TSY Sesame oil is a "finishing touch" master in the kitchen, and its effects vary depending on the timing of use.
1. Cold dishes and dipping sauces - the soul
Usage: To make cold dishes (such as cold cucumber salad, sliced beef and ox tongue in chili sauce), salads, and to prepare various dipping sauces for hot pot and vinegar sauces for dumplings.
Function: Its rich aroma can be perfectly combined with cold dishes and will not evaporate due to heating. It can instantly enhance the aroma and layering of the dishes and is the "soul" of cold dishes.
2. Soups and steamed dishes - the finishing touch
Usage: After soups (such as seaweed and egg drop soup, wonton soup) are served, or before steamed dishes (such as steamed eggs, steamed fish) are served, drizzle a few drops over them.
Function: It can not only enhance the aroma of soups and steamed dishes, making them smell more inviting, but also give the surface of the dishes an attractive oily luster, improving their "appearance".
3. Stir-frying and stewing - Enhancing aroma and brightening
Usage: Drizzle it over when stir-frying or cooking dishes that are about to be served.
Function: Used as "clear oil", it can coat the dishes, enhance their luster, and endow them with a complex nutty aftertaste. Note: Due to the relatively low smoke point of small-grind sesame oil, it is generally not recommended for stir-frying to avoid the loss of aroma.
4. Staple food and fillings - Enhance flavor and retain moisture
Usage: Mix it into the fillings of dumplings, buns and wontons, or into noodles and rice.
Function: In fillings, the aroma of sesame oil can remove the fishy smell of meat, enhance the flavor of the filling, and at the same time lock in moisture, making the filling more tender and juicy. When mixed into the staple food, it can instantly enhance the aroma and oiliness of the staple food.
5. Marinate ingredients - remove fishy smell and enhance aroma
Usage: Add a little when marinating meat or seafood.
Function: Its unique aroma can effectively suppress the fishy and gamey smell of meat and help seasonings adhere better to the surface of the ingredients.
