Hello everyone, I am Li Muzi. There is a saying among the people: Pigs are full of treasures. Pork is the most common meat we eat. Compared with other meats, it is cheaper and there are many ways to make it.
The most commonly purchased pork belly and hind leg meat in supermarkets should be pork belly and hind leg meat, except for these two. What other treasures are there on the pig? Today we will take you to learn about these things. It is recommended to make them for the elderly at home once a week, and these treasured meat dealers will keep them themselves!
1, heart-protecting meat
Many restaurants have the heart-protecting meat dish, but most friends don’t know which piece of heart-protecting meat is. In fact, it is the pig’s diaphragm.
Eating more heart-protecting meat can enhance our immunity and can nourish the kidneys and yin. The most common way to eat it is garlic paste to protect the heart. It is not only simple to cook, but also very delicious.
garlic paste method
Preparation Ingredients: Heart-protecting meat, salt, star anise, bay leaves, ginger, green onion, garlic,
Specific steps:
1. After processing the meat, cut off the fat on it with a knife, put it in water and soak it for two hours, and change the water every hour.
2. Add appropriate amount of water to the pot, put the meat in a cold water state, blanch it on the heat, and remove the boiled foam.
3. Re-fill the pot, put the meat in it, add a small amount of salt, add ginger, scallion, star anise and bay leaves, and cook over high heat for 45 minutes. If it is a pressure cooker, it only takes about 15 minutes.
4. After the meat is cooked, chop it on the chopping board. Mash the garlic into a paste, add a small amount of vinegar to it, stir and pour it directly on the meat and serve.
2. Pig heart
Pig heart is the heart of the pig. Many people will be very disgusted with this ingredient just by listening to the name. But pig hearts are actually very delicious, and the most common way to eat them is to stir-fry pig hearts.
Stir-fried pig hearts method
Preparation Ingredients: pig hearts, salt, flour, onion, green peppers, ginger, garlic, bean paste, cooking wine, sugar, dark soybeans
Specific steps:
1. First, handle the pig hearts. Cut the pig heart into half from the center and wash all the dirt inside.
2. Cut the pig heart into small pieces, put it in a bowl, add a small amount of salt and some flour, and grab it for two minutes. This can effectively remove the fishy smell and improve the taste.
3. After grasping, place it under the faucet and wash it continuously until the water becomes clear and squeeze the moisture in the meat dry as much as possible.
4. Cut the onion and green pepper into pieces and put it in a bowl and set aside.
5. Pour oil into the pot and heat it, pour the pig heart into the pot and stir-fry until it changes color and remove it for later use.
6. Add oil to the pot and heat it, put the slices of ginger and garlic into the pot and stir-fry, add a spoonful of bean paste, stir-fry over low heat until red oil appears, then add the pig heart and chopped onion and green pepper, add a spoonful of cooking wine and a small amount of sugar, and finally add dark soy sauces to adjust the color, and after the color is adjusted, you can take it out of the pot to eat.
3, pig tail
pig tail is generally shorter. Although the meat is relatively small, the food is rare and the price of pig tail is relatively high. Eating pig tails regularly can strengthen our bones and is especially suitable for the elderly.
Putting pig tail and yam together is also a very good combination. You can often make this yam stewed with pig tails for the elderly at home.
Pig tail stew yam
Preparation Ingredients: pig tail, onion, ginger, star anise, bay leaves, braised sauce, yam, green pepper
Special steps:
1. Put an appropriate amount of water in the pot, chop the pig tail into pieces and add it, and finally add some white wine, and cook on high heat for ten minutes to effectively remove the fishy smell.
2. Pour hot oil into the pot, add green onion, ginger, star anise and bay leaves and stir-fry, then pour the pig tails into the pot and stir-fry until both sides turn golden brown.
3. After the pig tails are fried, add braised sauce to the pot, stir-fry continuously on medium heat until most of the pig tails are colored, add a can of beer to remove the fishy smell, pour in a large bowl of water, cover the pot and simmer for half an hour.
4. During the stewing pig tails, cut the yam into pieces, add the yam and continue to simmer for ten minutes, and finally add a small amount of green peppers and you can eat it out of the pot.
Summary:
We may rarely eat these three types of meat introduced above, but every dish is a treasure and has rich nutrients. You can often make it for the elderly at home.
