Water chestnut is a traditional Chinese crop. It is the fruit of a perennial aquatic herbaceous plant. This plant has tenacious vitality and a particularly high fruit yield. During the three-year natural disaster, most of the relief materials distributed were water chestnuts. Until now, water chestnuts are still a frequent guest on the dining table in many areas, but this ingredient requires the outer layer to be removed. Only hard skin can be eaten. The following is a detailed introduction to how to peel it and how to eat it. People who like to eat water chestnuts can take a closer look.

How to eat water chestnuts

1. Boil water chestnuts in salt water

Water chestnuts can be cooked before eating. Before cooking water chestnuts, you must wash them carefully and remove the surface of water chestnuts. Wash off all the mud and dirt, then add an appropriate amount of 10 meters to the pot, add enough water to heat and cook, take it out and put it in cold water to cool down. After cooling down, you can remove its outer shell by gently peeling it off with your hands. You can eat the white pulp inside it at this time.

2. Cook porridge with water chestnuts

Fresh water chestnuts can also be used to cook porridge. When using it to cook porridge, you need to remove the shell of the water chestnuts in advance and then clean them. Cut the millet into pieces and wash it clean. Put it into the pot with the cut 09. Add water and cook until it becomes porridge. Add a small amount of edible salt to season before taking it out of the pot. After it is cooked, take it out and eat it. It can strengthen the spleen and stomach. It can also supplement nutrition.

3. Stir-fried meat slices with water chestnuts

Water chestnuts can also be stir-fried with meat slices, but the shell must be removed before frying, and the resulting water chestnut pulp can be cut into pieces. Shape it into slices, then marinate the meat slices with light soy sauce and cooking wine in advance, put oil in a frying pan, heat it and add chopped green onion, then put the marinated meat slices into the pan and fry until it changes color, then put the water chestnuts in the pan and fry quickly. During the frying process, add a small amount of edible salt, chicken essence and light soy sauce to taste, and it will be ready in about three minutes.

How to shell water chestnuts

The shell of water chestnuts needs to be removed before eating. When removing the shells, wash the water chestnuts first, and then cut the bottom of it with a knife. Expose the pulp inside. After cutting, stand the water chestnut up and cut it on both sides. At this time, most of the shell has been removed. Then peel off the remaining shell with your hands to get the white water chestnut pulp.