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In China's traditional culture, filial piety culture is one of the most respected traditional cultures, the so-called filial piety, in addition to obeying parents, but also more concern for parents, more accompaniment to the elderly. Some children like to send sea cucumbers to their parents during the New Year's Festival, which is rich in nutrients and is especially suitable for the elderly. Nowadays, sea cucumbers are mostly sold in the form of dried sea cucumbers, and dried sea cucumbers are easier to store than ready-to-eat fresh sea cucumbers, but they need to have a foaming process. If the elderly in the family will not soak the sea cucumber, the sea cucumber given to the parents can only be wasted as a wall view. Send parents sea cucumber, will not foam hair can not work, 5 steps to soak out soft bullet good sea cucumber, nutrition does not lose:
<h1 class="pgc-h-center-line" data-track="21" > the first step: cleaning</h1>
Most of the dried methods of sea cucumbers have two kinds, one is salting, the other is sugar immersion; through the preservative properties of salt and sugar to achieve the purpose of long-term storage. Therefore, before soaking the sea cucumber, it is necessary to clean the sea cucumber and remove the salt or sugar on the surface in order to carry out the next step of foaming. Don't foam too much at a time, generally 6-10 is just right, if you can eat it at once, it is best, if you can't eat it at once, you can also keep it cold and fresh for several days. Under the water pipe, rinse the sea cucumber that needs to be soaked a few times, and rinse the surface salt or sugar.
<h1 class="pgc-h-center-line" data-track="20" > the second step, one soak</h1>
It is best to use pure water to soak the salt or sugar immersed in the inside of the sea cucumber, so that it is easier to grow during the sea cucumber foaming process. Put the washed sea cucumber in a clean "oil-free" bowl or basin, pour in an appropriate amount of pure water that has not been used in the sea cucumber, cover the surface with plastic wrap, and put it in the refrigerator refrigerator. Change the water every 8 hours, soak for 3 whole days, to 4 times the foam.
<h1 class="pgc-h-center-line" data-track="19" > the third step: processing sea cucumbers</h1>
Sea cucumbers are dried with internal organs, and after one soak, the sea cucumbers are treated to remove the internal organs. Cut the abdomen of the sea cucumber vertically, remove the internal organs, especially the "sand mouth" at the front end, which is used by the sea cucumber to filter the seaweed, and must be cut. It should also be noted that there are several longitudinal sea cucumber tendons in the abdominal cavity of the sea cucumber, and it should also be cut or picked every 1 cm, otherwise it will affect the further swelling of the sea cucumber. Turn the clean sea cucumber over and rinse the abdominal cavity repeatedly under the water pipe. Rinse with purified water and prepare for the next step of cooking.
<h1 class="pgc-h-center-line" data-track="18" > step four: cooking</h1>
Use a casserole or stainless steel pot, pour in an appropriate amount of pure water, bring to a boil and adjust to a minimum heat. Bring the sea cucumbers under the heat and cook them for 1 hour over a low heat and semi-boil. Do not fish out the sea cucumber after the ceasefire, soak it in hot water by boiling the hot soup of the sea cucumber, and soak it further until it is completely cool.
<h1 class="pgc-h-center-line" data-track="13" > step five: secondary foaming</h1>
Remove the sea cucumber and follow the first soaking steps, soaking the sea cucumber for 1 full day until the sea cucumber is soaked to 6 times the size. Send sea cucumbers to parents, how to do not foam hair, 5 steps to soak out soft and elastic sea cucumbers, nutrition is fully retained. The foamed sea cucumber is dark and shiny, the size is moderate, the texture is soft and elastic, it is elastic to the touch, and it smells unique and umami. This way the sea cucumber is soaked and ready to be cooked.
Whether it is roasted sea cucumber with green onion or boiled sea cucumber millet porridge, it is a more classic dish, simple and easy to operate. If the soaked sea cucumber cannot be eaten at one time, it can be wrapped in plastic wrap, placed in the refrigerator refrigerator or soft freezer, and eaten in time within 1-3 days. If you want to store it for a long time, you can only wrap it tightly in plastic wrap and put it in the refrigerator freezer. When eaten again, soak in water and thaw it before cooking the dish directly.
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