Hericium erinaceus soaking method and detailed steps

Delicious food is carefully cooked through multiple procedures, and the same is true for Hericium erinaceus. If you want to eat delicious Hericium erinaceus, we need to carefully soak it and follow the steps step by step. So, what are the steps for soaking Hericium erinaceus? Let's take a look!

Hericium erinaceus soaking method and detailed steps

Step 1: Prepare a large bowl and pour the rice washing water into it.

Step 2: Heat the water for washing rice in a microwave oven and keep the temperature of the water at around 30-40 degrees. This will allow the Hericium erinaceus to swell better.

Step 3: Put the Hericium erinaceus into the rice washing water, then add a spoonful of cornstarch, stir repeatedly in a clockwise direction with chopsticks, wash off the dust on the Hericium erinaceus and then take it out.

Step 4: Take another bowl of rice water of the same temperature and put the washed Hericium erinaceus into it.

Step 5: Cover the pot with a lid or another bowl and soak for about two hours to allow the Hericium erinaceus to fully swell.

Step 6: Cut off the hard and black root of Hericium erinaceus, put it into 30-40 degree rice washing water again, and rub it repeatedly to clean it.

Step 7: Replace the rice washing water with new one and wash repeatedly until the colored water in the Hericium erinaceus is washed away.

Step 8: Take out the Hericium erinaceus and squeeze out the water.

The Hericium erinaceus soaked in this way will not have a bitter taste, and will taste better when eaten, and the soup will taste more delicious. Come and try it!