1. Preparation before soaking.
Before soaking dried sea cucumbers, you need to prepare the following tools and materials:
1.Dried sea cucumber: Choose dried sea cucumber of good quality to ensure that it has no impurities and no peculiar smell.
2.Purified water: Ensure that the water quality is clean and avoid affecting the foaming quality of sea cucumbers.
3.Container: Choose a container that is large enough to hold the sea cucumber and the water from the soaking process.
Second, the soaking process.
1.Washing: Place the dried sea cucumber in a container, add enough purified water, and soak for about 20 minutes. During this period, you can gently stir to help the sea cucumber clean.
2.Soaking: After washing, place the container in the refrigerator freezer and soak for about 24 hours. During this period, the water needs to be changed several times to keep the water clean.
3.Go to the sand spit: During the soaking process, you need to check whether the sea cucumber has been soaked several times. When the sea cucumber is soaked, cut one end of the sea cucumber with scissors to remove the sand spit and impurities.
4.Wash the inside: Put the sea cucumber that has been removed from the spit into clean water and gently rub it to clean the inside.
5.Boil the dried sea cucumber in a pot, add enough water, bring to a boil over high heat, then turn to low heat and cook for about 30 minutes. During the boiling process, the sea cucumber needs to be constantly turned to avoid boiling paste.
6.Soaking: After boiling, take out the sea cucumber and soak it in purified water for about 2 hours to allow it to fully absorb the water.
7.Detection: When the sea cucumber is completely soaked, gently press the sea cucumber with your fingers, if it can rebound quickly, it means that the soaking has been completed.
3. Precautions.
1.During the soaking process, the water needs to be changed several times to keep the water clean.
2.When boiling, you need to constantly turn the sea cucumber to avoid boiling paste.
3.After soaking, you need to check whether the sea cucumber has been completely soaked, and if it is not completely soaked, you can continue to soak it for a period of time.
4.Soaking sea cucumbers need to be stored properly to avoid spoilage and contamination.
In short, the soaking method of dried sea cucumber requires attention to details and skills, and only by soaking it in the right way can the quality and taste of the sea cucumber be guaranteed.