Water chestnut can be eaten raw or cooked. It takes about 10~20 minutes to cook in an ordinary stove, about 5 minutes to cook in a pressure cooker and more than half an hour to steam.

Water chestnut is a very delicious food, and many people choose to buy water chestnut in their daily life. Water chestnut is an edible ingredient, which can be eaten raw or cooked. If you like the crispy feeling, you can also choose to eat it raw. If you want to eat some soft water chestnut, you can choose to cook it until it is completely cooked.

How to cook water chestnut?

Most water chestnuts contain some sludge, so we need to clean up all these sludge. At the same time, because water chestnut is the product of soil reproduction, parasites and bacteria are easy to breed in the roots. Before cooking, it is necessary to clean all the roots of water chestnut with the tip of a knife, leaving some clean purple-black skins on the epidermis of water chestnut.

Water quantity for boiling water chestnut

There is no hard and fast regulation on the amount of water in water chestnuts, which is the same as when we cook sweet potatoes. When boiling water chestnut, if there is too much water, the soup will taste weak. If it's cooked on high fire and stewed on low fire 10 minutes, the soup will be thicker. Choose accessories to match. The ratio of rock sugar to medlar is very good.

What should I pay attention to before cooking water chestnut?

Before cooking, we must choose deep purple skin and short and thick buds. This kind of water chestnut will taste better. Water chestnut can be used not only as fruit, but also as vegetable. Be sure to know the food characteristics of water chestnut before eating.