1, taro need to steam 15 to 20 minutes of time, like to eat soft taro can be steamed more time, control in 30 minutes or less. Taro steaming time and taro size related, large taro usually need to steam 20 minutes of time, and small taro need to steam 15 minutes of time can be cooked, with a pressure cooker to steam taro time will be a little shorter, about 10 minutes can be cooked.
2, taro contains indigestible starch and calcium oxalate crystals, however, calcium oxalate has a bitter taste and will make the skin allergic, but after cooking will disappear. In cooking the pulp will turn gray or lavender, taro cooking method similar to potatoes. Taro taste soft, sweet and sticky, but taro steamed too long taste is not good, usually steamed taro usually need to steam 20 minutes of time, while the small taro need to steam 15 minutes of time can be cooked.
3, steamed taro time also need to be based on the taste decision, like to eat soft taro can steam some time, control in 30 minutes, if you like to eat a little hard, usually 15 minutes of time has been enough. Steaming taro with a pressure cooker will take less time, about 10 minutes will be cooked through. If the elderly and children to eat is recommended to cook a few more minutes, some people will even cook half an hour, most people will like to eat softer taro, and cooked for a long time will not affect the nutrition, so try to cook taro when cooking a little rotten.
4, in the steamed taro when you need to put a small amount of water, as long as it does not stick to the pot can be, after the modulation of the fire, cover the lid of the pot smothered for a while, the water in the process of smothering will gradually evaporate, so that steamed out of taro salt flavor, will not appear to be steamed rotten phenomenon.
5, want to know in the end rotten no, in fact, it is very simple, take a chopstick to poke, if the taro can poke through is cooked, if you can not poke through that will be cooked for a while. Taro more cooking soup will become more thick, and cooking water may become less and less, so pay attention to the beginning of cooking water do not give too much, will cover the taro can be, halfway to look at the water to cook dry or not, you can add a bit of water to prevent sticking to the pot. If first to quickly cook taro, with pressure cooker is the fastest, do not ten minutes to cook.