Boil the day lily for 2-5 minutes and it will be cooked.

The time for cooking daylily has a certain relationship with the daylily itself. If it is fresh day lily, just boil it in water for two minutes and it will be cooked. But if it is dried daylily, it needs to be soaked first, and then boiled in water for 3 to 5 minutes before it is fully cooked.

Daylily scapes vary in length, generally slightly longer than the leaves; the bracts are lanceolate, and the pedicels are short, usually less than 1 cm long; there are many flowers, up to 100 or more; the perianth is light Yellow, sometimes with blackish purple tip when in bud; perianth tube 3-5 cm long. Capsule obtusely triangular-oval, 3-5 cm long. There are about 20 seeds, black and ribbed. The flowering and fruiting period is from May to September.

It takes about 40-60 days from flowering to seed maturity. The flowering and fruiting period is from May to September. The flowers of all varieties of this species bloom between 2-8pm in the afternoon, wither before 11pm the next day, and fall off in 2-3 days. Generally, on cloudy days, they bloom earlier and wither later. Different varieties also have certain changes.

How to eat dried day lily:

1. Dried day lily can be fried and eaten

Eating dried day lily after frying is an important part of life. One of the most common ways to eat it is that eggs are its ideal partner. You can soak an appropriate amount of dried daylily in water, then wash it, cut it into small cubes, crack the eggs into it, and mix it into egg liquid. , put the oil in the pot and heat it, then pour the egg liquid into it and stir-fry it directly.

2. Dried day lily can be eaten cold

Cold day lily is also a common way to eat dried day lily. However, before making it, you need to soak the dried day lily in hot water. Open it, then blanch it in boiling water to remove the colchicine in it. When cold, you can add an appropriate amount of cucumber shreds and day lily, add sesame oil, salt, light soy sauce and other seasonings and mix thoroughly. If you like to eat For those who are spicy, you can also add a small amount of chili pepper.

3. Dried daylilies can be stewed

Dried daylilies can also be stewed with a variety of meat ingredients, such as ribs, chicken nuggets, etc., can be added during stewing Appropriate amount of dried day lily, you need to soak the dried day lily before adding it to the pot, wash it, stir-fry the meat ingredients first, add the soup and bring to a boil, then add the soaked dried day lily and stew it together. .