foto: Instagram/@ummubalqishaura
Brilio.net - Cooking is often a challenging activity for some people. Not without reason, producing delicious and palatable dishes does require skill and experience. If not, it is very possible that the food will not taste balanced.
One of the difficulties that beginners often experience is producing dishes that taste too sour or are not balanced. When the seasoning is not measured properly, such as adding too much vinegar or lemon, the sour taste can dominate. This certainly makes the food taste bad.
This cooking mistake was experienced by a netizen with the Instagram account @ummubalqishaura. Through one of the videos she uploaded, the account owner admitted that she wanted to cook stir-fried eggs and tomatoes. However, because the amount of tomatoes was too much, the dish that was made turned out sour.
However, to overcome this, this Instagram user has his own trick. Reported by BrilioFood from Instagram @ummubalqishaura on Tuesday (8/20), he admitted to relying on one type of vegetable, namely carrots. Well, carrots are considered to be able to balance the taste of dishes that are too sour.
photo: Instagram/@ummubalqishaura
The method is, prepare 1-2 carrots, then peel the skin and wash it clean. After that, immediately put the whole carrots into the dish that is too sour. You can also cut it first if you want to consume it with the dish. Then let it sit and cook until the carrots are done.
photo: Instagram/@ ummubalqishaura
Well, the dish that has been given carrots will be more balanced in taste. You can eat the cooked carrots with the dish. Or you can also process it again into other dishes, such as pickles. Basically, carrots can help overcome dishes that are too sour because of their natural sweetness.
When carrots are added to a dish that is too sour, the natural sugars in the carrots are slowly released. These sugars are able to balance out the excess acid by neutralizing the sharp taste that comes from acidic ingredients such as vinegar, lemon, or tomatoes.
photo: Instagram/@ummubalqishaura
In addition, the slightly fibrous texture of carrots can also absorb some of the sourness in dishes, helping to create a balance of flavors. This process works best if the carrots are cooked long enough, so that the sugars can really penetrate the dish. That way, carrots can also help add sweetness and reduce excessive acidity in dishes.
Since it was uploaded on July 21, 2024, this video about the trick to overcome food that is too sour has been watched more than 76 thousand times. Who would have thought, many other Instagram users admitted that they had just learned the trick. Therefore, most netizens expressed their gratitude for getting new knowledge.
" Smells you know, I usually use potatoes, thank you for the recipe, " explained Instagram @juliatias.
MashaaAllah, this is new knowledge, umm. "All I know is that you only use potatoes and cucumbers, it turns out you can use carrots ," said Instagram @http.imarchives.
" Masyaallah, if we cut it straight away and make it an additional vegetable, is that possible, umm?? " asked the Instagram account @azzla_home06.
" You can just cut it later when it's cooked, or you can also cut it before putting it in, hopefully it makes it easier, " said Instagram @ummubalqishaura.
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