Introduction: Many people only eat the fruits of this dish, but actually the leaves are the treasure! Mix it up casually, don’t change the meat, it’s really delicious
In the spring, my 90-year-old father and I planted a vegetable that we haven’t grown in many years. Many people only eat the fruits of this vegetable, and squeeze the fruits into oil. , is even more precious! But many people don’t know that its leaves are extremely fresh and tender from July to August, nutritious and delicious! Mix it up casually in these dog days of summer, it is appetizing and can be used as a meal. My family makes it once every three days. It is so delicious! What kind of dish is it?
This dish is the leaves of sesame . sesame leaves are rich in vitamins E, A, C, protein, fat, and a variety of minerals. They are full of treasures and have a lot of medicinal value! The most classic recipes are "Cold Sesame Leaves", "Sesame Leaves Tofu Soup", "Sesame Leaves Noodles" and other recipes, which are abundant in Henan. In Dog Days, I’d like to share with you a delicious recipe for cold sesame leaves, which will appetize and relieve greasiness! It’s so enjoyable to serve! Start making it below!
Name of dish: Cold sesame leaves
Ingredients to prepare: 500 grams of sesame leaves, 4 spicy millet roots, sesame seeds, sesame sesame oil, shallots, minced garlic, and peppercorns.
Specific production steps: 1: Sesame leaves have a particularly bitter taste. Because sesame leaves themselves are rich in oil, we always feel sticky when cleaning them. You don’t have to worry about this. Just blanch them and soak them for 30 minutes. , wash it a few times in between, and the bitter taste will disappear. Wash sesame leaves with water. My mother told me that when she was a child, she used sesame leaves to wash her hair, which made her hair black and shiny! Do not know is not true.
2: While soaking the sesame leaves, let’s prepare some ingredients. Cut the shallots into rings, mince the garlic, and cut the spicy millet into rings. Put them all into a small bowl, then add the peppercorns and sesame seeds.
3: The oil in the pot is smoking, pour it on the pepper skin, shallots, minced garlic, sesame seeds, and pepper skin to fully stimulate the aroma of the material, stir evenly, season salt, chicken essence, finely ground sesame oil, light soy sauce, and mature vinegar and stir again Set aside evenly.
4: Soak and wash the sesame leaves, place them one by one on a plate, pour all-purpose sauce on them, stir evenly, and the delicious cold sesame leaves are ready! Do you smell the fragrance through the screen? People have a poor appetite during the dog days of summer, so cold dishes can easily arouse our appetite. Cold dishes are the best on hot days! Many people only eat the fruits of this dish, but actually the leaves are the treasure! Mix it up casually, don’t change the meat, it’s so fragrant!
5: There is only one month of July in a year. If you don’t eat such precious sesame leaves in time, you will have to wait until next year! So we should stock up more of it at one time. Here are 2 ways to stock up on sesame leaves.
1: Frozen preservation method: Blanch the sesame leaves, cool them thoroughly, squeeze out the water, wrap them in cling film , remove the air in the middle, keep the sesame leaves in a vacuum state, and put them in the refrigerator. Store it in the room and defrost it when you eat it. It tastes as good as fresh!
2: Drying and preservation method: Place the washed sesame leaves on the grate in order, place them in a sunny place, turn the sesame leaves back and forth until the sesame leaves are dry, and then sprinkle with a layer of salt. Put it in a fresh-keeping bag , or a sealed jar, and soak it in water until soft when eating. It is as delicious as prunes ! In summer, don’t be soft-hearted when you encounter this dish. You can buy 100 kilograms of it at a time, boil it, dry it and then store it. It will last for a year. It is delicious when stewed and made into soup!
That’s it for today’s sharing! If you have any ideas about how to make sesame leaves more delicious, you are welcome to leave your comments in the comment area below! Every message you leave is the driving force for me to move forward. I am Sister Rong from the countryside. If you like my articles, please follow, like, share, and collect to support them! Thank you for your support! See you tomorrow!
