It is not easy to make a pot of delicious and mellow bone soup. Master the following secrets, so that you can easily become a master of soup, and let your soup conquer everyone's taste buds!
First, choose fresh and good bones.
The quality of bones directly determines the taste of soup, so it is very important to choose fresh and good bones. It is suggested to choose freshly slaughtered pig bones or bovine bones, which have sufficient bone marrow and rich bone fragrance. Fresh bones are pale pink, with no peculiar smell and no blood stains on the surface.
Second, blanch the water to get fresh.
Blanching is a key step to remove fishy smell and impurities from bones. Put the pot in cold water, add the bones and bring to a boil. Take out the bone after boiling and rinse it with clear water. This step can effectively remove blood and impurities from bones and make the soup more clear and delicious.
Third, simmer for a long time.
The boiling of bone soup is a process of testing patience and time. Add water, ginger and onion, bring to a boil, and then simmer. Boiling for a long time can make the collagen in the bone fully separate out, and the soup is rich and delicious. Traditional bone soup often takes several hours or even longer, while modern rice cookers or pressure cookers can greatly shorten the cooking time, which is convenient and fast.
Extra tip:
Adding ingredients to improve the taste: In the process of cooking bone soup, you can add different ingredients to improve the taste according to your personal taste, such as medlar, red dates, corn, white radish and so on.
After salt: salt can inhibit the precipitation of collagen and affect the freshness of soup. So add salt when the soup is almost cooked.
Skimming: Floating foam will appear in the process of boiling soup. These floating foams are mainly impurities and blood foam in bones. Skimming the foam in time can ensure the clarity and taste of the soup.
With these three tips, plus a little patience and care, you can easily cook a pot of delicious bone soup. Whether it is used to cook noodles, wrap jiaozi or make soup base, it is memorable. Go up a flight of stairs and try to cook your food!