How to eat water chestnut best?
Water chestnut is the fruit of an aquatic plant, which is rich in protein, vitamin A, vitamin C, calcium, iron, magnesium and other substances. Rich in nutrition, crisp in taste, and can be eaten directly raw. However, we must eat as little raw water chestnut as possible, because the surface of water chestnut is covered with sediment. If we eat it without cleaning, it may be affected by bacteria and microorganisms, leading to physical discomfort, and too much raw water chestnut is easy to damage the spleen and stomach.
Boiled horseshoe
material
Water chestnut, scallion, pepper, star anise, fragrant leaves and salt each 500g.
working methods
1. Wash the water chestnut, soak it for about 30 minutes, and wash off the soil in the gap with a toothbrush;
2. Prepare materials, cut green onions and slice ginger;
3. Put the washed water chestnut into the pot, pour water into the water chestnut, and add onion, ginger, pepper, star anise and fragrant leaves;
4. put the lid on. When the fire boils, change to medium heat and cook for 15 minutes.
Stir-fried water chestnut with celery
material
Celery, water chestnut, salt, cooking wine, chicken essence, starch, onion, ginger.
working methods
1. Wash celery, cut into sections, wash water chestnut, and shell;
2. Prepare onion and ginger, wash and slice for later use;
3. Boil the water in the pot, add celery and water chestnut, and take it out after a little boiling;
4, hot oil in the pot, add onion, ginger and stir fry, add celery and water chestnut;
5, add salt, cooking wine, chicken essence to taste, stir fry a few times, and thicken the water starch.
Lotus root horseshoe sparerib soup
material
Pork ribs, water chestnut, lotus root, rice wine, water, ginger slices, salt.
working methods
1. Wash the blood of the ribs and put them into the pot together with the ginger slices;
2. Submerge the ribs with water and stew them in an electric cooker for about 30 minutes;
3. Add lotus root and water chestnut and continue stewing for 20 minutes;
4. Season with rice wine and salt and stew for 10 minutes.
Fried horseshoe
material
Water chestnut, crispy fried powder, water, oil and salt.
working methods
1, put the crispy fried powder into a bowl, add a proper amount of water and stir well;
2. Wash the sediment with water chestnut, peel off the shell and dip it in crispy fried powder;
3. Pour the oil into the pot, and the oil temperature is about 160 degrees, and stir-fry the horseshoe;
4, fry until golden brown, remove, and serve after a little cooling.