Taro is usually cooked for 15-20 minutes. But also according to the size of the taro and personal taste distinction:
1, generally less than half a kilogram of small taro, cold water in the pot to cook 15 minutes is cooked. General small taro powder is more delicate, moisture content, and smaller, peeled pot can be cooked faster after cooking, generally 15 minutes under cold water to cook;
2, generally more than a pound of taro, cold water to cook 20 minutes to cook. Generally large taro powder dry, moisture content is very little, even if the block cooking relative also need to cook for a longer period of time, the general cold water in the pot need to cook for 20 minutes is better;
3, if you want to cook soft soup thick, cold water in the pot need to cook for 30 minutes or pressure cooker pressure for 15 minutes can be. Because taro most people cook and eat mainly want to eat soft and thick taro soup paste, so at this time taro need to be stewed more rotten, it is recommended to cook for 30 minutes or pressure cooker stew 15 minutes better.
Cooking taro in cold water or hot water?
Cooking taro in cold water is better, do not recommend hot water, because most people cook taro to eat is in order to cook rotten, eat soft and rotten taro soup paste flavor more fragrant and more palatable.
And if it is cooked with hot water, taro, although it can be heated more quickly, but the moisture itself is very little, the density of the taro in contact with the high temperature of the boiling water will quickly let the outer layer of the first cooked stereotypes and lead to the inner layer of taro is difficult to cook, can not be stewed more quickly to the soft rotten, so cook taro with cold water in a pot is the best.
How many minutes does it take to cook taro?
The best minutes to cook taro depends on your taste needs, if you like to eat the texture of the taro, then you can cook for 15 minutes, if you like to eat soft taro, you can also cook for more than 30 minutes, and those who like to moderate the friends of the best to cook for about 20 minutes.
What are the tips for cooking taro?
To cook the taro more soft and delicious need to do the following 2 points:
1, add a spoonful of salt in the water. Cooking taro water with a spoonful of salt can increase the electrolytes of water, help taro heat more uniformly and steadily, taro can be more quickly stewed soft, and add salt to the taro because of the effect of flavoring will also eat more flavorful and more flavorful;
2, add a little sugar. Cooking taro can add a little sugar to increase the sweetness, and added sugar taro in the process of cooking will be easier to cook soft, more flavorful texture.
"Cooking taro" cooking tips:
(1) cooking taro, pay attention to add water is not too much, so that taro can be faster heat, easier to cook soft cooked.
(2) general cooking taro is recommended to use the rice cooker to cook better, more pressure is also easy to cook soft, but also save gas.
(3) cooked taro is recommended to eat as soon as possible, cool and then hot flavor is not fragrant.