How to keep water chestnuts fresh, how to store cooked water chestnuts How to store cooked water che

Water chestnut is also known as horseshoe, ground chestnut, bird taro, etc. The edible bulbs are crisp and juicy, cooked or raw, and have a variety of effects such as stomach strengthening, expectorant and antipyretic. After the harvest of water chestnuts, farmers can effectively prolong the shelf life of water chestnuts and increase the sales value of the products according to the following simple methods.

After the water chestnut is harvested, remove the soil and sundries on the bulb skin, remove the diseased and injured bulbs, spread it on the brick ground for 12 15 days, and after proper drying, the water chestnut is placed in a large indoor pottery jar (the clay jar with pickled vegetables cannot be used, and the pottery jar should be placed in a dry and ventilated place). Each jar has a capacity of about 80 100 kg, and the mouth of the jar full of water chestnuts is capped. It should be noted that:

Water chestnuts stored in clay jars have a strong respiration effect in the early stage of storage, and the cylinder cover must be opened to facilitate ventilation and dissipate moisture in the jar; In the rainy season, due to the high humidity in the air, the water content of water chestnuts will increase rapidly, and the cover should be removed in time; In the hot and humid season, due to the rapid evaporation of water, it is necessary to cover it in time to prevent the water in the water bulb from evaporating and causing dry rot. During the storage process, the water chestnuts stored in the clay jar should be turned over and checked every 25 to 30 days. According to the above method of storage, the shelf life of water chestnuts can reach more than half a year.

After the water chestnut is harvested, in a shady house or basement, build a burial pit with bricks, lay 5 7 cm thick fine sand at the bottom of the pit, arrange the water chestnut bulbs on the dry sand, and cover it with fine sand 3 4 cm, and then discharge the water chestnut bulbs on the sand according to the above method, and continue to stack them, but the total height of the stack does not exceed 1 meter. This method has a good storage and preservation effect.

Solution storage and preservation: The harvested water chestnut bulbs are cleaned and quickly immersed in sodium hypochlorite solution for storage. According to the test, using this method of storage, in the storage environment of temperature 0 2 and relative humidity 98 100, the freshness period of water chestnut bulbs can reach 10 months, and the storage period below 5 can reach 6 8 months.

1. Use plastic wrap.

Wrap and refrigerate. Putting it in the freezer for refrigeration is a very common way to preserve it. You can wrap the water chestnuts in plastic wrap, and be sure to wash off the dirt on the surface before cooking, so that it is easy to preserve.

If you wrap it and refrigerate it in the freezer, it can be stored for more than a week. Cooked water chestnuts can also be refrigerated in the freezer, but there may be some changes in taste, and its quality will not change.

2. Cryopreservation. Freeze it and keep it safe. Freezing and preserving is to quick-freeze water chestnuts.

Wash the prepared water chestnuts first. Then put it in a grocery bag and tie it up, and then put it in the freezer for freezing, in order not to spoil, be sure to seal it well, so that it can be stored longer. Usually, if you use this frozen way to store water chestnuts, the time is relatively long, up to several months.

1. The preservation method of fresh water chestnuts is: first wash the fresh water chestnuts, and then directly wrap them in newspaper and put them in the refrigerator for refrigeration, which can be stored for about 1 2 weeks, or they can be washed and dried and packaged in vacuum bags, and then placed in a cool place.

2. Water chestnut (scientific name: eleocharisdulcistrinAlso known as horseshoe, its characteristics are purple and black skin color, white flesh, sweet and juicy, crisp and delicious, since ancient times it has the reputation of underground Sydney, the first digging in the north is regarded as the Jiangnan ginseng orange.

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Choosing water chestnuts with a fresh texture will be easier to store. The color of the water chestnut itself should be reddish-black, if the color becomes fresh red, the inside is not so white, but yellow, indicating that the water chestnut is no longer fresh and should not be stored. Before storing water chestnuts, you should pay attention to choosing a larger one, which is also easier to store.

Then spread a layer of 3cm-5cm thick fine sand on top, and after repeated multiple layers, finally spread a layer of 5cm thick fine sand and put it in a cool room.

2.Clay jar storage method: We can dry the water chestnuts we bought outside, and then put them in a clay jar that has not been pickled, open the lid and put it for 1-2 days, and then close the lid for storage.

If the weather is humid, open the lid regularly for ventilation. Flip every 30 days or so, and generally save for half a year without breaking. But the main thing is not to over-dry it, so as not to dehydrate the water chestnuts.

3.Refrigerator refrigeration method: You can put water chestnuts in a fresh-keeping bag, then tie the bag tightly, put it in the refrigerator freezer, and the temperature is best controlled at 0-2. The relative humidity is controlled at 95%-98%, and this method can be stored for 2-4 months.

Unpeeled water chestnuts are stored for a longer time, and water chestnuts without peeling are generally stored longer than trouser Changyin, which is protected by the shell, and can be stored at room temperature for about 1 week, and if you put it in the refrigerator, it can be stored for about 2 weeks in refrigeration, and it can be stored for a longer time in freezing, which can reach about 1 month.

1. Sand storage method: first prepare a clean carton, spread a layer of 5cm-7cm thick fine sand on the bottom of the carton, and then arrange the water chestnut bulbs on the sand. Then spread a layer of 3cm-5cm thick fine sand on top, and after repeating multiple layers, finally spread a layer of 5cm thick fine sand and put it in a cool room.

2. Pottery jar storage method: We can dry the water chestnuts we bought outside, and then put them into a clay jar that has not been pickled, open the lid and put it on for 1-2 days, and then cover the lid for storage. If the weather is humid, open the lid regularly for ventilation.

Flip every 30 days or so, and generally save for half a year without breaking. But the main thing is not to over-dry it, so as not to dehydrate the water chestnuts.

3. Ice digging vertical box refrigeration method: you can put water chestnuts in a fresh-keeping bag, then tie the pocket tightly, put it in the refrigerator room, and the temperature is best controlled at 0-2. The relative humidity is controlled at 95%-98%, and this method can be stored for 2-4 months.