Brilio.net - Cassava is a versatile food ingredient that can be processed into various delicious dishes such as cassava chips, fried cassava cheese, cassava tape, and crackers. In addition to its delicious taste, cassava is also rich in nutrients that are beneficial to the body, including carbohydrates, iron, manganese, phosphorus, and potassium, which are important for healthy bones and teeth.
To maximize its benefits, cassava can be processed by steaming. Before processing, cassava needs to be peeled first. To be more efficient, cassava can be peeled at once and stored in the refrigerator for later use. However, unlike other foods, peeled cassava requires special storage tricks to keep it fresh and not blacken.
Not only does it change the color, cassava that is stored carelessly will also change its taste to bitter. If stored properly, peeled cassava can last for weeks. This trick also keeps the cassava from changing its taste. This trick for storing cassava itself was shared by a YouTube user with the channel name Dapur Leony.
photo: YouTube/Dapur Leony
As reported by BrilioFood on Friday (8/11), first you can peel the cassava skin by cutting the top and bottom of the cassava. Then cut the cassava skin with a knife about two to three millimeters deep from top to bottom. Then pry off the skin that has been cut, then open the cassava skin using your hands.
photo: YouTube/Dapur Leony
If the cassava is clean from all its skin, the cassava can be washed directly with running water. Make sure there is no dirt or skin still attached to the cassava. If so, you can put the cassava in an airtight container. Then add water until the entire surface of the cassava is submerged.
photo: YouTube/Dapur Leony
Not enough with water, apparently the soaking must be added with a pinch of salt so that the cassava is preserved and does not turn black. After that, close the container tightly, put it in the bottom of the refrigerator. According to the information in the video, the water must be changed every three days, especially if the cassava has not been processed immediately.
When you want to process it, you just take out the cassava and cut it. By storing it like this, the cassava still has good condition, is clean white, and does not have a bitter taste.