The correct way to soak sea cucumbers in a thermos bottle

Sea cucumbers are a delicacy that we often eat in our daily life. The nutritional value of sea cucumbers is very high, but most of the ones we buy are dried sea cucumbers. Dried sea cucumbers need to be soaked before they can be eaten. Soaking sea cucumbers in hot water is better than cold water, and the soaking time is also shorter. Many people put sea cucumbers in thermos bottles. This method is desirable. Normally, they can be soaked quickly in warm water of 70-80 degrees, and they will be plumper.

1. Wash the sea cucumber with clean water for 1-2 minutes;

2. Put 70-80 degrees warm water into the thermos;

3. Put the sea cucumber in a thermos bottle and it will be soaked the next day.

Using a thermos to soak sea cucumbers is fast, but the texture is relatively hard.

There is another foaming method that you can refer to:

1. Rinse the dried sea cucumber with tap water for 1 minute to remove the dust on the surface.

2. Then place the dried sea cucumber in 0-5 degree cold purified water for 24-36 hours, changing the water twice in the middle until the sea cucumber is softened.

3. Cut the softened sea cucumber longitudinally from the abdomen and remove the tooth-like structure at the front end of the sea cucumber.

4. Add purified water to an oil-free pot, cover and bring to a boil. Cook over medium heat for 40-60 minutes until the sea cucumber can be easily pierced through.

5. Replace with new 0-5 degree cold purified water and soak for about 24-36 hours, changing the water twice in the middle, until the sea cucumber is foamed to about twice the length of the dry sea cucumber and then it can be eaten.

This method tastes better

To soak sea cucumbers in a thermos, you first need to soak the dried sea cucumbers in cold water for two days. After the dried sea cucumbers become soft, use scissors to cut the sea cucumbers open, remove the sand spout (the sea cucumber's teeth) on the head of the sea cucumber, then rinse the sea cucumbers and put them in the prepared thermos. Add freshly boiled water, and after three or four hours the sea cucumbers will be soaked. Put the soaked sea cucumbers in the refrigerator for refrigeration or freezing and use them at any time. The sea cucumbers processed in this way are highly elastic, tough, soft and sticky, and have the highest nutritional value.

In the process of soaking sea cucumbers, maintaining temperature is a very important step, and a thermos can keep the temperature to the greatest extent. In addition, the containers and water used in the preparation process must be free of oil and salt. Oil can melt the sea cucumber, while salt makes it difficult for the sea cucumber to become swollen. The basins and plates we usually use will inevitably contain some grease or impurities, which will affect the quality of the sea cucumbers. If it is a steel container, it will also affect the taste of the sea cucumber. The thermos bottle usually does not come into contact with oil and salt, and the glass container is stable and will not affect the taste of the sea cucumber. Therefore, people who often eat sea cucumbers regard the thermos bottle as the "best weapon" for soaking sea cucumbers.