How to remove the fishy smell of radish? What to do if radish has a fishy smell

We all know that radish is a common food. It has a variety of ways to eat, tastes delicious, has high nutritional value, and is good for the body when eaten in moderation. Many people like to eat radish. Radishes generally have a little bit of earthy smell, so how do you remove the earthy smell of radish? Let's take a closer look!

How to remove the earthy smell of radish

1. How to remove the fishy smell of pickled radish

The simplest way to remove the fishy smell of pickled radish is to add salt to pickle it. This will easily remove the spiciness of the radish. Whether it is pickled dried radish or pickled radish slices, the first step after cutting the radish is to add more salt and stir it. Marinate it for about an hour. The purpose of this step is to pickle out the moisture in the radish. At the same time, the fishy and spicy smell of the radish will be pickled away. Then proceed to the next step of production. This will make the dish very crisp and refreshing, without any peculiar smell.

2. Stewed or fried radish

In the process of stewing or frying, it is very necessary to remove the spicy taste of radish, otherwise it will affect the taste of the finished product. Cut the radish into dice and put it into the pot, add more water than the radish, and continue to cook for three to five minutes after boiling. The purpose of this step is to fully remove the fishy smell of radish.

Should radish be blanched?

First of all, it should be pointed out that not all dishes made with radishes need to be blanched, but blanching is not necessarily necessary. It depends on the specific situation.

The purpose of blanching radish is to achieve two goals. First, to remove the mustard smell in radish, and second, to shorten or adjust the maturation time of the two ingredients when cooking together. For example, when making a dish of stir-fried radish with beef shreds, after the beef shreds are cut in the pan, the raw radish shreds are added to the pan. When the radish is cooked, the beef shreds are overcooked. Therefore, in this case, the radish shreds should be blanched before being added to the pan for better results.

Of course, in order to preserve the nutrients to the greatest extent when making it at home, you can also stir-fry the radish first, then stir-fry the shredded beef, and finally stir-fry them together.

Radishes can be fried with other ingredients without blanching. There are two ways to do this: first, fry the radish in the pot before cooking, and second, leave the lid uncovered to allow the mustard gas to evaporate during heating. Please note that when cooking radishes in a pressure cooker, you must not pressurize them. If you pressurize them, the mustard gas will not be released, and the taste will be very different.

How to make delicious radish

1. Beef brisket and radish

Ingredients needed: beef brisket, white radish, ginger, garlic, onion, star anise, cinnamon, pepper, tangerine peel, etc.

Specific steps:

1. Wash the beef brisket, cut it into pieces of appropriate size, boil a pot of water, put the beef brisket in and blanch it until the blood comes out of the beef brisket, then take it out and set it aside.

2. Slice the ginger and garlic, cut the green onion into small sections, peel the white radish and cut it into small pieces.

3. Heat the oil in a pan, add the scallion, ginger and peppercorns and stir-fry until fragrant.

4. Add beef brisket and continue to stir-fry. Pour in appropriate amount of soy sauce and peanut oil.

5. Pour the ingredients in the pot into a clay pot, add star anise, cinnamon, tangerine peel and other seasonings, then add appropriate amount of oyster sauce and rock sugar, and pour in boiling water at the same time, the water should cover the beef brisket.

6. Cook over high heat until the water boils, then turn to low heat, add radish cubes, and simmer for 2 hours.

7. Cook until the radish is soft and the beef brisket is cooked through but still chewy.

2. Shredded Radish Pancake

The ingredients you need to prepare are: white radish, onion, flour, salt, cumin, and pepper.

Specific steps:

1. Peel and shred the white radish, soak it in a small amount of salt and water so that the water can be extracted as quickly as possible. Then drain the water and set aside.

2. Add salt, oil, chopped green onion and other seasonings to the shredded white radish and mix well.

3. Start preparing the dough. Use warm water to knead the dough, divide the dough into even small pieces, roll the dough flat with a rolling pin, and roll the dough repeatedly to make the skin as thin as possible without breaking.

4. Wrap the appropriate amount of fillings with dough and seal the opening tightly.

5. Turn on the fire to heat the pan, add appropriate amount of oil and salt, put the dough into the pan and fry it. Add appropriate amount of cumin powder and pepper powder to make the shredded radish cake more fragrant. Fry until both sides are browned and then you can eat it.