauce is not soy sauce and cannot be used at will, everyone must keep in mind that "you can't put long-boiled dishes, spicy dishes, barbecue, seafood, boiling, cooking, and fried dishes", only in this way, oyster sauce can maximize its fresh flavor!
Editor丨Zheng Wei