Wax gourd is mainly distributed in other tropical and subtropical regions of Asia, and cultivated all over China. Wax gourd survives well, and the fruit is very big. In the past, every household in our countryside planted wax gourd, and when it bore fruit, many people beat it to make it grow bigger.
Wax gourd is full of treasures. Besides vegetables, fruits can also be made into various candies. Peels and seeds can also be used as medicine.
What nutritional value does wax gourd have?
China Dietary Guidelines point out that it is rich in nutrients such as protein, carbohydrates, vitamins and mineral elements.
Wax gourd is a vegetable with high potassium and low sodium. Wax gourd contains eight essential amino acids except tryptophan. It contains no fat, but the dietary fiber content is as high as 0.8%, which is rich in nutrition and reasonable in structure. So wax gourd is called healthy and high-quality food.
Winter melon seems to be available all year round, but summer is the season to eat winter melon, and the price of winter melon is not expensive. Our 2 yuan is 1 kg. The practices of wax gourd are: braised wax gourd, fried meat with wax gourd, stewed ribs with wax gourd, stir-fried wax gourd, stewed chicken with wax gourd, roasted wax gourd with shrimp, stewed tofu with wax gourd and so on.
Today, I share the special way to eat melon. The method is simple, but it tastes better than meat. If you like, please come with me:
Ingredients: wax gourd and carrot
Step 1: Peel and flesh the wax gourd.
Slice the wax gourd with a knife first, and then cut it into strips for convenient eating.
Put the cut wax gourd into a large pot and soak it in water for 5 minutes.
Carrots are washed, peeled, cut into long sections and then cut into long strips.
Crushing garlic and cutting into powder; Jiang Ye cut into foam.
Step 2: Boil the water in the pot. After the water boils, add a spoonful of salt to increase the bottom flavor and add a few drops of vegetable oil. The purpose of this is to prevent wax gourd from turning black and ugly.
Put the wax gourd and carrot into the pot and blanch it again.
Boil on high fire 1 min, and then take it out under control of water.
Step 3: Heat the oil in a hot pot. When the oil is hot, add ginger and garlic and stir-fry until fragrant.
Stir-fry ginger and garlic, then stir-fry wax gourd and carrot.
Stir-fry for 30 seconds, add some salt, a little chicken essence, a spoonful of sugar to freshen up and a little pepper.
Stir-fry evenly, and pour a few drops of sesame oil before cooking to enhance the fragrance and make the dishes brighter and more beautiful.
After stirring evenly, you can take it out of the pot and put it on the plate.
A delicious carrot fried melon is ready. It tastes light and delicious, better than big fish and big meat. The method is super simple.
To sum up:
1. The ancients said that it makes sense to eat carrots in winter and melons in summer. Wax gourd is nutritious and delicious, cheap, light and delicious, which is very suitable for summer. Blanched melon and carrot are not only delicious, but also easier to taste.
2. When cooking this dish, get angry all the time, stir fry quickly and evenly, and sprinkle sesame oil before cooking, which can not only enhance the fragrance, but also brighten the oil, making the dish bright and beautiful.