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You should not soak strawberries in water

Name: You should not soak strawberries in water
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 400 g
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 400 g strawberries

When using strawberries in a recipe, the usual way is to soak in water, which is actually a very bad idea. Just look at how to preserve them here.

183 K 3.6/5 (19 reviews)

10 min.

Easy

2 €

400 g

1 Ingredient

Last modified on: February 21^th 2011

For 400 g, you will need:

1 400 g strawberries
Total weight: 400 grams

Times for this recipe

Preparation: 10 min.

Step by step recipe

Stage 1

If you soak them, they will absorb water and lose all their flavour, especially if you have already removed the green top (the "hat"), like on this photo.

Stage 2 - ⌛ 10 min.

You should not soak strawberries in water : Stage 2

With strawberries, it's absolutely essential to minimise contact with water, so do not wash, but brush them gently with a small brush, then remove the green part.

If they are really dirty, rinse quickly under cold water and drain immediately. Then remove the green part, but only afterwards.

Stage 3

You can then use them whole or in pieces.

Source: Home made.

Nutritional information

	Proteins (gr)	Carbohydrates (gr)	Fats (gr)	Energy value (in k-calories)	Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe	4 RDI=2 %	30 RDI=3 %	0	130 RDI=6 %	540 RDI: 6 %
Per 100 g	1 RDI=0 %	7 RDI=1 %	0	30 RDI=2 %	130 RDI: 2 %

How much will it cost?

For 400 g : 2 €

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Strawberries

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