We usually eat chestnuts. Chestnuts can be made into all kinds of delicious food. In addition to being delicious food, chestnuts can also be made into some delicious snack foods. The common way to eat chestnuts is to make them into sugar-fried chestnuts. Sugar-fried chestnuts are suitable for most people to eat. They are not only delicious, but also very nutritious. In fact, sugar-fried chestnuts can also be cooked at home, and the method is very simple.

tips for frying chestnuts

the production process of sugar-fried chestnuts is divided into five steps: screening, cleaning, pre-frying, adding sugar and taking out the pot.

first, screening

screening is divided into chestnut selection and sand selection, which is an important link in the frying process and directly affects the appearance and quality of sugar-fried chestnut.

when selecting chestnuts, you should choose high-quality chestnuts with regular appearance, uniform size, full fruit and no pests and diseases. It should be noted that the size of chestnuts must be uniform, otherwise it will affect the progress of heating and ripening during sugar frying, and then affect the appearance and taste of finished products.

Clear water sand should be selected as the sand, and the diameter of sand should be 2-4cm. Too large or too small will affect the frying work.

second, cleaning

clean the selected chestnuts and sand grains and dry them for later use. It should be noted that it is advisable to dry the cleaned chestnuts for half a day before entering the pot, and remove too much water to facilitate frying.

3. Pre-frying

Pre-frying is to preliminarily heat sand and chestnut, and then further process the chestnut after it is evenly heated.

method: pour the processed sand into the pot, add fire to raise the temperature of the sand until it feels hot in your hand, at which time the temperature is about 5 degrees Celsius, then pour the dried chestnut into the pot, and the appropriate dosage ratio of chestnut and sand is 1: 2. After the chestnut is put into the pot, it should be turned over constantly, so as to be heated evenly and avoid the phenomenon of fruit or burnt locally.

fourth, adding sugar

adding sugar means adding syrup to the pre-fried chestnut. Pre-fry for about ten minutes. When the chestnuts are 78% ripe, add the syrup, which should be added in two or three times. The dosage ratio of syrup to chestnut is 1: 6. < P > 5. Take out the pot < P > When a transparent sugar film is formed on the surface of chestnut, the chestnut meat is separated from the endothelium and gradually softens, so that the pot can be taken out. After the chestnut is separated from the sand, the sand can be poured back into the pot for reuse.

Benefits of eating chestnuts

Supplementing qi and spleen, strengthening stomach and thick intestines

Chestnuts are dried fruit varieties with high carbohydrate content, which can supply more heat energy to human body and help fat metabolism. Ensure the supply of basic nutrients to the body, which is known as "hardcore crops" and "woody food", and has the functions of benefiting qi, strengthening the spleen and nourishing the stomach and intestines.

prevention and treatment of cardiovascular diseases

chestnuts are rich in unsaturated fatty acids, vitamins and minerals, which can effectively prevent and treat cardiovascular diseases such as hypertension, coronary heart disease and arteriosclerosis, and are beneficial to human health.

strengthening muscles and bones and delaying aging

Eating chestnuts can also help us delay aging. Why?

chestnuts are rich in vitamin c, which can maintain the normal functions of teeth, bones and blood vessels and muscles, prevent and treat osteoporosis, soreness of waist and legs, muscle pain and fatigue, and delay human aging. They are ideal health-care fruits for the elderly.