How to cook water chestnut? To prepare sweet and sour water chestnuts

1.Selection: Select large water chestnuts (water chestnuts) with old knots in Jiangsu and Hangzhou, and remove wounds, pests and diseases, atrophy and deformities and fruit transverse diameters less than 30 mm.

2.Washing: First pour the water chestnuts into clean water and soak them for 20 to 30 minutes, then wash off the mud attached to the fruit, and then rinse them with water.

3.Peeling: Use a knife to cut off both ends of water chestnuts, to cut off the buds and roots, and then peel off the outer skin of the body, and the cutting surface should be flat and smooth. Or rub the peel with a peeler to peel (if you can't pre-cook it in time after peeling, temporarily soak it in clean water). <

4.Boiling: Put water in a pot and add water chestnuts to boil for about 20 minutes, the ratio of water chestnuts to water is 1 1 (a little citric acid can be added to the water).

5.Slicing: After removing the water chestnuts from boiling water, rinse them in water for 1 2 hours, then cut them into two slices, rinse them with water, soak the gum and then boil them in a pot.

6.Cooking: Put the water chestnuts into the tank and soak them in syrup, then pour them into the pot together and heat them to boil, then add dry granulated sugar into the tank for candied pickling, and so on 6 times, the concentration of the sugar solution is increased in turn, so that the water chestnuts can fully absorb the sugar solution.

Finally, put it into the pot together with the sugar solution, cook it over a simmer, and mix it continuously until the sugar solution is viscous, and when you pull up the hanging wire, you can get out of the pot and drain the remaining sugar solution.

7.Mix powdered sugar: spread the sugar in the bamboo basket in advance, pour the boiled water chestnut slices into the basket while it is hot and mix evenly, and it will be the finished product after cooling.

Ingredients: 150 grams of water chestnuts, 30 grams of rock sugar.

Preparation of sugar water chestnut:

1. Wash and peel the water chestnuts for later use.

2. Add an appropriate amount of water to the pot, add the water chestnuts and rock sugar together, and cook until the water chestnuts are cooked thoroughly.

Efficacy: Clearing away heat and generating Jin, dissolving phlegm and improving water. It is suitable for those with hot lungs and cough and a lot of phlegm.

Material. 300g water chestnut (about 20 pieces), 1 snow pear, 1 carrot, 2 tablespoons (30g) rock sugar

Method. 1. Wash off the sediment from the horseshoe, peel off the outer skin, and cut it in half.

2. Wash the pear, cut it and cut it into small pieces.

3. Wash the carrots, peel off the skin, and cut them into hob pieces.

4. Put the horseshoe pieces, pear pieces, and carrot pieces into a casserole, pour in water, and skim off the foam after boiling over high heat.

5. Finally, add rock sugar and stir, turn to medium heat and continue to simmer for 15 minutes.

Tips. 1. The skin of the horseshoe is thicker than the general fruit and vegetable skin, please be extra careful when cutting it with a knife!

2. In order to ensure the transparency of the soup, please skim off the foam at any time during the whole boiling process.

Water chestnuts can be used to make a variety of delicious dishes, which are favored by the people. The dishes made by water chestnuts are not only very delicious, but also rich in nutrients, which have a great effect on improving our health.

1. Prepare materials for sweet and sour water chestnuts

To make delicious sweet and sour water chestnuts, you need to be careful in the selection of ingredients, and choose high-quality raw materials to make delicious dishes. You need to prepare half a catty of water chestnut and 50 grams of rock sugar, 10 grams of light soy sauce and 10 grams of dark soy sauce and 10 grams of aged vinegar. The raw materials and seasonings selected need to be of high quality, if the quality is not good, then the taste will not be too delicious, and the nutritional value will be reduced, so we must choose good ingredients.

2. The specific method of sweet and sour water chestnut

Peel the prepared water chestnuts first, clean the sludge on the skin before peeling, wash it after peeling, and then drain the water. Put some oil in the pot first, and after heating the oil, it will be cleaned. Put the water chestnuts in, stir-fry for a while, then put in an appropriate amount of water, and then put the seasonings prepared before one by one, choose medium heat to cook, and when the soup is almost dry, you can put it on the plate.

3. Sweet and sour water chestnut characteristics

The color of sweet and sour water chestnuts is very gorgeous, the taste is very fresh and refreshing, not only the flavor is unique, but also the nutritional value is also very high. But when making this dish, you must pay attention to the control of the heat, try to use medium heat, if the heat is too strong, it is easy to burn it and it will not taste good. In addition, the amount of seasoning must be within the range of controlled hall, if you put in some seasonings excessively, then the taste will become worse.

Extended reading: Water chestnuts To prepare water chestnuts.

Method 1: Peach gum and water chestnut soup.

Prepare the ingredients as follows: 8 water chestnuts, 10 grams of peach gum, 20 grams of wolfberry, 30 grams of rock sugar, and an appropriate amount of water.

The specific method is as follows: first soak the peach gum, clean it, peel and wash the water chestnuts, clean the wolfberries, then start the cooking pot, put the peach gum, water chestnuts and wolfberries into the pot, add rock sugar, boil over high heat, turn to low heat and cook for 15 minutes!

Method 2: Chestnut cake.

Prepare the ingredients as follows: 140 grams of water chestnut flour, 200 grams of water chestnuts, 60 grams of rock sugar, and an appropriate amount of cooking oil.

The specific method is as follows: peel the horseshoe and chop it, then sieve the horseshoe powder, add 100 grams of water to the sieved horseshoe powder and mix it evenly for later use, put 700 grams of water, rock sugar and a little cooking oil into the pot, burn until the rock sugar melts, after the rock sugar melts, add the horseshoe grains and cook for 1-2 minutes, and then slowly add the horseshoe powder paddle, stir while until the powder paddle is transparent, pour the adjusted cake paste into the container, put it in the refrigerator for 30 minutes, and then cut it into small pieces and fry it hot!

1.Water chestnuts should not be eaten raw, because water chestnuts grow in mud, and there may be more bacteria and parasites attached to the outer skin and inside, so they must be washed and boiled thoroughly before eating.

2.Cooked food is mostly used as an ingredient, but it can also be used for stir-frying, roasting, or making fillings. Such as "stir-fried shrimp with water chestnut", "fried chicken with water chestnut" and so on.

3.Water chestnut has the good effect of clearing heat and dispelling fire; It is used for pulmonary fever cough, thick phlegm and difficult cough: 1 cup of water chestnut juice, Chuanbeike (ground powder), mix well, 2 3 times a day. It can not only clear away heat and generate food, but also supplement nutrition, and is most suitable for fever patients.