How do you slaughter a softshell turtle? Delicious and nutritious recipes, food pairing taboos, and prices

The softshell turtle is commonly known as “jiayu”, “shuiyu”, “tuanyu”, “wangba”, and so on. The softshell turtle is a reptilian amphibian, with habits almost the same as fish. So how do you slaughter a softshell turtle? What can it not be eaten with? How do you cook it so it is delicious and nutritious? What is the price per jin? From the Shanxi Changzhi City Zifang Agricultural and Sideline Products Comprehensive Trading Market, it was learned that the price of farmed softshell turtle is around 62 yuan/kg.

How do you slaughter a softshell turtle?

1. Rest the softshell turtle's head on the rim of a basin, and cut in from the tail end just as you would normally when slaughtering a fish.

2. Open the belly along the midline, and cut up to the base of the neck, then make a horizontal cut through the cervical spine.

3. Once the softshell turtle no longer moves, you can safely cut open the neck and head, making a cross-shaped incision on the head.

4. Remove the internal organs, fat, and other contents, blanch briefly with a small amount of boiling water, and tear off the black dirty membrane on the outermost layer of the shell.

5. Grab a handful of salt and rub it all over, then rinse clean with cold water.

What can a softshell turtle not be eaten with?

1. Softshell turtle + peach: Eating softshell turtle and peach together can cause heartache, which is bad for health and growth and development, so it should be avoided as much as possible in daily life.

2. Softshell turtle + eel: Eating softshell turtle and eel together can affect fetal health, so pregnant women should avoid it as much as possible in daily life.

3. Softshell turtle + dried persimmon: Eating softshell turtle and dried persimmon together is bad for digestion, is not good for normal gastrointestinal movement, and can cause symptoms such as constipation.

4. Softshell turtle + amaranth: Eating softshell turtle and amaranth together can cause poisoning, which is bad for health and growth and development, so it should be avoided as much as possible in daily life.

5. Softshell turtle + duck meat: Eating softshell turtle and duck meat together can lead to edema and diarrhea, and is not good for normal gastrointestinal movement. It should be avoided as much as possible in daily life.

6. People with hepatitis, and patients with digestive system diseases such as gastroenteritis, gastric ulcer, and cholecystitis, should avoid eating it

People with hepatitis, and patients with digestive system diseases such as gastroenteritis, gastric ulcer, and cholecystitis, should avoid eating it. Eating softshell turtle will worsen their condition and is not good for controlling the illness, so it should be avoided as much as possible in daily life.

How do you cook softshell turtle so it is delicious and nutritious?

1. Softshell turtle stewed with meatballs

Method: Peel the pork belly and mince it. Add salt to the minced pork belly and throw it repeatedly to make it sticky. Blanch the softshell turtle in water and remove the outer membrane. Put the ingredients into a clay pot, add the blanched softshell turtle, then squeeze the meat mixture into meatballs and arrange them around the softshell turtle. Add clear broth to the clay pot, then stew in the pot over water for 2 hours. When eating, add a little salt to season. It is done after stewing for two hours

Benefits: Can treat hemorrhoids and fistula, chronic dysentery, and rectal prolapse. It is especially suitable for patients with anal diseases to eat in daily life. It also has a certain beauty and skin-nourishing effect, making it especially suitable for women who love beauty. It can supplement the vitamins and minerals needed by the human body, and can promote human growth and development and metabolism.

2. Braised softshell turtle with green peppers

Method: Slaughter the softshell turtle, blanch it in boiling water to remove the outer layer of skin, remove the internal organs, and chop the softshell turtle into pieces about the size shown in the picture. First blanch the chopped softshell turtle in water, put oil in the pan, add the softshell turtle and stir-fry, add ginger, garlic, and millet pepper, pour in beer, and braise for 3-5 minutes. As shown in the picture. Season with appropriate amounts of salt, chicken essence, monosodium glutamate, and pepper. Then add Hangzhou pepper slices, stir-fry until cooked, and once the sauce has reduced and thickened, take it out of the pan and plate it.

Benefits: Can enhance physical strength, relieve fatigue, and also promote saliva secretion, which is good for gastrointestinal movement, helps digestion and absorption of nutrients, and effectively prevents symptoms such as constipation. It can also effectively prevent symptoms such as anemia and bleeding gums.

3. Ginseng softshell turtle soup

Method: Buy a softshell turtle at the wet market and ask the vendor to clean it, then wash it and set it aside. Blanch the washed softshell turtle briefly, remove the outer membrane, cut the chicken legs and set aside, and soak the shiitake mushrooms until rehydrated. Add 2 liters of water to the pot, add the chicken legs, and after the water boils for five minutes add the softshell turtle, scallions, ginger, goji berries, ginseng, and dried shiitake mushrooms, and stew for two hours. Remove from the pot, add salt and white pepper, and garnish with cilantro (optional)

Benefits: Can effectively dilate blood vessels, thereby effectively preventing arteriosclerosis, and can also prevent cirrhosis. And for women, it can treat symptoms such as amenorrhea and abnormal uterine bleeding. It can enhance physical strength, relieve fatigue, and also promote saliva secretion, which is good for gastrointestinal movement, helps digestion and absorption of nutrients, and effectively prevents symptoms such as constipation.