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Can the shell of an oyster be broken?
Oyster is a common cultured shellfish. Its meat is tender and nutritious, but many people don't know how to open the shell after buying oysters. Let's discuss how to open the shell of an oyster.

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How to open the shell of 1 oyster?

Steps:

1. Scrub the surface of the oyster.

2. Then put a towel under the oyster and put on thick gloves.

3. Prepare an oyster knife and insert the oyster from the gap at the end of the oyster.

4. Turn the knife left and right and insert it deeper into the oyster.

5. After the knife is inserted into the oyster, turn it once to open the oyster shell.

6. Don't pry open the oyster shell completely in a hurry, cut off the muscles connecting the oyster shell first.

7. Open the shell again, and then cut off the muscles connected to the other shell.

8. So the oyster has been completely opened.

How to open oysters without an oyster knife?

High temperature oyster opening

Heat the fresh oysters in the microwave oven 15 seconds. The muscles connecting the oyster shells will contract and the oysters will open.

Although this method is simple and convenient, some water in oyster meat has been lost during heating, and the taste of oyster is not as fresh as that of fresh oyster.

Open the oyster with a screwdriver.

If you don't have an oyster knife and don't want to open the oyster at high temperature, you can use a flat screwdriver instead of an oyster knife to pry it open.

However, because the screwdriver is not sharp enough, it takes a lot of effort to open the oysters.

Steamed oysters or opened oysters first?

Both will do, but it will be better to steam after opening.

If the oysters are steamed first, the tedious shell opening step can be omitted, and it will be simpler and more convenient to open the shell automatically after steaming. The disadvantage of this method is that it will take a long time to steam, and it is difficult to add seasoning when steaming, and it is difficult to taste after adding seasoning.

It is easier to steam oysters after opening, and it is more convenient to add seasoning; However, the disadvantage of this method is that the juice in oysters will be lost and the taste is relatively not so fresh.

How to cook oysters without shells?

Stir-fried oysters with ginger and onion

Ingredients: oyster sauce, ginger, onion, salt, cooking oil, soy sauce, oyster sauce, high-alcohol liquor.

Exercise:

1, cut onion and slice ginger; Wash the oyster meat for later use.

2. Boil the water in the pot, put the oyster meat in a little drowning water, remove it, and drain the water for later use.

3. Add proper amount of cooking oil, saute shallots and ginger slices to the pot.

4. Add oysters and stir fry a few times.

5. Boil a little water, add a little high-alcohol liquor, and stir-fry the salt, oyster sauce and soy sauce evenly.

6. Finally, add chopped green onion as an ornament.