How to make simple red cashew oil color at home to ensure beautiful color

Many familiar dishes such as vermicelli, beef vermicelli, crab cakes or Chung fish sauce, in order to have a distinctive attractive color, it is always necessary to have a little spice in the color of red cashew oil.

So what is the color of red cashew oil? What are its uses? How to process and preserve cashew oil at home? Do not skip this article if you want to answer all of the above questions!

What is the color of red cashew oil?

Red cashew oil color is a spice made from red cashews (also known as fenugreek seeds) with cooking oil. The main use of cashew color is to help dishes get a more beautiful color, create a delicious taste and increase the crispness/softness (depending on the dish).

The benefits of red cashew oil are good for health

Not only beautiful in appearance, red cashew oil is also known as a multi-use oil, especially good for health.

Medicinal herbs

Almost every part of the cashew tree can be used as medicine. The leaves of the red cashew tree are often used to treat dysentery, fever or malaria. The seeds can be wormed for deworming, while the oil has the ability to soothe burns or insect bites.

Many other parts of the plant are used as an antipyretic, a remedy for rectal disorders, headaches, and tonsillitis.

Skin care oil

Red cashew oil contains beta-carotene which has strong antioxidant effect. When applying a layer of cashew oil to the skin every morning, beta-carotene will clean excess harmful cells on the skin, protect the skin from ultraviolet rays and bad agents from the environment.

Hair conditioner

In addition, the beta-carotene present in cashew oil also supports hair restructuring, helping hair grow faster and stronger through stimulating cell production and melanin pigment. Therefore, red cashew oil is a good choice if you want to use a natural nutrient to nourish and protect strong hair.

Food coloring

In the United States, the Aborigines also call the red cashew tree “lipstick tree”, because they use oil color as a paint to apply on the body, especially the lips.

In addition, cashew oil color is also a healthy food dye, widely used in the production of cheese, butter, chips or cereals.

Food seasoning

Besides the beautiful color, cashew nuts also have a mild sweet taste and a spicy smell. This makes chefs very fond of cashews in dishes that require excellence in both color and flavor, such as curries.

Reference : How to make colored water

How to make red cashew oil color

You can make red cashew oil at home with extremely simple ingredients and recipes. Not only that, you will also feel more secure when your family uses healthy food instead of color bought in the market.

The color of cashew oil is red

Prepare
15 Minutes Processing
15 Minutes For
3-4 people

Ingredients for red cashew oil color

• 50g dried cashews
• 150ml cooking oil
• 2-3 cloves of garlic

• Utensils: Pan, sieve, glass jar/jar…

Good tip: In choosing colored cashews, you should avoid choosing nuts that are not fresh, moldy and discolored because they will not guarantee the oil color standard and may have a musty smell.

How to make red cashew oil color

Step 1Boil cashew oil

First, you put the pan on the stove and put in 150ml of cooking oil. When the oil is heated, add 50g of dried cashews.

You continue to stir the mixture on high heat until the oil boils, then reduce to medium heat and continue cooking for about 2 minutes.

Add the dried cashews when the oil pan is hot

Good tip:
– You should put the seeds when the oil pan is just hot to avoid the oil splashing/splattering out
– During the cooking process, you need to constantly stir your hands to avoid the oil being burnt and the color not beautiful.

Step 2Add garlic to the mixture

Check the oil color continuously until the oil turns orange-red like your eyes, turn off the heat and then add 2-3 crushed garlic cloves into the mixture. Then, you stir well and let it cool naturally for about 10 minutes.

Good tip: Garlic will help absorb the pungent smell of cashew oil, while increasing the aroma of the finished product and helping to preserve it longer.

Add garlic to reduce the smell of colored cashews

Step 3Filter the color of cashew oil through a sieve

After the red cashew oil has cooled, you filter it through a sieve to remove the seeds. With the oil color obtained, you put it in a sealed glass bottle/jar, store it in a cool place and use it gradually when cooking.

Strain the oil through a sieve and discard the seed residue

Finished product

The color of red cashew oil was completed very quickly

The color of red cashew oil after processing can be used for 1 week if stored at room temperature and for half a month if stored in the refrigerator. Therefore, you should only do it in small quantities and use it for a short time to ensure the best quality of cashew oil color!

What is delicious red cashew oil used with?

Red cashew oil is not used for frying or frying like soybean oil or sunflower oil . However, many dishes need to use red cashew oil to create color with different applied recipes. Here are some delicious dishes with red cashew oil color.

Dried beef/dried chicken with lemon leaves

Dried meat dishes when marinated in red cashew oil for about 1 hour will have a distinctive red color and evoke an extremely attractive aroma.

Dried beef/dried chicken with lemon leaves

Bun rieu/ Noodle soup/ Hue beef noodle soup

After the dish is finished, put a little red cashew oil in the pot, you will find it more attractive and beautiful.

Bun rieu/ Noodle soup/ Hue beef noodle soup

Grilled meat/ Grilled ribs

You can add red cashew oil to marinate the meat with other spices to infuse evenly. Then, during the baking process, don’t forget to add a little more color of cashew oil for a nice color and crispy skin/meat.

Grilled meat/ Grilled ribs

Sausage/ Sausage

The beautiful red color of sausages or sausages also comes from the color of cashew oil. The recipe is also very simple and similar to the above, add a few tablespoons of cashew oil to marinate with spices.

Sausage/ Sausage

Above are the sharing of lassho.edu.vn about the processing and use of red cashew oil color. Hope you can make a jar of red cashew oil yourself and make delicious and beautiful dishes!

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