How to Clean Abalone

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Abalone are quick and easy to clean! To clean the meat, simply remove it from the shell, trim off the liver, and remove any dirt from the flesh. If you want to clean the shells, use muriatic acid to help loosen the barnacles and then use a chisel and wire brush to remove them. Polish your abalone jewellery with a jewellery cloth to accentuate their natural colourings and add shine.

1. 1 Scrape the abalone meat out of the shell with an oyster knife. Push the oyster knife under the abalone meat to dislodge it from the shell. If the meat won’t come out, try scraping the meat out from a different angle.^[1]
   • If you don’t have an oyster knife, use a small serrated knife instead.
   • Scrape the meat out of the shells over a sanitised surface in case the meat flies out of the shell unexpectedly.
2. 2 Trim off the brown liver and guts with a pair of scissors. To the side of the pale abalone meat, you will notice a squishy, dark-brown bag – this is the liver and the guts. Use scissors to cut off all the brown areas from around the abalone. It is best to remove this as it doesn’t have a pleasant taste.^[2]
   • Wrap the liver and guts in paper before putting in the bin to reduce the smell.
3. 3 Scrub any dirt off the abalone meat with a scrubbing brush. Abalone often have a little sand or dirt on them after they are retrieved from the ocean. Simply agitate any dirt off with a clean brush. Don’t press too hard, as this can pierce the meat.^[3]
   • A clean toothbrush or nail-brush will also work well for this task.
4. 4 Rinse the abalone flesh under a tap. Hold the abalone water under cold tap water to rinse off any dirt that you scrubbed off. If necessary, use your hands to push off any residual dirt from the abalone. If you are cleaning lots of abalone, place them into a bowl to rinse them.^[4]
   • Avoid using hot water, as this can cause the abalone meat to start cooking.

1. 1 Spray the outside of the shell with muriatic acid. This helps to loosen the barnacles from the shell. Place the shell on a concrete surface outside and then spray the acid over the entire shell. You will notice…

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