It's time to cook corn.
If it is normal time to cook corn, cook it in a normal cauldron for one and a half to two hours. But if you cook in a pressure cooker, the time will be greatly shortened and the fire will be turned off in half an hour.
Nutritional value of corn
Corn contains vitamin A, vitamin E and glutamic acid. Animal experiments have proved that these components have anti-aging effects.
Corn oil extracted from unsaturated fatty acid corn embryo contains a lot of unsaturated fatty acids, of which linoleic acid accounts for 60%, which can remove harmful cholesterol from blood and prevent atherosclerosis. The nutrients contained in the tip of corn embryo can enhance human metabolism and regulate the function of nervous system.
According to a survey, women engaged in agricultural labor in Africa take corn as their staple food, and the probability of suffering from intestinal cancer is very low, which shows that corn has anti-cancer effect. In addition, the content of carotene in corn is more than five times that of soybean, which also has an inhibitory effect on carcinogens.
Nutritional corn contains lysine and trace element selenium, which has the function of preventing tumors.
B vitamin corn is also rich in B vitamins and nicotinic acid, which is effective in protecting nerve conduction and gastrointestinal function, preventing beriberi and myocarditis, and keeping skin healthy.
Practice of corn scorching
Corn husk is a kind of biscuit. It is very sweet and delicious. Mothers who want to make their own tortillas can refer to the method of tortillas shared by this mother.
Ingredients: 300 grams of corn kernels, 40 grams of dry starch, and appropriate amount of sugar.
Exercise:
1, sweet corn boiled in water, about five minutes.
2. After the cooked sweet corn is taken out and cooled, remove the corn kernels with a knife stuck to the corncob, so that the removed corn kernels will stick together and need to be separated into grains by hand.
3. Put it in a sieve, wash the surface of corn kernels with water, and gently shake it twice to remove excess water.
4. Mix corn kernels and dry starch evenly to make starch stick to the surface of corn kernels. (The surface of corn kernels should not be too dry, it needs to be wet, otherwise it will not be covered with starch. )
5. Heat half a bowl of oil in the pot and pour it out.
6. Turn the heat down, and leave a little oil in the pot at this time.
7. Pour in the corn kernels and gently flatten the corn kernels with the back of your hand. Then fry for about three to five minutes on low heat, so that the corn kernels stick together into a whole cake. Don't move the corn kernels when frying, or they will come apart. You can pick up the whole pot and shake it gently.
8. At this time, add the oil that has just been poured out after heating, and the amount of oil should not exceed the corn kernels. Turn to medium heat, raise the oil temperature, and fry for three minutes until the corn kernels are golden and crisp.
9. Turn off the fire and help pour the oil out of the pot with a spatula.
10, like to eat sweet, sprinkle some coarse sugar, prepare kitchen paper on the chopping board, put corn on it to absorb excess oil, and put it on the plate.