Water-haired sea cucumber

Water-haired sea cucumber

Overview

How to cook Water-haired sea cucumber at home

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Steps

  1. dried sea cucumbers weigh 38g. Dried sea cucumbers are 3.5 centimeters long, and one pound is about 130 pieces.

    Water-haired sea cucumber step 1
  2. Prepare an oil-free and clean box, add purified water, and put it in the refrigerator to soak for 48 hours. The water needs to be changed every 8 hours. I am lazy and change the water every day😓The picture shows what it looks like after soaking for 24 hours.

    Water-haired sea cucumber step 2
  3. It looks like it has been soaked for 48 hours.

    Water-haired sea cucumber step 3
  4. After 48 hours, the hair had grown to about 7.5 cm.

    Water-haired sea cucumber step 4
  5. Cut open the belly of the sea cucumber.

    Water-haired sea cucumber step 5
  6. Remove the mouth.

    Water-haired sea cucumber step 6
  7. Remove the white stuff from under your mouth. It is said to be the tooth of a sea cucumber. The prepared sea cucumbers need to be washed several times, as there will be sand inside.

    Water-haired sea cucumber step 7
  8. Put 1000g of purified water in the pot, add the processed sea cucumber, and cook on low heat for 60 minutes (the length of time depends on personal preference, the quality of the sea cucumber, and the degree of swelling of the sea cucumber in the later stage). Open the lid and let cool slowly.

    Water-haired sea cucumber step 8
  9. Add purified water and an appropriate amount of ice cubes to a clean box, put the sea cucumbers into the box, and put them in the refrigerator to soak for 48 hours. If there is no ice cubes, you can put the water in the refrigerator in advance to make ice water.

    Water-haired sea cucumber step 9
  10. Soaked sea cucumber. 38g sea cucumber is soaked and increased to 350g. A 9-fold hair growth, and I once had a 13-fold hair growth. My family likes to eat chewy food, so a rise of about 10 times is more appropriate. If you like it softer, you can boil it for another 20 minutes and continue soaking in water.

    Water-haired sea cucumber step 10
  11. Good sea cucumbers can grow to 15 times or even more.

    Water-haired sea cucumber step 11
  12. You can soak more at one time and store in a small bag in the refrigerator. Just defrost it before eating, very convenient.

    Water-haired sea cucumber step 12