Carving Eggplant Embroidered Shoes Recalling Childhood
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Choose two purple eggplants with similar shapes and sizes. The best one is eggplants with a slightly shorter shape and not thick and thin. Of course, green eggplants are also possible, but green eggplants are short and fat. It is estimated that the engraved ones will look very small. Trotter embroidered shoes, haha!
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First use your nails to lightly mark the instep of the shoe on the eggplant, then use a utility knife to draw along the line drawn on the nail, and peel off the purple skin surface of the eggplant on the upper layer. Remember not to dig deep now. The shoe hole, because the eggplant meat peels and oxidizes faster, in order to be able to shoot, the shoe hole is reserved until the end is almost completed before dig
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Carved decorative patterns on shoe heads. General patterns can be carved with small flowers, tigers, dragons, phoenixes, peonies, etc. In the past, the patterns on shoes were generally allegorical. Of course those are too difficult for us, you can engrave some simple flowers!
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Do the same for the other shoe
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Put the two embroidered shoes with beautiful patterns on the shoe hole digging procedure and prepare to finish the work. To dig the shoe hole, you can first use a utility knife to draw a little deeper down the mouth of the shoe, and then draw from the side at a 30-degree angle in the middle. The eggplant meat will be easily removed, and finally use a baller or a spoon to trim the inside. It can be smooth and beautiful. If you take a photo as a souvenir, you have to hurry up, because the dug eggplant oxidizes faster.
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Finished picture
Tips:
1. So what is the way to eat the carved shoes? You can cook the pork belly first, then put the pork belly in the shoe hole and steam it in a steamer for about three or four minutes before it is cooked. Another way to eat is to sprinkle some of your favorite flavors, such as minced garlic, chopped green onions, salt and pepper, cumin, chili powder, spray some vegetable oil, or beat in an egg and put it in the oven to bake at 150 degrees. Just a few minutes. How to eat, the method is waiting for everyone to discover by themselves!
2. Remember that the first step is not to dig deep into the shoe hole, because the meat of eggplant peels and oxidizes faster. In order to be able to shoot, the shoe hole should be left until the end is almost completed.
3. The eggplant dug from the shoe hole can be chopped into cubes and mixed with some garlic, salt, coriander, vinegar, and sesame oil. It tastes great, give it a try!
