What are the steps to make authentic fish meal?

We often come into contact with fish meal in our daily lives. The raw materials for making fish meal are mainly various kinds of fish. These fish are used through a series of processes such as dehydration and crushing to make fish meal, a protein-rich feed. This feed is usually used to feed pigs or chickens to promote growth. Here we will teach you how to make authentic fish meal.

How to make authentic fish meal:

Raw materials: Low-quality small fish, shrimp, spoiled fish and shrimp, fish heads, tails, bones, gills, viscera, etc. can all be made into fish meal.

Preparation method:

1. Washing: Wash the raw materials thoroughly with fresh water to remove dirt and impurities, then pick them up and drain them.

2. Steaming: Put the cleaned raw materials into a cloth bag, place it in a steamer and steam it for 20-30 minutes. You can also steam it in water, that is, first add an appropriate amount of fresh water (one third of the raw materials) into an iron pot and boil it, then pour the cleaned raw materials into the pot, continue to heat and boil until they are fully cooked, then pick them up and drain them. The original soup can be used for the second steaming.

3. Pressing: Use a simple press to press and drain the cooked fish. The pressure should be gradually increased from small to large. At first, apply appropriate pressure and maintain it for about 5 minutes to allow the water and oil to flow out. Then gradually increase the pressure and it will be ready in 20 minutes.

4. Drying: Spread the fish residue evenly on a bamboo mat and place it in the sun. It usually takes about two days to dry. In case of bad weather, use a drying oven to dry it until the moisture content is no more than 20%.

5. Crushing: crush with stone mill, flour mill, etc. After crushing, sieve with a 170-mesh sieve and put into a paper bag or burlap bag to obtain the finished product.

The common method is: kill the silver carp and boil it into fish soup, add the local five-clawed red pepper powder from Chenzhou, adjust the local specialty bean paste, tea oil and other condiments, and then use dry cut powder to make fish meal. The method of making fish meal is simple and yet not simple. The most important thing is the soup, which is made from various seasonings, including fish, ginger, garlic, chili and tea oil. The fish must be silver carp, and it should be live and fresh silver carp. It cannot tolerate any fakeness. If you use fish that has been left overnight or in the refrigerator, the soup will definitely not be fresh. Spicy and fresh make up the special flavor of fish meal.