How to Peel Water Chestnuts? Teaching You the Correct Way to Eat Water Chestnuts
Water chestnut is also known as Chinese water chestnut (Eleocharis dulcis). It has high dietary therapeutic value, and when paired properly with various ingredients, it can be stir-fried into many delicious dishes.
I. Nutritional Value of Water Chestnuts
The phosphorus content in water chestnuts is relatively high among root vegetables. It can promote human growth and development and maintain the needs of physiological functions. It is greatly beneficial to the development of teeth and bones, and can also promote the metabolism of the three major substances in the body - sugar, fat, and protein - and regulate acid-base balance. Therefore, water chestnuts are suitable for children to eat.
In research on water chestnuts in the UK, a substance called "puchiin" was discovered. This substance has a certain inhibitory effect on Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Aerobacter aerogenes, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and also has a certain effect on lowering blood pressure. This substance also has preventive and therapeutic effects on tumors.
Water chestnuts are tender and rich in moisture. They can treat thirst caused by fluid damage in febrile diseases, and have a certain auxiliary therapeutic effect on diabetic patients with frequent urination.
Water chestnut decoction can promote diuresis and relieve strangury, and has a certain therapeutic effect on those with difficult and painful urination. It can serve as an excellent dietary therapy for patients with urinary tract infections. Recent research has found that water chestnuts contain an antiviral substance that can inhibit epidemic encephalitis and influenza viruses, and can be used to prevent the spread of epidemic encephalitis and influenza.
II. Suitable Populations for Water Chestnuts
Generally, all people can eat them.
1. Most suitable for children and fever patients. Those with cough and excessive phlegm, dry throat and sore throat, indigestion, difficulty with urination and bowel movements, and cancer patients can also eat more; it has certain effects on those with hypertension, constipation, diabetic patients with frequent urination, those with difficult and painful urination, and patients with urinary tract infections, and can also prevent the spread of epidemic encephalitis and influenza.
2. Not suitable for children with weak digestion, those with deficient cold of spleen and stomach, and those with blood stasis.
Methods for Peeling Water Chestnuts
Method 1: You can use a bag that is relatively abrasive and water-permeable, put them in water and rub vigorously. This makes them easier to clean thoroughly, and then use a small knife to scrape off the skin.
Method 2: If using a small knife to peel, you should first cut off the skin on both sides, and then peel. When buying, be sure to pick ones with shorter sprouts - the shorter the sprout, the more tender and sweeter, and the easier to peel. Then first peel the middle and bottom, and finally peel the sprout end. If you pick ones with the shortest sprouts, with only a flat little point on top, a peeler will remove it in one go.
Method 3: There are now many water chestnut peeling machines on the market. They are not only simple to operate but also very fast. 1. Put the washed water chestnuts into the peeling machine; 2. The water chestnuts are automatically peeled and come out from the other side.
III. Guide to Methods of Eating Water Chestnuts
Stir-Fried River Shrimp with Water Chestnuts and Mushrooms
Main ingredients: 150 g river shrimp, 4 water chestnuts, 2 mushrooms. Auxiliary ingredients: 1 spoon cooking wine, 1 small spoon sugar, 1 spoon salt, appropriate amount of starch, half an egg white, half a scallion, appropriate amount of red chili pepper
Instructions:
1. Add a little cooking wine, a little salt, starch, and half an egg white to the river shrimp, stir well and marinate for a while
2. Cut water chestnuts into small cubes, cut mushrooms into small cubes, set aside
3. Heat oil in a pan and stir-fry the shrimp first, then set aside
4. Heat oil in the pan again, add the diced water chestnuts and diced mushrooms and stir-fry
5. Add the stir-fried shrimp and stir-fry together, add a little salt for seasoning
6. Sprinkle with chopped scallions and diced red chili pepper, plate and serve.
Rock Sugar Water Chestnuts
Main ingredient: 500 g water chestnuts. Auxiliary ingredient: appropriate amount of rock sugar
Instructions:
1. Prepare water chestnuts, wash, and peel
2. Cut water chestnuts into small pieces
3. Put water chestnuts and rock sugar into a pot, add water, bring to a boil over high heat then turn to low heat, simmer for 20 minutes and it is ready
The above is the relevant introduction on how to peel water chestnuts and how to eat them more deliciously. We hope that through the above introduction, everyone can easily enjoy delicious and sweet water chestnuts, as well as the delicious dishes made with water chestnuts.