Tomorrow is the annual Dragon Boat Festival . In fact, in our country, every important festival of is closely related to eating. Every important festival is also reminding us to adjust our diet and nourish our body and mind according to the changes in the solar term and the passage of time. Eating more meat in winter is mainly to store energy and resist the severe cold. However, in summer, the weather is hot, so the diet should be based on cleansing and nourishing . Eat less or do not eat meat with high fat and high calories to avoid unnecessary heat and obesity .
Today's Dragon Boat Festival, it is recommended that you rather not eat meat than eat these "5 dishes and 1 soup", prevent the hot summer, relieve the heat and not get hot , which is all the experience of the older generation, don't not know how to eat it!
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The first type: amaranth
As the saying goes, "June amaranth, race eggs, 7 amaranth, gold will not be replaced" , amaranth As the most important seasonal vegetable at the moment, it is not only rich in dietary fiber , but a large amount of iron and calcium elements play a very important role in life activities. is the most common natural supplement in life , and is also the only nutritious ingredient known as "longevity vegetable".
Recommended method: [Cool Amaranth]
1. When eating amaranth, try to focus on red amaranth , which is more nutritious. Remove the hard rod of amaranth and wash it clean; prepare a few millet peppers and cut them into circles; mash a handful of garlic cloves into garlic rice for later use.
2. Boil water in the pot, add a little salt to increase the base flavor, add a little vegetable oil to maintain the color and lock in the nutrients. After boiling on high heat, put the amaranth in it, blanch it quickly for 10 seconds and pour it out immediately, then rinse it with clean water and cool it aside to control the moisture.
3. After drying the moisture, cut the amaranth into small pieces and put it in a basin. Add 2 grams of salt, 2 grams of chicken powder, 4 grams of white vinegar, and an appropriate amount of sesame sesame oil, then add millet pepper rings and minced garlic, mix well in the basin and serve.
The second type: bitter melon
"Eating bitterness on the Dragon Boat Festival is better than nourishing" . Entering the fifth month of the lunar calendar, it is the "bitter summer" that the older generation often talks about, " curing bitterness" is a winning magic weapon that has been passed down since ancient times to relieve the heat of summer, prevent the heat of summer, and help to spend the summer peacefully.
Recommended method: [Bitty melon scrambled eggs]
1. First, we break the bitter melon into four and a half, remove the white flesh inside, and then cut it into even slices with an oblique knife.
2. Beat four eggs into a bowl, add a little salt to increase the base flavor, stir and beat to make egg liquid.
3. Add water to the pot, boil over high heat and pour in bitter melon, blanch it quickly for about 30 seconds to remove it, and control the water to dry.
4. Then pour the bitter melon and the egg together and mix well. Roast the oil in the pan, and then slide the pan thoroughly and pour out the hot oil and add cool oil. When the eggs are scrambled with cold oil, it is not easy to stick to the pan. Pour the egg liquid and bitter melon into the pot, fry slowly first and fry the eggs until they are shaped.
5. Then stir-fry the eggs and turn them back and forth a few times, then you can take them out of the pot and put them on the plate.
The third type: eggplant
Dragon Boat Festival itself is the auspicious day of "Flying Dragon in the Sky" . At this time, a Fish-flavored egg dragon is the most suitable for . Moreover, eating eggplant regularly helps clear heat and relieve heat, and is especially suitable for people who are prone to prickly heat and swellings and boils.
Recommended method: [Fish-Fragrant Egg Dragon]
1. The main test of this dish is a knife skill. After cutting, it is basically half successful. Long strips of purple eggplant do not need to peel them. Cut the eggplant with a knife at a 45-degree angle, do not cut through, and then turn it over and cut it perpendicular to the eggplant. You can first place a thick chopstick to avoid accidentally cutting through. After cutting, it will be like this continuous and continuous appearance.
2. Cut a small piece of lean pork into minced pork and put it in a basin; break the scallions, cut it into chopped green onions, cut the ginger into minced ginger, and prepare two spoonfuls of bean paste and a spoonful of tomatoes in a bowl and set aside.
3. Beat two eggs into the basin, grab a small handful of flour, add an appropriate amount of water, stir into a batter, and then put in the eggplant to wrap the surface and the cracks on the eggplant, so that the fried will make it more fragrant. Be careful not to tear it off.
4. When the oil is cooked in the pot, when the oil is 50% hot, put the eggplant into the oil pan and fry it. Fry it slowly over low heat for about 5 minutes. Fry it until golden on the surface and remove it and control the oil for later use.
