Steamed Oyster Meat

Oysters are a kind of seafood that many friends love to eat. They have a good effect of nourishing yin and tonifying the kidneys, so friends love them very much. Steaming oysters is actually a better way to cook them, because it can preserve the freshness of the oysters to the greatest extent. Steamed oysters only need a little mashed garlic.

How to steam oysters

The most famous French cuisine is seafood, and among seafood dishes, oysters are the most worth eating. Oysters are a very famous marine food, which are rich in protein and trace elements essential to the human body. There are more ways to eat oysters, but gourmets always recommend steaming them. Its nutritional value is extremely high, especially when steamed. If served with drier white wine, the oysters will taste even more delicious. Here we will introduce the specific method of steaming oysters.

Ingredients: oysters, shallots, minced garlic, steamed fish sauce, cooking wine, chili peppers, etc.

1. Prepare the oysters and clean each one with a vegetable brush.

2. Chop the shallots and garlic, and prepare the chopped chili with garlic.

3. Put the pot on the fire and add salad oil. When the oil temperature is 30% to 40% hot, add chopped shallots and minced garlic and fry until fragrant.

4. Then add an appropriate amount of steamed fish soy sauce (a little) and a small amount of cooking wine. (very little)

5. Then serve in a small bowl and set aside. At this time, put the cleaned oysters into the prepared steamer. Steam over high heat for 5 minutes.

6. Then open the shell of each oyster, pour the sauce on each one, sprinkle with a very small amount of minced garlic and chopped chili, and you can start eating!

Benefits of Steamed Oysters

Steamed oysters are not only delicious but also the most valuable health food. The main ingredient of oysters, glycogen, can quickly replenish and restore physical strength and improve the body's immunity. Its effect is still very powerful. Let us take a closer look at the effects of steamed oysters.

1. Strengthen bones. The calcium content in oysters is close to that in milk, and the iron content is 21 times that of milk. Eating oysters helps bone growth. It is especially beneficial for elderly men. It not only nourishes bones and teeth, but also has a brain-enhancing effect.

2. Enhance sexual function. Men who eat oysters regularly can improve their sexual function and sperm quality. It can be cooked with yam, water chestnut, lotus seeds and pork to treat kidney deficiency. You can also stew oysters and turtles together, or stir-fry oyster meat with leeks and add a little beef or mutton to achieve complementary protein effects and a very good taste.

3. Relieve insomnia. The selenium contained in oysters can regulate nerves and stabilize emotions. People who often suffer from insomnia can eat 400g of oysters stewed with lily for dinner, which can treat insomnia and nourish yin and blood. In addition, stewing snails, dissolving 3-5 grams of donkey-hide gelatin juice, beating an egg yolk, and adding 1-3 grams of coptis chinensis can cure stubborn insomnia.

4. Anti-cancer. The content of glutathione, which can remove free radicals, in oysters is 4.6 times that of small intestinal cells and twice that of other organs such as the liver. Cooking oyster meat and glutinous rice together can achieve better anti-cancer effects.