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Boiled Water Caltrop 鮮煮菱角
Nope...these things are not the deadly bat shaped ninja weapons that you're thinking they might be. Rather, these are Water Caltrops 菱角 which are probably some of the funkiest, strangest nuts that ever existed.
- Prep time
- 1 min
- Cook time
- 30 min
- Yield
- 10 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 20 water caltrops
- 1 star anise
- 1 tsp salt
Instructions
- 1
Wash water caltrop.
- 2
Fill small pot with enough water to generously cover nuts. When water is boiled, add star anise, salt and water caltrops.
- 3
Let cook, half covered, over medium heat for 30 minutes. Add boiled water as needed if the water level gets low.
- 4
Strain out of pot and let cool.