How long to cook and how to eat it

Cook for 15 minutes to cook.

1. Wash the water chestnut clean.

2. Select the tender water chestnut and spread it with both hands.

3. Peel off the hard shell outside the water chestnut and you can eat it directly, like eating fruit.

4. Wash the water chestnut, add water to boil over high heat, turn to low heat and simmer for 15 minutes.

5. Put it out for a while, don't cool it thoroughly, it's not easy to peel the shell when it's cool.

6. Peel off the hard shell outside the water chestnut and eat.

Generally, if you don't live anymore, put it in water and boil it for more than ten or twenty minutes, so that the taste of the boil will be better, the cooking will be softer, and the effect will be better.

How long does it take for water chestnuts to be cooked.

Water chestnut generally needs to be boiled for 15 minutes to be cooked thoroughly, the size of water chestnut is affected by the variety, of which 4 horns of water chestnut is the smallest, and 2 horns of water chestnut is the largest, and the steaming time is also different, generally within 10 15 minutes.

How to cook water chestnut well.

Ingredients: water chestnut, salt, vinegar, etc.

Method:1Wash the water chestnut with water, soak it in salt water for half an hour, then wash it with water, remove and drain.

2.Put the drained water chestnut into the pot, add an appropriate amount of water, put a little salt, bring to a boil over high heat, and boil for 10 to 15 minutes after the water boils.

3.Scoop up the ripe water chestnut, put it in cold water, reduce heat, and serve.

What people are not suitable for eating water chestnut.

People with cold constitution: water chestnut cold, containing a large amount of cold air, is not suitable for people with cold constitution, will aggravate cold constitution, and is not suitable for physical health.

People with allergies: water chestnut contains a lot of starch and protein, some of which are allogeneic proteins, which have the potential to cause allergies, so people with allergies are not suitable for eating.

**Crowd: The starch content in water chestnut is extremely high, which can be equivalent to the staple food in life, and people in the ** period are not suitable to eat more, so as not to cause obesity.

Precautions for eating water chestnut.

1.Water chestnut cold, which is a cold food, will cause spleen and stomach deficiency and cold after eating, so it should not be eaten in large quantities to avoid causing diarrhea.

2.Water chestnut grows in aquatic environments such as lakes and has a high chance of being infected by parasites, so it is best to eat water chestnut to be fully cooked to avoid infection with parasites when eaten raw.

Water chestnut is an annual aquatic plant. There are many kinds of it, our country generally has four-cornered water chestnut (smaller), two-horned water chestnut (brown, larger), black water chestnut (black, larger). Water chestnut likes warmth and full sunshine, and there are more species in the central and southern parts of our country.

When water chestnut is tender, it is more suitable to be eaten raw as a fruit. In particular, the quadrangular water chestnut is sweet, tender, with a kind of watery and spiritual earthy taste (some people say it is fishy), mixed with a hint of sweetness, full of simple local flavor. The disadvantage is a thin layer of skin, which is difficult to remove.

I advocate peeling it slowly to preserve its original tenderness. Slowly peeling off clothes with an anxious attitude is also a different kind of fun.

When the water chestnut is old, it should not be eaten raw, and it is not delicious, and the taste and taste are poor. But it can be used to cook (especially the two-horned water chestnut and Wuling): after the water chestnut is cooked, cut it open, peel off the hard shell outside, braised pork, braised chicken, and taste powdery, although it is not as glutinous as chestnut, but it has a different flavor.

The main use of Lao Ling is to make starch. The starch made from Lao Ling is called "Ling Powder", which is the best among corn starch.

When buying water chestnut, you should take a look and smell it to test its freshness.

One look: to see if the color is bright, you can't buy the color of the inferior, the outer skin is worn.

Second smell: Smell whether the smell has the smell of stinky sludge. Because water chestnuts are grown on the surface of the water, fresh ones cannot have a smell of stinky sludge. If there is a peculiar smell, it means that it is heated and simmered.

Strictly speaking, being able to eat raw water chestnut is also a kind of fate for most people. Because the water chestnut is from young to old, the interval is very short. Moreover, the growth of water chestnut has a strong regionality, and it is not valuable in itself, so it is impossible to use air transportation.

Therefore, in many cases, it is the people of origin who are exclusive.

Boiling water chestnuts is generally boiled over high heat for 15 minutes, and then simmered over low heat for 10 minutes.

Cook for 15 minutes to cook.

1. Wash the water chestnut clean.

2. Select the tender water chestnut and spread it with both hands.

3. Peel off the hard shell of the water chestnut outer socks and eat it directly, just like eating fruit.

4. Wash the water chestnut, add water and boil it over high heat, turn to low heat and simmer for more than 15 minutes.

5. Put it out for a while, don't cool it thoroughly, it's not easy to peel the shell when it's cool.

6. Peel off the hard shell outside the water chestnut and eat.

Lingjiao nuts can be eaten raw, stewed, boiled in water, and so on.

