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Little capital, satisfying results.
3 Maret 2024 12:30
Brilio.net - You can process papaya flowers into various delicious dishes. Usually before processing, papaya flowers must be boiled first so that the texture is softer.
However, papaya flowers have a different taste from the fruit . Papaya flowers are known to be bitter, so many people are still reluctant to consume them.
But actually, if you know the right cooking tricks, the bitter taste of papaya flowers can disappear, you know. Many also use additional ingredients when boiling papaya flowers so that the results are not bitter.
The additional ingredients used to boil papaya flowers are none other than clay and guava leaves.
photo: YouTube/Heru Sutrisno Channel
However, you don't just need to use clay or guava leaves, a netizen who uses YouTube, Heru Sutrisno Channel, admits that he has another method that is no less effective. Through one of his video uploads, he explained that he only used two cooking ingredients with a capital of IDR 1,000 to eliminate the bitter taste of papaya flowers.
Tricks for boiling papaya flowers so they are not bitter.
First, wash the papaya flowers until they are really clean. After that, prepare a pan and boil water until it boils. After the water boils, add the papaya flowers that have been washed clean. Stir briefly to make the papaya flowers.
photo: YouTube/Heru Sutrisno Channel
"The water has to be boiling. Don't put it in if the water isn't boiling because when it's cooked the color will turn yellowish," he said, quoted by BrilioFood from YouTube Heru Sutrisno Channel on Sunday (3/3).
photo: YouTube/Heru Sutrisno Channel
After that, the YouTube user added two key cooking ingredients, namely salt and tamarind. He added 1/2 tbsp salt and a packet of tamarind.
"This is very effective for removing bitterness. I stir it so that the tamarind is destroyed," he added.
photo: YouTube/Heru Sutrisno Channel
After stirring, cover the pan and boil the papaya flowers for about 5 minutes. Then open the lid and turn and stir the papaya flowers so they cook evenly. The YouTube user covered the pot again and boiled the papaya flowers for 5 minutes. If so, open the lid of the pan. The papaya flowers are perfectly ripe.
"I stirred it for a while, then turned off the stove and rinsed it with clean water 3 times. I threw away the tamarind seeds first," he said.
photo: YouTube/Heru Sutrisno Channel
After washing thoroughly, the bitter taste of papaya flowers disappears. Apart from that, the color is still fresh green. Papaya flowers are ready to be processed with spices and other food ingredients.
"The result is that the bitterness disappears and the color remains green," he concluded.
Disclaimer: This translation from Bahasa Indonesia to English has been generated by Artificial Intelligence.
