Brilio.net - Water spinach is one of the vegetables that must be present in the urap menu. In addition to being affordable and delicious, water spinach is also rich in nutrients. According to ncc.gov.ph, water spinach is useful for lowering blood pressure, increasing immunity, supporting eye health, and treating various skin problems.
Many people choose water spinach as part of their daily menu to get these benefits, including in urap dishes. Like other urap vegetables, water spinach needs to be boiled before being consumed.
Boiling kale makes its texture softer, making it easier to eat. Although it looks simple, boiling kale should not be careless. If not careful, its nutrition can be reduced.
One sign that kale is lacking in nutrients is a change in color. Water spinach that was originally fresh green can turn black. In addition, a texture that is too soft also indicates that many nutrients are lost during boiling.
To avoid this, you can follow the trick from YouTube user Pak Petut Family. In one of his videos, he explains how to boil kale so that it stays fresh green and does not turn black. In this way, the nutrients in kale are maintained.
photo: YouTube/Pak Petut Family
As reported by BrilioFood on Friday (10/25), there are ingredients that need to be prepared to boil water spinach. First, water spinach that has been cut and washed. In the video, he uses one bunch of water spinach with only the stems cut. In addition to water spinach, also prepare 1/6 tsp sugar, 1/6 tsp salt, and one teaspoon of coconut oil.
photo: YouTube/Pak Petut Family
Well, the boiling process is quite simple. So boil one liter of water first. When it boils, add sugar, salt, and coconut oil. Stir until smooth.
Then add the water spinach along with the stems. Press with a spatula so that all parts of the water spinach are completely submerged. Don't forget to turn the water spinach occasionally so that it cooks evenly.
photo: YouTube/Pak Petut Family
In the video, YouTube user Pak Petut Family only boils the water spinach for less than a minute. This duration applies to a portion of one bunch of water spinach boiled with the stems. If only the leaves are used, the boiling time can be shorter.
After that, immediately drain the water spinach. In the video, the boiled water spinach looks very green. The boiled water remains clear and does not change color.
photo: YouTube/Pak Petut Family
Once it has been lifted, you can immediately soak the water spinach in cold water. This aims to stop the process of ripening the water spinach from the remaining hot temperature. That way, the color of the water spinach will also remain green and fresh.
The trick is quite easy, isn't it? You can imitate this trick when you want to make dishes from boiled water spinach, such as urap or plecing. Because it is very useful, this upload has been watched more than 24 thousand times on the YouTube channel.
"Awesome, Mom, let's go straight to the kitchen," said YouTube Ayu Chandra.
"Wow, that's great," said YouTuber Yuyun_lubis.
"Coconut oil / can also be used as cooking oil, sis," replied YouTube Miu_ Octav_.