Tips for removing the green skin of walnuts

Fresh walnuts have a layer of green skin on the outside. The green skin of the walnuts we usually buy has been removed. Of course, you can also buy walnuts with green skin when they are first on the market. At this time, if you want to eat delicious walnuts, it is indeed troublesome. You need to remove the green skin. If you are not in a hurry to eat them, you can put them in a cool place and dry them in the shade for a period of time, and then the green skin can be easily removed. Of course, you can also use artificial ripening methods, or use a machine specifically for removing walnut skins.

Tips for removing the green skin of walnuts

Manually remove the green skin of walnuts: tools are needed, rubber gloves, a small hammer, a knife, an iron brush, etc. Use a small hammer to tap the walnut skin or use a knife to peel off large pieces of skin, then use an iron brush dipped in clean water to continue brushing the remaining skin, and finally use a fine needle and toothbrush to clean it carefully. It is best to wear rubber gloves throughout the process, otherwise the skin on your hands will be stained black. Artificial ripening. Spray 200 times diluted "ethephon" solution evenly on the green peel. After a whole day, the green peel will automatically separate. The rotten method is to cover the green walnuts with straw mats, straw or something like that and let it ferment. The green skin will naturally fall off after it rots. Mechanical method, there is a special walnut de-greening machine. Soak the walnuts in water and cover them for a few days, then they will be easy to peel. Or bury the walnuts in the soil to ferment and peel off the skin. Put the walnuts in a cool place for 4-6 days. When the green skin becomes wrinkled, put on rubber gloves and gently peel it. The green skin of the walnuts will fall off by itself.

Like most ingredients, walnuts can have different effects on different people. Most people eat walnuts as snacks, and some also add them to dishes, make soups, and cook porridge. So what kind of eating style is suitable for what kind of people?

1. Walnut paste: Some children think that walnuts are tasteless, a bit astringent, and not very tasty. But as a parent, of course we hope that our children can get enough nutrition. At this time, you can beat the walnuts into pulp and drink it as water or add it when kneading dough. This walnut pulp is pure natural and additive-free. It can nourish the brain and ensure the child's nutrient absorption.

2. Walnut stomach-nourishing porridge: Teacher Zhang Ye does not advocate that people with weak gastrointestinal function eat hard walnuts, such as eating them raw or buying salt and pepper walnuts from supermarkets. Use walnuts + yam + rice to cook porridge. Drinking this porridge regularly not only supplements the nutrients in walnuts, but also has a good nourishing effect on the stomach.

4. Soak walnut kernels in rice vinegar: Using rice vinegar directly (generally not white vinegar) can soften blood vessels, lower blood lipids, and effectively prevent cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. Teacher Zhang Ye also reminded the elderly that they should eat nuts appropriately, which can effectively maintain the brain and lower blood lipids.

5. Brown sugar, walnut and egg: When a mother has given birth and has poor milk supply, she can use about 100 grams of pecan kernels, about a small handful, add two tablespoons of brown sugar, put it in a pot and cook for 20 minutes, then beat an egg. Drinking this sugar water regularly can help the mother to produce milk.