How to defrost sardines? How to clean sardines

In life, deep-sea fish are usually transported in cold chains to keep them fresh and not easy to breed bacteria and viruses. So how do you thaw frozen sardines? How do you clean them after thawing? Today we share some tips on this aspect in life!

Contents of this article

1. How to defrost sardines

2. How to clean sardines

3. Who should not eat sardines?

How to defrost sardines

Add salt to the warm water and put the fish in. The warm water with salt will not make the fish lose its freshness and will speed up the thawing process.

To defrost fish, water is usually used. The temperature of cold water is between 5℃ and 10℃, which is much higher than the temperature of frozen fish. Using cold water to defrost frozen fish is sufficient.

Due to the large temperature difference between hot water and frozen fish, the outer layer of the fish will often become soft while the inside will still retain a sub-zero temperature, making it difficult to melt through.

How to clean sardines

1. Inspect the sardines to see if there are any large scales on the skin, especially near the head. Remove the scales by scraping with the blade of a knife in short pulses against the grain of the scales and then back.

2. Use scissors to cut off the fins of the fish from the top and bottom.

3. Use scissors to cut the fish along the belly from the tail to the head.

4. Turn on the faucet and let water run a little bit at a time, being very gentle.

5. Cut the abdomen close to the tail with your thumb, gently scrape it toward the head, and push the gallbladder out of the body.

6. Discard the fish gallbladder and gently rinse the inside of the fish under the tap, being careful not to damage the skin.

Who can't eat sardines?

Suitable for people

Sardines are suitable for people who are weak, have insufficient qi and blood, are malnourished, and have cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.

Not suitable for people

People with fever due to infectious diseases, itchy diseases, lymph tuberculosis, cancer, and liver cirrhosis should avoid eating it.