Xiaoshu is a relatively important solar term in midsummer.
"Small heat stroke, mild heat stroke, to prevent heat stroke" . During this period of hot weather, we must not only prevent heatstroke, but also eat a reasonable diet to prepare for the upcoming dog days of summer.
It will be a mild summer tomorrow. If you don’t need money, don’t forget to eat the “Six Fresh Foods in Water”. It’s delicious in season and nutritious to get rid of dryness and help you spend the summer. Not only is it delicious, it is also a good seasonal ingredient. Let’s take a look at .
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1. Lotus seeds
" The lotus leaves touching the sky are infinitely green , and the lotus flowers reflecting the sun are uniquely red" .
Lotus can not only be viewed , but also lotus leaves , lotus seeds , lotus roots can be eaten . Lotus leaf tea can lose weight remove greasiness , and lotus seeds can calm the mind . Have a bowl when the weather is hot. The refreshing lotus seed soup instantly eliminated half of the heat.
Recommended practice: [Tremella and Lotus Seed Soup]
Core the lotus seeds to remove the bitter taste, and wash them with clean water after processing. Peel the red dates and cut them in the middle. Remove the hard roots of the soaked white fungus and tear them into small pieces. Then clean the white fungus and red dates together and set aside.
After 40 minutes, the soup will look crystal clear and it will be ready. It is very simple.
2. Wild rice
Wild rice is rarely eaten in the north, but it is a aquatic plant that is very common in the south. Also called "high bamboo shoots", they really look like spring bamboo shoots with tall tips, white, tender and juicy. It is rich in a variety of amino acids, which can relieve heat and phlegm and quench thirst.
Recommended practice: [ Stir-fried wild rice with meat ]
Remove the seeds from the red pepper and cut into rhombus-shaped slices; peel the pork belly and cut into thin slices; cut the garlic into thin slices; cut the ginger into rhombus-shaped slices; cut the green onions into minced pieces and set aside.
Add sugar, pepper, and light soy sauce, stir-fry for a while, then add salt. Once the salt is dissolved, take it out of the pan and put it on a plate.
Okay, this simple and delicious wild rice stir-fried pork is ready.
3. Cress
A vegetable that grows by the water, but is easily ignored. The vegetable stalk is very small, it is empty inside, the leaves are also relatively small, , and water celery has a strong fragrance. Fried meat or scrambled eggs, are all very dishes that are both nutritious and delicious.
Recommended method: [Fried mushrooms and cress]
After blanch the celery until it is raw, add shredded red peppers. Do not blanch the red peppers for too long. Pour out the water together and set aside.
After stir-frying for a few times, pour in a little water starch. Pour in the water starch to better integrate the seasonings and ingredients, stir-fry evenly, and then take it out of the pot and put it on a plate.
Meat 3 Fresh
1. Monopterus eel
There is a folk saying "Small Heat eel competes with ginseng" , because in the Slight Heat season, eel is the most plump.
The humidity in summer is heavy. For people with heavy humidity, it has the effect of "treating winter diseases in summer".
Recommended practice: [Slime-roasted eel slices]
Remove the bones as cleanly as possible to avoid piercing your mouth when eating, and finally cut the eel meat into segments.
After washing, add salt, pepper and cooking wine, mix well and marinate for 10 minutes.
Since it is burnt, it must be cooked quickly. Therefore, the ingredients for the bowl must be mixed with in advance. Add salt, sugar, MSG, chicken powder, pepper, cooking wine to remove the fishy smell, add dark soy sauce, mature vinegar, , and oyster sauce to the bowl, add a little water starch, and use clean water. Dissolve.
Everyone should pay attention to the color of the sauce, it must be orange.
Leave the base oil in the pot, add onions, ginger, garlic and dried chilies, turn on low heat and sauté together until fragrant. Pour in the eel slices and green and red pepper slices and stir quickly over high heat. Then cook in the sauce, this step must be done quickly. Stir fry the eel fillets until the sauce is fully coated, then add the green onions and cook until fragrant, then remove from the pan immediately.
charred, charred, charred, the eel slices that have just come out of the pan must retain the charred texture, and stir-fry over high heat to prevent them from softening.
2. Mandarin fish
"Compendium of Materia Medica" records that its meat " can replenish fatigue, increase appetite, and replenish strength ", and is suitable for people with weak constitution and loss of appetite. The meat is tender and easy to digest, especially suitable for children and the elderly .
Recommended practice: [Hunan smelly mandarin fish]
Then pour stinky fermented bean curd juice on the fish, and spread it evenly on both sides. Although the process is very smelly, the taste is as magical as stinky tofu. Cover with plastic wrap , seal and marinate for more than 4 hours.
Heat oil in a pot. When the oil temperature is 50% hot, drain the mandarin fish and put it into the pot. You can use a pot lid to prevent hot oil from splashing out and causing burns. Fry on low heat, pour oil on the fish frequently, and flip it several times during this period.
Deep-fry the mandarin fish until golden brown and crispy, then take it out to control the oil.
Turn the pan over to coat the mandarin fish evenly with the sauce. Add appropriate amount of water and turn to high heat and bring to a boil. Add Donggu soy sauce, light soy sauce, a little sugar to neutralize the spiciness, chicken powder, MSG, and pepper to taste. Reduce the juice over high heat and it's delicious.
3. Duck meat
As the saying goes "eat duck meat to prevent bitter summer" , in a year, duck meat is most suitable to eat in summer. high protein low fat, nutritious, not dry and less greasy .
Recommended practice: [ old duck soup ]
Cut the radish into diamond-shaped slices, cut the pickled pepper into rings, and cut the ginger into slices and set aside.
Then pour in the drained duck meat, turn to medium heat and stir-fry for about 5 minutes, stir-fry the water in the duck meat . After you smell the meat aroma, add kimchi and stir-fry evenly. kimchi can not only remove the fishy smell, but also add a special fragrance to the duck meat.
After 50 minutes, pour the radish into the pot, add a little salt to taste, cover the pot and simmer for another 2 minutes, so that the fragrance of the radish can be integrated into the duck soup . A nutritious and delicious old duck soup is ready.
It’s going to be slightly hot tomorrow, don’t forget to eat “Six Fresh Foods in Water”, good seasonal ingredients, nutritious to eliminate dryness, and spend the summer comfortably.
(No. 1 Food Editor: Happy)