Winter is a particularly cold season, and it is also a "hiding" season. Many animals choose to hibernate in winter to store energy in their bodies, and come out in the following spring. As for people, we must also do a good job in preventing cold and keeping warm in winter. In winter, we must also make some adjustments to our diet.
Many people will choose to eat meat as soon as winter comes, but there are very few vegetarian dishes. Although there are fewer vegetables in winter, it is not possible to completely avoid eating them. As the old saying goes, "If you don't eat Sanqing in winter, stars will appear in your eyes." What is Sanqing and how to make it delicious?
1. Spinach
Winter is the season when spinach grows very well. The nutritional value of spinach is very high. It is rich in vitamins and carotene . In addition, it also has a large amount of calcium phosphorus iron and other mineral components. It is known as the champion among vegetables.
Recommended recipe [Garlic Spinach]
Ingredients: spinach, garlic, soy sauce, vegetable oil.
Method:
⒈ Wash the spinach, remove the roots and cut into small pieces. Add water to the pot, heat until it boils, put the spinach in and blanch it for 10 seconds, and take it out immediately.
⒉ Flatten the garlic, remove the skin, and cut it into minced garlic. Pour oil into the pot and heat it to 60% heat. Add the garlic and stir-fry until it turns slightly yellow.
⒊Add spinach, pour in soy sauce, salt, and vegetable oil, stir-fry evenly, and take it out of the pan and onto a plate.
2. Cabbage
Cabbage is the main dish in winter. When winter is about to pass, basically every household will store some cabbage for the winter. Cabbage is easier to store in winter. Just put it in a cool and ventilated place. Chinese cabbage stew in winter is warm and very healthy.
Recommended recipe [ Pork and cabbage stewed vermicelli ]
Ingredients: cabbage, pork, vermicelli, light soy sauce, sweet noodle sauce, salt, chicken essence, cooking wine. Onions will.
Method:
⒈ Soak the pork in advance, soak out the blood and clean water inside, drain the water and cut into thin slices.
⒉ Pour vegetable oil into the pot, heat to 60% heat, add onions and ginger and sauté until fragrant, add pork slices and stir-fry for 10 seconds, then pour in light soy sauce, sweet noodle sauce, and a little water.
⒊ Stir-fry for one minute, add the chopped cabbage leaves first, then add the cabbage leaves after two minutes, add vermicelli and pour half the amount of water into the dish, keep the fire low and simmer slowly.
⒋ During the stewing process, add the prepared seasonings, and then stir frequently to allow the dishes to heat evenly. It will take about five or six minutes for the ingredients to be cooked. At this time, sprinkle a spoonful of chicken essence, stir-fry evenly, and serve out of the pot.
3. Radish
Eat radish in winter and ginger in summer. As the saying goes, radish is the best vegetable in winter. Green radish grows particularly juicy in this season, has high water content, high nutrition, and tastes particularly crisp and refreshing.
Recommended recipe [Fried shredded green radish]
Ingredients: green radish, pork, pepper, salt, light soy sauce, oyster sauce, chicken essence, cooking wine.
Method:
⒈ Process the pork, clean it and cut it into thin slices, remove the skin from the green radish, and then grate it into thin strips.
⒉ Pour a little vegetable oil into the wok, heat it to 60% heat, add Sichuan peppercorns, fry until the color turns black, take out the Sichuan peppercorns and discard them, add onions and ginger and saute until fragrant, then add the pork and stir-fry for 10 seconds while maintaining low heat.
⒊Pour in light soy sauce, oyster sauce, and a little water, then pour in the shredded radish and stir-fry. During the frying process, add a little water to prevent the pot from drying out.
⒋After 5 minutes, add salt, add chicken essence, stir-fry evenly, and take it out of the pan and put it on a plate.
The reason why many people don’t like to eat fried vegetables is because the seasoning is not delicious. The light soy sauce used at home is the most important seasoning, but it tastes either too salty or bland, and the fried vegetables are not fragrant at all. Not only the cook doesn’t like to eat it, but the family members also don’t like to eat it.
It is very important to choose a condiment suitable for cooking. I have always used this soy sauce from Qiao Daughter-in-law. A large bucket can be used for a long time. The taste of stir-fried dishes is completely different. My family loves it very much. Taking advantage of the Chinese New Year activities, you might as well buy it and give it a try.
This winter is special. The weather itself is relatively cold, and there are more people living in Xiaoyang. Therefore, we must adjust our diet at home. Eat more green vegetables and less greasy barbecue foods to help us get through this cold winter smoothly.
