How to peel water bamboo
1 cut with a knife
Picked or purchased Zizania latifolia can be cut with a knife, which is relatively simple. Just put the water bamboo horizontally on the knife board, then cut off one end and one tail, and then cut it off layer by layer along the edge. This method is the simplest.
2 Peel by hand
Besides cutting off the shell of Zizania latifolia with a knife, you can also choose to dial it directly by hand. Peeling by hand is also very simple, and no tools are needed. As long as you hold the water bamboo in your hand and peel it off layer by layer along the gap, this method will not hurt your hands, because the skin of the water bamboo is not so hard and simple, and peeling it by hand is a very safe method.
Is the skin of Zizania latifolia edible?
Fresh and tender Zizania latifolia can be eaten without peeling, but if it is old Zizania latifolia, it must be eaten without peeling. If the hard epidermis is not peeled, the taste will be greatly affected. There is basically no need to peel the tender top, and the old terrier near the bottom should be removed. Of course, if you don't peel it, you may better absorb the cellulose contained in it.
How to cut diamonds for Zizania latifolia
1. Peel the water bamboo and clean it.
2. Cut Zizania latifolia into quadrilateral rectangular columns with a knife.
3. Cut off four corners at one end.
4. Then cut into diamond blocks with appropriate thickness.
Although this cutting method looks good, it is more troublesome and wasteful to cut. Generally, if you don't pay much attention to the shape of the dish, you don't need to cut it like this.
Common practice of water bamboo
First, stew the water bamboo in oil.
Prepare a proper amount of water bamboo, peel it and wash it, then cut it into pieces and put some oil in the pot, a little more than usual. Then, after the pot is hot, add the water bamboo and stir fry. Finally, add seasoning until it is cooked and fragrant, then add some soy sauce and sugar. Finally, add water to stew for a while and cook with high fire.
Second, stir-fried pork slices with water bamboo.
First, prepare a proper amount of fresh water bamboo and a proper amount of fresh pork, clean the water bamboo and cut it into pieces or blocks, and cut the pork into thin slices as much as possible. Then add some vegetable oil to the pot, heat it, add pork and stir fry, then add water bamboo and stir fry together, and finally add soy sauce and edible salt and stir fry for about 5 minutes.