How to choose, clean and store pecans

These incredibly tasty and healthy nuts are very popular among US residents. It is there that this miracle nutlet grows. Its full maturity Pecan reaches autumn. Therefore, buying delicious and ripe nuts is worth it in the autumn.

How to choose a nut in the store?

When you choose a pecan, pay attention to its shells. Good nuts have a clean, even shell, no damage. Next, you need to shake the fruit. The old inside all the thunder and noise, such nuts, most likely from last year's harvest.

The best option is to buy pecan in peeled form. Buying peeled nuts, you will have the opportunity to properly consider the fruit, smell them. You should choose nuts that have a natural flavor and a uniform texture.

How to peel a pecan?

You can consume these healthy foods both raw and fried. But, if you have purchased unpeeled nuts, they must be cleaned from the shell and husk. This can be done in several ways.

The first thing to do is prepare a pecan. Try to choose the same size fruits, uniform texture, choose nuts only fresh crop. If everything inside the nut rattles, it means that the nut is not suitable for food, such a fruit is very old. Carefully sort through all the nuts, discard any pecans with damage.

It is believed that pecans should be boiled before cleaning. Thus, they are better released from the shell. Pecans should be boiled in a large saucepan for 15 minutes. Then drain and let them cool. Then you can start cleaning.

Organize a place where you will be pounding nuts. It is important to know that there will be a lot of rubbish and husks.The best option to chop nuts is a table on the street. Thus, it is not necessary to clean the whole house from the shells.

1. It is convenient to use tongs for chopping pecans. Walnut must be clamped in the design and press until it clicks. But do not overdo it, otherwise you risk damaging the core itself. After the characteristic cracking of the shell, the nut must be turned in a different direction and again put pressure on the forceps. It should be rotated in different directions until the shell is covered with small cracks, and you can easily reach the core of the fruit.
2. Another very simple method of chopping pecans is to use pliers. The principle of chopping is exactly the same as when using nutcracker. It is necessary to turn it in the pliers until a complete split.
3. Special device for splitting pecans. If you have a lot of nuts, it makes sense to buy a device for their chops. It resembles a small vice. With the help of such mini-clutches, you can quickly and accurately break a large amount of nuts.
4. There are also electrical devices for pecans chopping. But such a device is more suitable for cleaning on a production scale.
5. If you do not have any mechanical means to clean the nuts, just press the nuts tightly against each other, and press until you hear a crack.
6. Use the good old method - a hammer. But be careful not to damage the core.

Have you peeled a pecan by applying one of the methods? Now it is important to carefully remove the core from the shell. Try not to damage the integrity of the walnut halves. So eat this fruit will be much nicer. To get the core of the pecan nut from the shell, you can use a thin wooden skewer.

How to store pecan?

Storage
After processing, the nuts should be left in a pan or colander in the open air. In this way they will dry out in a natural way, and their taste will improve. Now nuts can be stored for a long time.

Pecans should be stored in a tightly closed container in a dark place.You can store about a week, in the refrigerator - about a month, in the freezer - until the next harvest.

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