Crispy jellyfish skin

By EstefaniaZboncak

Crispy jellyfish skin
In southern Fujian, there is usually a cold dish platter before the banquet, and there must be a compartment of cold jellyfish skin inside. Outside banquets, it is a common dish both in families and restaurants. Using cucumber and cilantro to serve the jellyfish skin cold salad has the best taste and flavor. This dish is crisp and refreshing. You never get tired of eating for a long time.
A good jellyfish head is white, tan or red amber, has thick meat, no sediment and other impurities, and has a crisp and tough taste.
Jellyfish are extremely rich in nutrients. Their unique nutritional components are extremely low in fat content and rich in protein and inorganic salts. Especially contains iodine, which is lacking in people's diet. It is a nutritious food with high protein, low fat and low calories.
According to Li Shizhen's "Compendium of Materia Medica", jellyfish has the functions of clearing heat and detoxifying, resolving phlegm and softening hard masses, lowering blood pressure and swelling, and has curative effects on tracheitis, asthma, hypertension, gastric ulcer and other diseases. In addition, jellyfish has the effect of preventing the spread of wounds and promoting epithelial formation, dilating blood vessels, lowering blood pressure, eliminating phlegm and qi, and moistening the intestines and eliminating accumulation.

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Steps for Crispy jellyfish skin

  • Make  step 0
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    Cut the jellyfish skin into small strips, wash it repeatedly with water, wash it and soak it in water until the astringent and salty taste inside is removed.
  • Make  step 1
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    Add water to the pot and add ginger slices to boil. When the water cools to about 70 to 80 degrees, add the jellyfish skin and blanch the water. Remove it after a few seconds. The time should not be too long.
  • Make  step 2
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    Remove and put it in ice water (or cold boiled water) and soak for a while.
  • Make  step 3
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    Wash the cucumbers. (I grew this on my own balcony, so I didn't peel it off)
  • Make  step 4
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    Take half of the root and cut it into small strips.
  • Make  step 5
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    Chop the garlic into minced pieces and place it in a bowl.
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    Heat the oil in the pan.
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    Heat, pour into minced garlic and stir.
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    Then add the delicious taste, vinegar, sesame oil, and chicken essence and stir well.
  • Make  step 9
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    Squeeze the jellyfish skin and place it in a bowl.
  • Make  step 10
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    Add cucumber strips.
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    Pour the stirred seasoning into a bowl, add the coriander, and mix well.
  • Make  step 12
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    Serve, sprinkle with stir-fried white sesame seeds, and serve.
  • Crispy jellyfish skin Make Tips

    1: When blanching jellyfish skins, the water temperature should not be too high and the time should not be too long. 2: Cut the cucumber into strips and do not cut it into shreds, so it tastes better. 3: After blanching the water, quickly put it into ice water or cold boiled water. 4: Squeeze out the water as much as possible before mixing. 5: The jellyfish skin must be washed several times during preliminary processing.