With the improvement of living standards, people have more and more choices of food, and the ingredient of pork belly is deeply loved by the public. But many people get it wrong in the first step. The old-fashioned method of cleaning with salt and flour does not completely wash away the fishy smell of pork belly.
Today I am going to share with you a little trick to wash pork belly clean and odorless without salt and flour.
First of all, we have to figure out why pork belly has a fishy smell?
Pork belly is an important digestive organ in pigs, because the inner wall of pork belly is folded, these indigestible food residues and fats are connected with these folds for a long time, which leads to the production of odors, and these smells stay for a long time to make pork belly have a smell.
Therefore, we need to remove these fishy odors before eating.
The traditional cleaning method is to use salt and flour, salt can play a role in sterilization, deodorization, flour has an adsorption effect, can absorb some residues deep in the fine folds. However, after the salt and flour are washed, the surface of the pork belly will leave fine grains, which will affect the taste. So, is there a more effective and hygienic way to clean? The answer is yes.
Today, I would like to recommend to you a new way to clean pork belly, and that is to use edible alkali.
Edible alkali, that is, baking soda, has a good cleaning effect, can effectively remove the fishy odor in the pork belly, and can also make the pork belly cleaner.
Now, let me take a closer look at how to use it!
1.Put the pork belly in cold water, add edible alkali, and scrub repeatedly. The cleaning effect of edible alkali can effectively remove the residue in the pork belly and reduce the fishy odor.
2.In the process of scrubbing, special attention should be paid to the inside of the pork belly, and the edible alkali should be evenly applied to the inner wall of the pork belly to ensure that every corner is clean in place.
3.Put the washed pork belly in clean water and rinse it repeatedly. The purpose of this step is to thoroughly rinse the edible alkali and the residue inside the pork belly. After washing, the surface of the pork belly will appear smoother and grainy-free.
4.Put the cleaned pork belly into an appropriate amount of cooking wine, ginger slices, green onions and other seasonings, and soak for a while. This further removes the fishy smell of pork belly.
Once the soak is complete, rinse the pork belly again and it is ready for cooking.
The pork belly cleaned in this way is not only clean and odorless, but also retains its fragrance. No matter what you're using it for, the dish will take the taste to the next level.
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