1. Boiled Lingjiao fruit: Soak the Lingjiao fruit in water for 30 minutes, then brush it with a brush, and put it in boiling water to cook.

2. Roasted pork with Lingjiao fruit: Take out the flesh of the Lingjiao fruit, then fry the pork belly and then put it into the Lingjiao fruit and stir-fry.

3. Lingjiao fruit soup: Take out the flesh of Lingjiao fruit, and then put Lingjiao into the chicken soup and stew it together, plus some seasonings.

Fourth, Lingjiao fruit to make pastries: take out the flesh of Lingjiao fruit, grind it into powder, and then add water and water chestnut cake powder.

The growing environment of the shorn fruit

1. Temperature. The suitable temperature for the growth of the fruit is about 15-20 °C, it is not very cold-tolerant, it is easy to freeze in winter, and generally the lowest cherry nut can tolerate a temperature of 5 °C. Spine burial.

2. Humidity. The humidity requirements of the shorn fruit are not very high, generally it can grow in a relatively dry place, but it is best to water more in summer to ensure that the air around it has a certain humidity.

3. Soil.

There are many ways to eat water chestnut, which can be eaten raw as a fruit, cooked as a vegetable, and can also be fried with meat dishes as an adjunct, all of which are delicious and delicious. Raw to crispy skin and tender meat tender Ling is good, cooked meat white old Ling is better, the practice is also diverse, boiled, stewed, burned, simmered, etc., today I will share with you a dish made of water chestnut, water chestnut and green pepper, carrot put together, simple stir-fry, no need too much seasoning, fresh and refreshing not on fire, but better than meat dishes. Let's take a look at how to do it!

Vegetarian fried water chestnut] Ingredients]: 500 grams of water chestnut, 1 green pepper, half a carrot, appropriate amount of salt, appropriate amount of oil.

Method]: 1. Prepare the materials, 500 grams of water chestnut, 1 green pepper, half a carrot, peel the water chestnut in advance and clean it.

2. Cut the cleaned water chestnut in half, the whole fried looks good, and it is easier to absorb the flavor when you cut it open.

3. Peel and wash the carrots and cut them into small pieces, and cut the green peppers into small pieces after removing the seeds and washing.

4. Pour an appropriate amount of oil into the pot, and put the carrots and green peppers into the pot first.

5. After stir-frying, add water chestnut and stir-fry evenly.

6. After stir-frying, add an appropriate amount of salt to taste, and you must not add more salt to this dish.

7. Add a little water to boil and then turn off the heat, or add a small spoon of vinegar before turning off the fire, which can make the water chestnut taste more fragrant and refreshing. Fresh and refreshing.

8. Sweet and refreshing, nutritious, simple vegetarian fried water chestnut, better than meat dishes.

Entering October, to say that the vegetables on the table of people in Jiangnan have the most rate on the table is the aquatic lettuce in season, such as cocoon, lotus root, water chestnut, these aquatic lettuce and the vegetables generally planted in the field taste different, more tender, because the vegetables on the ground during this time, because after a long summer, high temperature and little rain, the taste is not good at all.

Among these kinds of water lettuce, water chestnut because it can be used as both fruit and vegetable, even children like to eat it very much, the water chestnut that has just come out of the water tastes tender and sweet, more delicious than some fruits, in our place, the general tender ones are eaten directly as fruits, and the slightly older ones are made into vegetables, and the water chestnuts picked out after November will be dried and eaten as refreshments during the New Year.

When the dish to eat water chestnut, you can directly stir-fry or sweet and sour, you can also fry with some other ingredients to eat, today, I used water chestnut and edamame and carrots to make a dish, edamame is also a dish that is on the market during this time, put these three vegetarian dishes together as long as a simple stir-fry, crisp and refreshing, nutritious and low-fat, and the method is also very simple, let's take a look!

Edamame carrot fried water chestnut].

Ingredients: 500 grams of water chestnut, half a carrot, 100 grams of edamame, a little salt, 1 spoon of light soy sauce, appropriate amount of oil.

Method]: 1. Prepare the ingredients, 500 grams of water chestnut, half a carrot, and 100 grams of edamame.

2. Peel the carrot and cut it into slices, cut the water chestnut in half, and cut the water chestnut in half to make it easy to taste when stir-frying.

3. Pour an appropriate amount of oil into the pot and put the cleaned edamame into the pot.

4. Stir-fry until the surface of the edamame is peeled, add the water chestnut and stir-fry well, then add the sliced carrots.

5. Stir-fry evenly together and add an appropriate amount of salt and 1 tablespoon of light soy sauce to adjust the taste.

6. Pour in a little water, boil and turn off the heat.

7. Sweet and refreshing, nutritious, simple vegetarian fried water chestnut, better than meat dishes.

Sticker]: Water chestnut must be cleaned when eaten directly, and water chestnut is a raw and cold food, so even if it is delicious, it cannot be excessive, eating more will cause bloating, resulting in indigestion.