The invention discloses a
processing method for firstly cooking and then freeze-
drying whitebait. The
processing method comprises the following steps of: at first, washing fresh
whitebait with
clean water at normal temperature; then, putting the
whitebait in boiling water for cooking, taking the whitebait out until the whitebait becomes opaque and white, and cooling and draining; then, freezing the cooked whitebait fast; then freeze-
drying the frozen whitebait until the
water content in the whitebait is 9%; and finally, packaging the finished product and storing at 0 to 10 DEG C in a light-proof condition. According to the whitebait
processing method disclosed by the invention, the cooking step is added before freeze-
drying, which can increase the permeability of whitebait
muscle cells and simultaneously achieve sterilization,
oxygen removal and other effects; meanwhile, on the premise that such indexes as appearance color, texture, freshness, nutrients and rehydration rate of whitebait are ensured, the time for freeze-drying and the
energy consumption for drying can be effectively reduced, and the cost can be lowered.