Abalone, named fish, is actually not fish. It belongs to primitive marine shellfish and single shell mollusc. It's also called sea ear because it's shaped like a human ear. Abalone usually grows on the bottom of the sea with low water temperature. Its footprints cover the Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean and Indian Ocean. It is recognized that the best producing areas are northern Japan and Mexico. Northeast China is also a traditional producing area. Abalone is one of the precious Sea Treasures. It has a delicious taste and rich nutrition. It is known as the soft gold of the sea. Abalone is a valuable marine edible shellfish. It is known as the gold of the dining table and the top of the sea treasure. Its meat is delicate and nutritious. Today, we are bringing a delicious abalone dish. As a foodie living in Liaoning, we must not miss the abalone produced in Dalian, Liaoning. Come and share it with you.
Step1:Marinate abalone in water for 1 hour. Cut onion, ginger, garlic and red pepper into pieces for later use.
Step2:Use a metal spoon to pry out the abalone meat (including the shell column). Discard the abalone viscera.
Step3:Cut the abalone's mouth. Take out the stomach tube and discard the abalone's mouth.
Step4:Wash the abalone meat and abalone shell with a brush. Use a knife to draw a diamond knife on the front and back of the abalone meat.
Step5:Pour water into the pot. Boil the abalone in cold water. Remove the abalone shell 23 minutes after boiling. Remove the abalone shell 4 minutes later.
Step6:Pour oil into the hot pot. Pour in the minced red pepper. Add some salt and stir fry until fragrant. Then take out part of the fresh red pepper for use.
Step7:Add onion, ginger, garlic, soy sauce, oyster sauce, cooking wine and sugar to the remaining red peppers, stir fry until fragrant. Then add some water and boil.
Step8:Pour in abalone. Cook for a few minutes. Turn off the fire when the water is close to the end.
Step9:Transfer the cooked ingredients into the abalone shell. Put the fried red pepper on the surface. Take photos and eat.
Cooking tips:This video is selected from the third season Braised Abalone (Sina Weibo @ taste buds time @ Wei Lan Ken) [public wechat-wlsg2015] of the food short film taste buds time, which has good cooking skills.