【保持膠質】浸發花膠方法教學 Rehydrate dry fish maw
【保持膠質】浸發花膠 Rehydrate dry fish maw
花膠除了是做節菜式常用的食材外，亦愈來愈多人在平時用以煲湯水、打邊爐。很多人會以熱水浸花發膠，但這樣會令膠質流失，變薄及失去口感。今次教大家酒樓常用的方法，能保持花膠的膠質及厚度，食落自然更加滋味。
食材
- 乾花膠 Dry fish maw 適量 / Some
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先用凍水洗淨花膠，有需要可用牙刷刷淨 Rinse dry fish maw with cold water. You may use a toothbrush if needed.
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將薑片及葱段放在水中煲滾，然後將花膠放在碟上，隔水蒸約30分鐘至變軟可摺曲。時間需視乎花膠大小及厚薄而調整。 Bring a pot of water with spring onion stalks and ginger slices to a boil. Put dry fish maw on a plate and steam for about 30 minutes. Adjust the time according to the size of the fish maw.
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花膠放涼後，放入洗乾淨完全無油的器皿內，加凍滾水至浸過表面，包好放雪櫃浸過夜 After cooled down, put the fish maw inside a container which is completely cleaned and without oil. Add cold water until over the fish maw. Wrap and put inside the fridge overnight.
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花膠每日換水，浸2-3日至變得軟身、顏色變淺即可，如表面有血絲可用小鉗除去，最後用凍滾水冲洗乾淨，瀝乾水份即可 Change water everyday. Soak the fish maw for 2-3 days until it softened and whitened. Remove the remaining blood vessels with a pair of tweezers. Rinse and drain dry.
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發好的花膠可以用保鮮袋包好，放冰格放3個月，使用前一晚取出放雪櫃解凍即可 You may keep the rehydrated fish maws in a freezer for several months.