5. Then, let’s make the fish aroma juice: add two tablespoons of sugar, two tablespoons of aged vinegar, one tablespoon of light soy sauce, and one spoon of pepper powder. After mixing well, add a few drops of dark soy sauce to the base color, and continue to stir well.
6. Boil oil in the pan, heat the pan and cool the oil into the minced meat, stir fry until it changes color, pour in chopped green onion, minced garlic, pickled pepper and stir-fry together, then add bean paste and tomato sauce to stir red oil, then add appropriate amount of water, pour in the fish aroma juice just made, add cooking wine to stir the soup evenly, then add appropriate amount of water starch, stir until the soup is sticky and bubbled, pour in a spoonful of bright oil to brighten the color, then pour in the pan and pour it on the eggplant, and it’s delicious.
The fourth type: duck egg
Dragon Boat Festival has always had the custom of eating "5 yellow" , and salted duck egg is one of them. As the saying goes, " eat salted egg rice dumplings before giving the cold" , before and after Dragon Boat Festival alternates. Eating salted duck eggs helps to remove dampness and detoxify and maintain good health .
Recommended method: [Pickled duck eggs]
1. We clean the duck eggs and put them in a ventilated place to dry the moisture.
2. Prepare half a pot of clean water, add cinnamon, bay leaves, pepper, star anise , and then pour in half a pack of salt to set aside.
3. Pour the prepared water into the pot, boil it over high heat and boil it for another 2 minutes until the brine is saturated and pour out and let cool.
4. After drying the duck eggs, gently put them in a water-free jar without oil. Be careful not to smash the duck egg shells, otherwise it will easily deteriorate when marinated. Then pour the cooled sauce in and pour some highly liquor into sealing the mouth. The liquor can make protein solidify faster, causing the duck eggs to produce more egg yolk oil, seal and marinate for 1 month before eating.
The fifth type: ginger
"Eat in winter radish in summer ginger, doctors prescribe medicine without any effort" , The spicy ginger can increase appetite , and at the same time help remove dampness and heat in the body, sweat and cool down , which is the traditional old method of "treating heat with heat".
Recommended method: [Ginger Yam]
1. Yam peel off the skin, then clean it and cut it into thick strips; half a slice of green and red peppers, cut into wide strips for color matching.
2. Cut the ginger into fine powder, then prepare one piece of green and red pepper, cut them into fine powder, and set aside.
3. Boil water in the pot, add a spoonful of white vinegar and a small spoonful of vegetable oil. After boiling over high heat, put the yam and green and red pepper in it. Blanch it quickly for 30 seconds and take it out immediately. Rinse it with clean water and cool it down, dry the water, place it on a plate for later use.
4. Add salt, sugar, MSG, white vinegar, ginger juice, sesame oil to the dish bowl, then pour in the minced ginger and green and red peppers and stir well, then pour it on top of the yam, and it will be delicious.
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mung bean soup
mung bean soup is the best summer heat relief product . In the hot summer, if you drink a bowl of naturally cool mung bean soup, the comfortable feeling is nothing that can be compared with ice cream or cold drinks.
Specific method:
1. First, we clean mung bean , change water and soak it on, add a little alkaline noodles, let the sides cook, stir evenly and soak for three hours, soak the mung beans.
2. After soaking the mung beans, pour them into a pressure cooker, press them under low heat for fifteen minutes, and cook them thoroughly.
3. Then take out the cooked mung beans, add an appropriate amount of rock sugar and stir evenly. If you like to drink the original flavor, don’t add sugar. Then add an appropriate amount of pure water, put it in the cooking machine and beat it into mung bean paste .
4. Pour out the beaten mung bean paste, sprinkle a few wolfberry particles, and let it cool naturally and enjoy it with peace of mind.
Follow the season to regulate your body and mind. Not only should you understand, but you should also know how to eat . The above "5 dishes and 1 soup" are all traditional recipes for "preventing the hot summer and experiencing bitter summer". When there were no air conditioners or fans in the past, most of them rely on food to relieve the heat in the body. looks at 6 inconspicuous foods. In the eyes of ancestors, they are all "6 treasures" that must be eaten before and after the Dragon Boat Festival. As the saying goes, "Eat 6 treasures for the Dragon Boat Festival, and you won't be disturbed in one year of illness." . Although has exaggerated ingredients, isn't a good body developed by daily care and careful care?
