Horseshoe cake is a traditional dessert in the south of Fujian and Fujian. It is made by mixing water chestnut powder with sugar water and steaming. Water chestnut is called horseshoe in Cantonese, so it gets its name. How do you make this cake? Friends who want to learn can learn something from Xiaobian.
A brief introduction to horseshoe cake
Horseshoe cake is one of the famous traditional desserts of Han nationality in Guangdong, Fuzhou and southern Fujian. The water chestnut powder is steamed with sugar water. Water chestnut is also called horseshoe in Cantonese. Its color is yellow, translucent, folding but not cracking, pouting and continuous, soft, smooth, refreshing, tough and sweet.
The main material of horseshoe cake is sweet potato powder. Add water and sugar to mix evenly. Put it into the mold, sprinkle some water chestnuts on it, steam it with high fire, take it out and eat it. It's easy to make, sweet and tasty. Generally, they buy for the individual. Scattered in the streets and alleys. It's very convenient for pedestrians to buy and eat.
The practice of horseshoe cake
Materials to prepare: Horseshoe, horseshoe powder, sugar, oil, water.
First, wash and dry the horseshoe, cut off all the black skin and yellow parts, and put them in the fresh-keeping bag, pat them with a big knife and break them into small particles for use.
Second, dilute and dissolve horseshoe powder with 1 cup of water (250ml).
Third, filter the diluted horseshoe powder solution with a sieve to remove the undissolved coarse slag.
Fourth, pour 2 cups of water (500ml), 150 grams of sugar and 1 tablespoon of oil into the pot and cook.
Fifth, add horseshoe seeds after boiling, and then turn to low heat after boiling.
Sixth, stir the water with chopsticks or wooden spoon in the same direction, add the filtered water chestnut powder while stirring (mix well before pouring), and continue to stir vigorously in one direction after pouring the powder, until the powder becomes translucent and separated from the wall of the pot.
Seventh, the steaming cake container is first coated with oil, and then poured into the transparent powder, then the surface of the cake is leveled with water by hand or glue plate, covered with fresh-keeping film, steaming for 50 minutes to 1 hour in high heat, and then inserted with bamboo stick and pulled out, and then steaming is done without the powder paste sticking.
Eighth, after the steamed cake is cooled, it can be turned out from the container and cut into thick slices for cold food.
Ninth, or with a little dry starch powder, with small fire double-sided fried yellow hot food.
Nutritional value of horseshoe cake
Water chestnut is also called horseshoe. The phosphorus in water chestnut is the highest among root vegetables. It can promote the growth and development of human body and maintain the physiological function. It is very good for the development of tooth skeleton. It can promote the metabolism of sugar, fat and protein in the body and regulate the acid-base balance. Therefore, water chestnut is suitable for children to eat.
Water chestnut has a certain effect of inhibiting bacteria, reducing blood pressure and preventing cancer. Water chestnut contains crude protein and starch, which can promote large intestine peristalsis. The crude fat contained in water chestnut has the function of smoothing intestines and defecating, which can be used to treat constipation. Water chestnut is tender and abundant in body fluid, which can treat the hot disease and thirsty wound. It has a certain auxiliary therapeutic effect on diabetes mellitus and polyuria. Chufa decoction can be used for diuresis and drainage. It has a certain therapeutic effect on urination, drainage and astringency. It can be used as a good food therapy for patients with urinary tract infection. Water chestnut also contains an antiviral substance which can inhibit epidemic cerebrospinal fluid and influenza virus, and can be used to prevent epidemic cerebrospinal fluid and the spread of influenza.