Pteridium aquilinum is a fern plant which can be as high as one meter. It grows on the hillside with high altitude and abundant sunshine. The rhizome of Pteridium aquilinum can extract edible starch, and the young stems and leaves without expansion can be used for cooking, which is rich in various vitamins. If the fresh Pteridium aquilinum is not handled properly, it will not taste refreshing. Therefore, the treatment of fresh Pteridium aquilinum is very important. Now I'll tell you how to deal with the fresh fern and how to marinate it.
How to deal with fresh fern
1. Choose fresh fern, remove the purple fern, because the purple shows that it is old and not very delicious.
2. Heat a pot of boiling water, put the fresh fern into boiling water, stir with chopsticks, and take out after about half a minute. Note that do not put into boiling water too long, too long, bracken will become soft rotten, lost the original crisp taste. After fished out, immediately put it into the prepared cold water.
3. Then add appropriate amount of salt into the cold water and let the fern soak in the brine for about 24 hours. After that, rinse the fern repeatedly, and you can cook.
How to marinate fresh fern
1. Remove the head of Pteridium aquilinum, wash it under the tap until it is clean and free of impurities, then put it in a sieve and let it stand overnight to drain the water.
2. Cut the dried Pteridophyte into two or three centimeter long pieces with a knife, put them in the prepared big pot, and sprinkle with half a packet of salt. Of course, it depends on how much fern we prepare. Generally, the weight of salt accounts for 30% of the weight of fern. Stir the salt evenly with chopsticks, and rub the fern with hands until a large amount of water is salted out, then place it in a cool place.
3. About 30 minutes later, remove the fern and put it in the jar, then pour some of the pickled water into the jar and finally pour it into the Baijiu liquor. After the lid is closed, put it in a cool place and eat it for a few more days.