The best way to eat and cook water chestnuts

Water chestnut is a healthy food with attractive taste and high nutritional value. It can supplement the human body with a large amount of carbohydrates and various minerals, and can also clear away heat and detoxify, strengthen the spleen and nourish the stomach. It is suitable for most people to eat, and it is particularly plasticity. It can make a variety of delicious foods with different flavors. The following is a detailed introduction to the common methods of cooking water chestnuts. People who like to eat water chestnuts can pay special attention to it.

Complete guide to cooking water chestnuts

1. Water chestnut, carrot and pork bone soup

The soup made with water chestnuts, carrots and pork bones tastes particularly good. When making it, you need to prepare a variety of ingredients such as pork bones, water chestnuts, carrots, and appropriate amounts of potatoes and celery. Wash the prepared pork bones, blanch them in boiling water to remove the blood, then put them in the soup pot, add appropriate amount of water and boil them. After boiling, put the chopped potatoes and carrots in the pot and stew them together. Stew for another 40 minutes, add the chopped celery, appropriate amount of chicken essence and table salt, mix well and it is ready to serve.

2. Horseshoe Egg Pancake

Water chestnuts can also be made into egg pancakes. When making it, you need to prepare fresh water chestnuts, 5 eggs, two chopped green onions, table salt and chicken essence, each in appropriate amounts. Wash the prepared water chestnuts, peel and chop them, then add the eggs and appropriate amount of chopped green onions and mix well. Then add the prepared fund and table salt to season. Put appropriate amount of cooking oil in the pan, heat it, add the prepared egg liquid into the pan, fry it into a pancake shape, sprinkle with appropriate amount of pepper and it can be served.

The best way to eat and prepare water chestnuts

1. Water chestnut and pear syrup

Water chestnuts and snow pears can be used together to make sweet soup. When making it, you need to take out the water chestnut pulp and cut it into pieces. Then wash the carrots and snow pears and cut them into pieces separately. Put them together in a soup pot, add appropriate amount of water and rock sugar, bring to a boil, and then cook for about half an hour to get the sweet and refreshing water chestnut and snow pear soup.

2. Horseshoe Pumpkin Pie

Water chestnuts can also be eaten with pumpkin to make pancakes. When making it, you need to prepare 700 grams of pumpkin, 400 grams of water chestnuts, and 500 grams of glutinous rice flour. After removing the skin of the prepared water chestnuts, steam them together with the pumpkin. After taking them out, mash them into a paste. Add the prepared glutinous rice flour and appropriate amount of white sugar and mix well to make a paste. Then make them into small cakes and fry them in a pan. After frying, take them out and drain the oil to make delicious water chestnut cakes.