Brilio.net - Papaya leaves are often prepared as a typical Indonesian dish. Such as sauted, made into buntil, and even made into fresh vegetables that are delicious to eat with chili sauce. To be processed into this delicious dish, papaya leaves are usually taken from the young part.
Because it is known to have a strong bitter taste, quite a few people avoid consuming papaya leaves . In fact, papaya leaves can provide many benefits for body health, you know. Reporting from healthline.com, papaya leaves can increase blood platelet levels in dengue fever sufferers, relieve digestive disorders, can remove dead skin cells, and can inhibit the growth of cancer cells.
If processed properly, the bitter taste of papaya leaves can be reduced or even lost. Some people work around making papaya leaves soft quickly and not bitter by boiling them with clay. Just mix about one handful of clay into the boiled papaya leaf water. After that, boil the papaya leaves with clay for about 10-15 minutes. Papaya leaves become soft and not bitter.
However, if you have difficulty getting clay soil, don't worry. There are other ways you can try. Instagram user @julieromzi shared how to boil papaya leaves so they become soft quickly and not bitter in 5 minutes. We guarantee that papaya leaves will be even more delicious to eat.
Steps for boiling papaya leaves so they become soft quickly and not bitter.
photo: Instagram @julieromzi
"Just boil the cassava leaves and papaya leaves for 5 minutes, the results will quickly become soft and remain green," said the account owner, quoted by BrilioFood from Instagram @julieromzi, Thursday (13/6).
In the video, the netizen uses 2 types of vegetables to boil, namely papaya leaves and cassava . How to boil it is quite easy. Moreover, you only need to prepare 2 kitchen ingredients in the form of salt and baking soda.
photo: Instagram @julieromzi
The first step, prepare papaya or cassava leaves that have been washed clean. Then boil water in a pan until it boils. If so, add papaya and cassava leaves. Then stir well until all the leaves are submerged in water.
photo: Instagram @julieromzi
If so, add 1 teaspoon salt and 1 teaspoon baking soda to the boiled papaya leaf water. It is believed that the addition of these 2 kitchen ingredients can help papaya leaves become soft quickly and not bitter.
photo: Instagram @julieromzi
Next, stir again and cover the pan. Just boil for 4-5 minutes, don't take too long so the leaves don't get crushed.
After that, remove the papaya leaves and transfer the cassava to another container. Soak in cold water or ice water to maintain the green color of the papaya leaves, so that they don't become too soft, and even eliminate the bitter taste. Then rinse until the water is clear. Finally rinse with drinking water then squeeze.
photo: Instagram @julieromzi
"The result is still green, tender, and not too bitter," emphasized the video owner.
Papaya leaves and cassava leaves can be used directly as fresh vegetables with chili sauce or processed into other menus according to taste. Apart from that, it can also be used as stock, put in a container and stored in the freezer.
Suddenly the video uploaded by @julieromz received attention from netizens. Not a few netizens also responded in the comments column.
"But the color is beautiful," said @dapurmak_qu
"The color is beautiful, isn't it," said @ibun_fira
"The tips are very useful, sis," commented @sitikudsiy
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