Eat it by soaking it in salt water, or eating it sliced ??and sprinkled with sugar. You can also eat star fruit in cooking:
1. Eat it directly
Wash it clean and then use a knife Peel off five (or six) water chestnuts. Note that you only need to peel off the thinner water chestnuts. You do not need to peel off all the water chestnuts. In that case, there will not be much left in the whole star fruit. Then use a knife to cut into thin five-cornered ones. Star slices are ready to eat.
2. Star fruit stewed with egg and milk:
Star fruit is rich in sugar, fiber and acid, which can relieve heat accumulation in internal organs, clear away dryness and moisturize the intestines. Using it to make desserts can protect skin and nourish the skin, and is suitable for people who stay up late.
Ingredients include: 1 star fruit, remove the hard edges, core and cut into small pieces, 2 eggs, 250ml of milk, and optional sugar.
The preparation method is simple. First put the carambola cubes, milk and sugar in a pot and cook over low heat until the sugar dissolves. Turn off the heat and let it cool (cooking the carambola together is to give the milk soup the aroma of carambola). Then filter out the milk, add the beaten eggs into the milk and mix well, sieve to remove the foam and unbeatable egg whites, finally add the star fruit pieces, cover the dish and steam over high heat until solidified.
3. Carambola:
The outer shape of carambola forms a pentagonal rhombus (a few are hexagonal rhombus), and the cross section looks like a star. It is also known as a star-shaped fruit. Now I will introduce a home-made dessert - carambola. Not only is it delicious, but the most pleasing thing is its cute star shape, wrapped in the crispy pulp of the carambola. It looks extra crystal clear under the sun, so I named it I gave it a nice name, called "Glass Star".
Ingredients: 2 star fruits, 1 cup of self-raising powder (or flour), 5 spoons of sugar, 2 spoons of sugar gum (or maltose).
The preparation method is: wash the carambola, remove the hard edges, wipe dry, and cut into thick pieces. Add 3/4 cup of water to the self-raising flour and mix into a crispy slurry. Add the star fruit pieces to cover with the crispy slurry. Deep-fry in hot oil until golden and crispy. Remove and drain. Set aside. Use a little oil to simmer the sugar, sugar gum, and half a cup of water until thick and almost gelatinous. Turn off the heat, add the crispy carambola, and mix well.
4. American carambola buns:
Materials: 150g high-gluten flour, 30g low-gluten flour, 1 and 1/2 tsp dry yeast, 80ml warm water, 20g butter , 2 spoons of sugar, 1/3 tsp of salt, 2 spoons of milk powder. 2 star fruits, 2 spoons of sugar, 2 spoons of corn flour, 1 spoon of butter (optional), 1 tsp of egg white, 25 grams of powdered sugar.
When making, preheat the oven to 175 degrees, place it on the middle shelf of the oven, and bake for about 15 minutes. Core the star fruit and cut it into small pieces, smash it with a mixer, add sugar, corn flour and cream, mix well and bring to a boil. Let cool to make the star fruit filling.
After basic fermentation, divide the dough into 12 equal parts, flatten slightly and make a depression in the middle. Finally ferment for 30 minutes, fill the holes with filling, apply egg sugar liquid and bake. Mix powdered sugar and egg whites evenly, put in a small plastic bag, and pipe filaments on the baked bread for decoration. Here is a introduction to a carambola tea
Carambola is the fruit of the carambola plant of the family Solanaceae and is one of the most famous Lingnan fruits. Carambolas grow alternately throughout the year, but the ones that bloom in July and ripen at the autumnal equinox are the best, so around the Mid-Autumn Festival is the best season for carambolas to go on sale. Carambola is divided into two categories: sour carambola and sweet carambola. The most famous is the carambola produced in Fangcun Flower Field on the outskirts of Guangzhou. It is delicious when eaten raw and has the effects of reducing heat, promoting fluid production, and diluting water. Sour carambola is rarely eaten raw, but is mostly used as a cooking ingredient or candied fruit, or for medicinal purposes. The carambola peel is smooth, bright and waxy, and the flesh is bright yellow, tender, crisp and juicy. Star fruit contains a variety of nutrients, which can reduce the body's absorption of fat. It also has liver-protecting and hypoglycemic effects, so it is especially suitable for people with cardiovascular disease or obesity. Star fruit is rich in sugar, vitamin C and organic acids, and its juice is abundant, which can quickly replenish the body's water, produce body fluids, quench thirst, and eliminate fatigue. Juice contains a lot of oxalic acid, citric acid, malic acid, etc., which can promote food digestion. Star fruit contains a large amount of volatile components, which can eliminate throat inflammation and oral ulcers. Carambola roots, branches, leaves, flowers, and fruits can all be used for medicinal purposes, and the pulp is most commonly used. According to the "Compendium": "It mainly treats wind-heat, produces fluid and quenches thirst." Therefore, star fruit has a reputation as an expert in treating sore throats.
Ingredients: 2 star fruits, half a catty of sugar, appropriate amount of black tea.
Preparation: 1. Peel off the edges of the carambola and cut into five-ribbed flower-shaped slices for later use; 2. Marinate the cut carambolas with sugar and seal for a week after marinating; 3. Marinate For the cooked carambola slices, add water to the original juice and boil, dry and set aside; 4. Soak the black tea in water and add 4 to 5 carambola slices.
The fresh fruit of carambola is slightly cold in nature, just as the "Properties of Medicine" says: "Eating more can cool the spleen and stomach and stimulate the body." Therefore, excessive consumption can easily lead to dampness and coldness in the spleen and stomach, loose stools and diarrhea, which hinders appetite and digestion and absorption. Therefore, whether eating fruits or drinking juice, it is best not to eat cold or add ice.
Star fruit lean meat soup: add star fruit, lean meat, carrots, eyebrow beans and candied dates with appropriate amount of water and simmer for 1 and a half hours. Peaches are rich in sugar, fiber and acid, which can dissolve Heat accumulation in internal organs can clear away dryness and moisturize the intestines. Using it to make desserts can also have skin care and beauty effects for ladies! Ingredients: 1 carambola, remove the hard edges, remove the core and cut into small pieces, 2 eggs, 250ML milk, any sugar 1, carambola cubes, milk, sugar, put in a pot and cook over low heat until the sugar dissolves, turn off the heat, let it cool (cook the carambola together) In order to make the milk have the flavor of star fruit), the milk is secreted. 2. Add the milk to the beaten eggs and mix well, sieve to remove the foam and unbeatable egg whites, and finally add the star fruit pieces. 3. Cover the dish and steam over high heat until solidified. 4. Stewed star fruit with egg and milk for beauty.
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