How to process fresh sea cucumbers

Sea cucumbers contain low cholesterol and relatively little fat. They are high-protein, low-fat and low-cholesterol foods. Such foods are perfect for people who are losing weight. Sea cucumbers can relieve high blood pressure, coronary heart disease and hepatitis. They can be said to be a good health product for the elderly. Eating sea cucumbers regularly is good for the body. Let's take a look at how to process fresh sea cucumbers.

1. Raw materials

Sea cucumber (500g), water 2000ml.

2. Steps

1. After washing, boil it in water (without any oil). The sea cucumber will become softer and bigger. After about 45 minutes, when it becomes springy to the touch, turn off the heat. You can also use an electric pressure cooker for 20 minutes. The water was black at this time.

2. Wash the sea cucumber again with cold water, and then soak it in pure water in a clean container (still without any oil).

3. Since we bought a lot, we divided it into several pots. Finally soak everything. Purified water is best.

4. Soak the cooked sea cucumber for two days, changing the water three times. The soaking for these two days is kept in the refrigerator's fresh-keeping room.

5. After soaking, the sea cucumbers are obviously much larger and softer than when they were just cooked. Success.

6. Wrap each sea cucumber individually in a small plastic bag and then gather them together. Put it in the freezer and eat it whenever you want.

3. Notes

When eating, just dissolve the sea cucumber in water and eat it as you like. One per day is best. There are many ways to eat sea cucumbers, such as mixing them with various seasonings and serving them cold, chopped up and cooking into porridge, cut into pieces and stir-fried with green onions, braised, or stewed in broth.

Sea cucumber benefits

1. Sea cucumbers are low in cholesterol and relatively low in fat. They are typical high-protein, low-fat, low-cholesterol foods. They are a good food therapy for patients with hypertension, coronary heart disease, hepatitis, and the elderly. Regular consumption is very beneficial for curing diseases and strengthening the body.

2. Sea cucumbers contain chondroitin sulfate, which helps human growth and development, delays muscle aging, and enhances the body's immunity;

3. The content of trace element vanadium in sea cucumber ranks first among all foods, which can participate in the transportation of iron in the blood and enhance the hematopoietic function;

4. Recently, American researchers have extracted a special substance from sea cucumbers - sea cucumber toxin. This compound can effectively inhibit the growth and metastasis of many fungi and certain human cancer cells;

5. Eating sea cucumbers is effective for aplastic anemia, diabetes, gastric ulcers, etc.