How to judge whether grass carp is fresh? How to cook grass carp deliciously

The gill filaments of fresh grass carp are bright red, and the mucus is transparent. It has the salty smell of marine fish or the earthy smell of freshwater fish. The fresher the fish, the tastier it tastes and the stronger the umami taste. How to judge whether grass carp is fresh? How to make grass carp delicious? Let us become more and more professional on the road of eating fish! (#^.^#)

Contents of this article

1. How to judge whether grass carp is fresh

2. How to cook grass carp

3. Who should not eat grass carp?

How to judge whether grass carp is fresh

First of all, the surface of fresh grass carp has transparent mucus, the scales are shiny and tightly attached to the fish body, and are not easy to fall off; the mucus on the surface of stale fish is mostly opaque, the scales have poor gloss and are easier to fall off.

Fish that are heavily polluted have abnormal shapes. Some have big heads and small tails, bent or even deformed spines, and some have yellow skin and blue tails. We should avoid choosing such grass carp.

Pay attention to the eyes of grass carp. Generally speaking, if the eyes are full and protruding and the cornea is transparent and clear, it is a fresh fish; if the eyeball is not protruding, the cornea is wrinkled or there is blood congestion in the eye, it is not fresh.

The gill filaments of fresh grass carp are bright red, and the mucus is transparent, with the salty smell of marine fish or the earthy smell of freshwater fish; but the gills of stale fish will become darker or gray-red or gray-purple, and the mucus will not only smell bad but also stink.

How to cook grass carp

Method: Wash 400g grass carp and cut into pieces. Prepare one scallion, one shallot, 10g ginger, 10g garlic, two green peppers, and one red pepper. Cut them and set aside. Put the fish pieces in a bowl, add cooking wine, pepper, a little thirteen spices and salt, and two slices of ginger. Marinate for more than half an hour. After the fish pieces are marinated, remove the ginger slices and add appropriate amount of cornstarch and mix well. Take a small bowl and add soy sauce, oyster sauce, sugar, vinegar and salt, and then add appropriate amount of water to make a sauce for later use. Heat the oil in the pot and gently put the fish pieces into the pot and fry them. Put the fried fish pieces into the pot and sprinkle with scallion segments and stir-fry evenly. Pour the prepared sauce into the pot. Bring to a boil over high heat and then turn to medium heat to cook until the soup is thick. .

Method: Prepare a one-pound grass carp, cut off the fish head with a knife, and cut into one-centimeter thick fish fillets. Drain the fillets, add a little salad oil, and then mix with 3g salt, 1 egg white, and 10g starch. Add an appropriate amount of oil to the pot, boil it, add lettuce, and fry it for later use. Add water to the pot, boil it, pour in the fish fillets, remove and drain the fish fillets after the fish fillets change color, and place the fish fillets on the lettuce. Wash the green onions, ginger, and garlic, slice the ginger and garlic, and cut the green onions into chopped green onions. Add oil to the pot and heat it to 70% hot. Add pepper, pepper, bean paste, green onions, ginger, and garlic, and stir-fry over high heat. Then add 10g cooking wine and an appropriate amount of water, sprinkle these seasonings on the fish, and serve.

What kind of people can't eat grass carp?

Grass carp is an allergenic food, and allergenic foods are high-protein foods. The high protein it contains may induce illness in some people and may also aggravate the patient's condition. Therefore, patients with hemorrhoids are not suitable to eat grass carp.

Grass carp is a cold food, and when we cook grass carp, most of the seasonings we use are spicy. It is particularly irritating to the human body and can easily cause dysmenorrhea.