Preparing for meals involves cleaning scallops.Appropriate cleaning techniques can ensure that the scallops are healthy and delicious for you to eat.You will need to pry the shell open to clean the scallops.The scallop will be ready to cook if you rinse it and remove any dirt.
Step 1: The scallops should be stored on ice.
This will allow them to open quickly.scallops are difficult to openYou could put your scallops in the fridge.
Step 2: The scallops should be held with the darker side facing up.
The specimen should be turned so that the shell is facing towards you.The shell's hinge should be pointed away from you.The dark side of the shell does not have the scallop attached to it.This will allow you to remove the darker part of the shell.
Step 3: There is an object between the halves of the shell.
Place the paring knife or spoon between the top and bottom half of the shell.You can pry it open with this.If you put the knife too deep into the shell, it will damage the scallops.The knife can be inserted about an inch into the shell without cutting it.
Step 4: The shell needs to be opened.
To slowly open the shell, apply pressure to the knife or spoon.The top half of the shell should be cut through.The shell will open when you disengage the top half of the shell from the bottom half.
Step 5: Remove the top half of the shell.
The darker half of the shell should be thrown away once you have removed the attachment.The bottom half will hold the scallops.Pull the top half upwards and break it apart at the hinge.
Step 6: The dark parts need to be removed.
Clean the inside of the shell.The white muscle should be left inside the shell after removing all of the dark parts.If you want to remove the guts from the muscle, you should use a paring knife or spoon.If you follow along the muscle in one clean movement, you can do this easily.
Step 7: The shell has a scallops in it.
Once you have removed the guts from the shell, you should be able to remove the muscle.If you want to remove the muscle from the shell, you can use a paring knife or spoon.You don't have to worry about removing the muscle.After removing the scallop, you can discard the lower half of the shell.
Step 8: The water is cold.
You can get rid of sand and other particles by putting your scallops under water.It should be run under cold water for at least 30 seconds.
Step 9: Rub the scallops with your fingers.
This will make sure that the scallop is clean.If you want to rinse it off, place it in a bowl of cold water or under running water.Sand can be seen on the scallops but not to the eye.Rubbing the scallops makes sure you are getting all the things that aren't visible to you.
Step 10: The remaining side muscle should be removed.
While you are washing the scallop, you may find something else.Pull or cut them off.The round white muscle is the only thing left.Side muscles can be hidden.To find out if what you're touching is side muscle, look at the scallop and feel the side of it.These are side muscles if they have fibers that run against the grain of the scallop's muscle.Side muscle doesn't cook well, so it's important to remove it.When cooked, it will become rubbery.
Step 11: After removing the side muscle, rinse the scallop.
After removing the side muscle, rinse the scallops.This will remove any remaining remnants.The scallops are ready to be cooked.