How long can water chestnut be cooked by steaming?

Water chestnut is usually boiled for 10- 15 minutes, and the time can be reduced appropriately if a pressure cooker is used.

Cooking in a pressure cooker is convenient and quick. The shelf life of boiled water chestnut is ten to fifteen days. But you can't boil water chestnut, well, you must dry the surface moisture and ventilate the surface of water chestnut with a cloth bag or sandbag.

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How to steam water chestnut?

Ingredients: 500g water chestnut, 3 segments of green onion, 3 slices of ginger, 3 pieces of pepper 1/2 teaspoons (3g), 3 pieces of star anise, 3 pieces of fragrant leaves and 2 teaspoons of salt (10g).

Exercise:

1. Soak the water chestnut in clean water for 30 minutes, and then wash off the mud on the surface and cracks of the water chestnut with a waste toothbrush.

2. Cut the onion and slice the ginger. Put the washed water chestnut into a pot, then pour in clear water, and add onion, ginger, pepper, star anise and fragrant leaves;

3. put the lid on. When the fire boils, change to medium heat and cook for 15 minutes.

4. Open the shell directly when eating.

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Matters needing attention in eating water chestnut

1. Water chestnut belongs to the fruit of aquatic plants, and it is in water during its growth, so it may contain parasites. Therefore, although you can eat it raw, you should not eat more to avoid infection with parasites.

2, water chestnut is a high starch food, should not eat more, so as not to cause obesity.

3. Water chestnut contains some exotic protein, which belongs to allergic substances. Therefore, people with allergies are not suitable for eating more, so as not to cause allergies.