If you don't peel the water chestnut when cooking, some nutrients in the water chestnut peel can enter the soup, but the water chestnut soup cooked without peeling is purple-brown, and the soup looks unclear, so the water chestnut can be cooked without peeling.
What is the function of water chestnut boiling without peeling? Water chestnut peel is rich in mineral elements, and boiled water without peeling can keep all mineral elements in water, so boiled water without peeling can supplement mineral elements.
Add color water chestnut contains some natural pigments. If you don't peel and cook, you can add some color to some soups, which will make them more appetizing.
3 How to boil water for water chestnut 1, wash the bought water chestnut clean, and the surface is thin. Wash the buds and roots.
2. Then soak in light salt water for half an hour to sterilize the surface of water chestnut.
3. Cut the fattest circle in the middle of the water chestnut and divide it into two parts: the bud surface and the root surface.
4. Clean the skin on the root surface with a knife, pay attention to the concave part on the bottom surface, and remove all dirt and skin.
5. Pour 1500ml of clean water into the pot, about 3 mineral water bottles, and add 7 or 8 water chestnuts.
6, the fire to boil, turn to a small fire for 20 minutes to drink, you can also add some rock sugar according to your own taste.
How much water do you drink at a time? You can drink a big bowl of water at a time, twice a day.
Water chestnut is rich in carbohydrates, so you should pay attention to the amount you drink, and don't drink too much at a time, so as not to increase your body burden or lead to obesity. You can also reduce the content of common water chestnut or double the content of clear water, boil water chestnut very gently, and then drink it directly without water.