The materials and methods of horseshoe cake are not complicated, but there are also some key points and key factors to pay attention to. Otherwise, the steamed water chestnut cake will have problems such as water, crispness, horseshoe crispness and hard cake. Let's share the practice of water chestnut cake.
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Preparation materials: half a catty of horseshoe powder, clear water 1.3 liter, 8 to 10 of fresh horseshoe, and 200 grams of sugar (the amount of sugar is according to your own taste).
The first step is to make the original pulp:
First, we peel the fresh horseshoe, then cut it into small pieces and put it aside. Pour all the horseshoe powder into half water and stir to dissolve. This is a preliminary puree.
Step 2, making cooked pulp:
Next, put the other half of the water into the pot, add rock sugar to boil, and then pour the chopped horseshoe particles into a small fire for a little cooking. Take a large bowl of puree from the previous step (about 25% of the total puree), slowly pour it into the pot while stirring, and cook for about 1.5 ~ 2 minutes. Turn off the fire. This is cooked pulp.
Step 3, preparing raw pulp and cooked pulp:
After turning off the fire, pour all the remaining raw pulp into the cooked pulp in the pot and stir well. After this step, raw and cooked pulp is obtained, which is the key step for horseshoe cake to keep water, taste good and horseshoe not to sink.
The fourth step is steaming horseshoe cakes:
Add enough water to the steamer to boil. Finally, put a little thin oil in the container for steaming water chestnut cakes to help demould. Pour the cooked paste into the steamer and steam for 20 minutes. After the steamed water chestnut cake is cooled, it can be eaten by reverse demoulding and dicing.
Summary of making skills of horseshoe cake;
(1) Horseshoe powder must be of good reputation and quality, which is the basis of good taste and good taste.
⑵ The ratio of water to water is generally around 1:4 to 1:5.5, which can be made at one time and then adjusted according to your own taste. The more water, the softer the taste. On the contrary, the more Q-bombs, but if it is significantly lower than 1:4, it may become a bit hard.
⑶ It is essential to cook the puree, but novice operators should remember to turn off the fire before pouring the puree, otherwise it will completely cook a pot of cooked noodles.
(4) Fresh horseshoes should be chopped into particles, but don't beat them with the back of a knife, otherwise the horseshoe particles will lose their crisp taste, and fresh horseshoes don't have to be cut too finely.
5] Don't worry after steaming the horseshoe cake, and let it cool before demoulding. Water chestnut cake can be eaten cold, and it is not bad to fry it a little thin brown on both sides.