How to soak lily

Lily not only has high ornamental value, but also contains rich nutrients, such as protein, reducing sugar, starch and various vitamins. Regular consumption of lilies can moisten the lungs and relieve coughs. We usually need to soak lilies before eating them, and the soaking method is something many people are concerned about. So, how do you soak lily? Let’s take a look below.

If you use dried lilies to make soup, porridge or sugar water, you only need to soak them in clean or warm water for a while, wash off the dirt and impurities on the dried lilies, and then put them directly into the pot and stew them until they are soft.

Some people say that dried lilies that have not been soaked taste sour or bitter. In fact, this is not a problem with the dried lilies not being soaked, but a problem with the quality of the dried lilies you purchased.

Dried lilies can be used to make tea without being soaked. Take an appropriate amount of dried lily and put it in a teacup. First, brew it with boiling water for several times, pour it out, and when the dried lily turns transparent or milky white, pour in boiling water again to make tea for drinking.

Dried lilies are actually not very suitable for cooking. If you really want to use dried lilies for cooking, you must soak them in advance.

The method of soaking dried lilies is very simple. Just soak the dried lilies in clean water for more than 6 hours. It will be faster to soak them in warm water. When the dried lilies are soaked until they become soft when crushed by hand, they can be used for cooking.

It has to be said that when dried lilies are soaked in clean water until they swell, their nutritional and medicinal components will be severely lost, and such lilies have lost their edible value. Therefore, it is recommended that you use fresh lilies when cooking. It is inappropriate to use dried lilies for cooking.