Best Chinese Cold Jellyfish Salad Recipe
Most of you don’t want to go to the kitchen to cook food in the summer. Because it will very hot if we use the fire to cook. We always hope that the simpler dishes the better, so cold dishes are the best choice. The small cold jellyfish salad made today is very simple but it maybe takes more time to prepare.
What Is Jellyfish?
Jellyfish are important plankton in the aquatic environment, including cnidaria, cross medusa, cubic medusa. They are very beautiful aquatic animals. Its body shape is like a transparent umbrella that the diameter of the umbrella-shaped body is large and small. The diameter of the large jellyfish’s umbrella-shaped body can reach 2 meters.
Most jellyfish are poisonous. Please don’t eat any jellyfish that caught by yourself. Buy it from the market is the best choice. Flame jellyfish (Rhopilema esculentum, Chinese name is 海蜇 Hai Zhen, our recipe simply called it jellyfish), is a species of jellyfish that can be eaten. Our jellyfish recipe uses it to make the salad today. We commonly use aged jellyfish to cook this recipe. This dish is a traditional famous Chinese dish in Shanghai and also belongs to Shanghai cuisine.
Jellyfish
The taste of jellyfish is quite crispy and tender. This jellyfish dish is a spicy and sour style that it is also a special meal. In Chinese cooking, most of the spicy and sour recipes belong to the cold dish(Chinese name is 凉菜 Liang Cai).
If you like to watch this detailed Chinese jellyfish recipe guide, you can watch the video below.
How To Make Chinese Cold Jellyfish Salad Recipe
Step 1: Prepare Jellyfish
Firstly, we should prepare 500g jellyfish heads for this recipe. Shred jellyfish head. Then put them into the pot. Then add enough water into the pot to immerse them for 5 hours. We should change the water twice and wash it thoroughly. Then drain and save them for later.
We use the salted jellyfish head for this recipe. That’s why we should immerse them to remove the deep salt taste. We also can immerse them a day in advance that we can adjust the salt taste later. It is very good to immerse them to be not salt taste. But if you can buy the fresh jellyfish, you don’t need to do that.
Maybe most of you have heard that we can use the hot water to scald jellyfish quickly which can help it to be more tender. But it will easily cause the jellyfish to shrink. So we don’t recommend you to do that.
Prepare Jellyfish
Step 2: Prepare Ingredients
Next, we should prepare ingredients. Cut 1 bunch of green onion. Then save them for later. Finely mince 3 cloves of garlic. Then save them for later. Cut 2 red peppers into dice. Then save them for later.
Prepare Ingredients
Step 3: Fry Sesame Seeds
Next, we should prepare 10g white sesame seeds for this recipe. Add white sesame seeds, 2 tablespoons of water into the pan. Use middle fire to heat them. Stir fry them evenly. After the sesame seeds started to be broken, drain and save them for later. The fried sesame seeds can take more flavor to the jellyfish when we eat them.
Fry Sesame Seeds
Step 4: Make Cold Jellyfish Salad
Now we can start to make cold jellyfish salad. Add jellyfish into the pot. Then add garlic, red peppers, some sesame seeds, 1 tablespoon sesame oil, 1 teaspoon light soy sauce, 1/2 tablespoon aromatic vinegar, 1/4 teaspoon sugar, 1/4 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon chili oil into the pot. Stir them evenly. Then sprinkle with some green onions. Stir them evenly.
Make Cold Jellyfish Salad
Then pour them into the bowl. Then we got the delicious cold jellyfish salad. Cold jellyfish salad is crunchy and nutritious. Hope you can try it at home.
Chinese Cold Jellyfish Salad
FAQ About Jellyfish Salad
What Does Jellyfish Taste Like?
Jellyfish is similar to kelp or shrimp skin and has a crisp texture and a chewy texture.
How Many Calories Are In A Jellyfish?
Jellyfish is only 21 calories for 58g which means that is very low in calories and fat. And it also serves as a good source of protein, antioxidants, and several important minerals.
If you want to try other jellyfish recipes, you can try jellyfish mixed with cucumber, jellyfish mixed with cabbage heart, mixed radish with jellyfishes. If you have any proble with this recipe, please let me know below.
Chinese Cold Jellyfish Salad
Equipment(affiliate link)
Ingredients(affiliate link)
- 500 g jellyfish heads buy it from market
- 1 bunch of green onion
- 3 cloves of garlic
- 10 g white sesame seeds
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 1 teaspoon light soy sauce
- ½ tablespoon aromatic vinegar
- ¼ teaspoon sugar
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon chili oil
Instructions
- Firstly, we should prepare 500g jellyfish heads for this recipe. Shred jellyfish head. Then put them into the pot. Then add enough water into the pot to immerse them for 5 hours. We should change the water twice and wash it thoroughly. Then drain and save them for later.
- Next, we should prepare ingredients. Cut 1 bunch of green onion. Then save them for later. Finely mince 3 cloves of garlic. Then save them for later. Cut 2 red peppers into dice. Then save them for later.
- Next, we should prepare 10g white sesame seeds for this recipe. Add white sesame seeds, 2 tablespoons of water into the pan. Use middle fire to heat them. Stir fry them evenly. After the sesame seeds started to be broken, drain and save them for later.
- Now we can start to make cold jellyfish salad. Add jellyfish into the pot. Then add garlic, red peppers, some sesame seeds, 1 tablespoon sesame oil, 1 teaspoon light soy sauce, 1/2 tablespoon aromatic vinegar, 1/4 teaspoon sugar, 1/4 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon chili oil into the pot. Stir them evenly. Then sprinkle with some green onions. Stir them evenly. Then pour them into the bowl. Then we got the delicious cold jellyfish salad.
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