Dandelion is a kind of healthy wild vegetable with rich nutrition. The main edible parts are leaves, flowers, stems and roots. Its young leaves, unopened buds and roots are edible. Dig its tender seedlings, blanch them with boiling water, rinse them with cold water, stir fry, cold salad and make soup. It tastes particularly good. This paper introduces the edible methods and cooking examples of dandelion.

For thousands of years, people in China have been collecting wild vegetables to eat, and there are various ways to eat them, forming a traditional way of eating among the people. Dandelion is more and more recognized and accepted by people because of its rich nutrition. At present, delicacies made of dandelion in some big cities have been put on the dining tables of big restaurants, which are well received by consumers.

First, raw food and cold salad.

1. Eat raw. Wash the tender stems and leaves of dandelion, and drain the dipping juice. Slightly bitter, delicious, fragrant and refreshing.

2. Wash dandelion with boiling water 1-2 minutes, drain water and rinse with cold water. Use Chili oil, monosodium glutamate, salt, sesame oil, vinegar, garlic paste, etc. You can also mix different flavors of side dishes according to your own taste.

This method of eating raw cold salad will not lose the nutrients and vitamins of dandelion, or it will lose less.

Second, stir-fry or cooked food.

Wash the young leaves or stems of dandelion before frying or cooking. It can be fried with vegetables, or with meat, eggs and seafood. You can also make soup. If you add minced meat, beat it into plumeria and hook it with starch, it will taste better.

Third, boil, soak and fry.

In order to reduce the bitter taste of dandelion, it can be washed, boiled in boiling water or salt water for 5-8 minutes, then soaked in water for several hours, leached and washed, and then fried or steamed.

Fourth, make stuffing.

Wash the tender stems and leaves of dandelion, hold them slightly, chop them up, add seasoning to make stuffing (meat can also be added), and steam them into steamed bread, steamed buns or dumplings.

Verb (abbreviation for verb) pickling

Dandelion has a unique flavor after pickling. It is very delicious after soaking in sweet and sour, without losing its original flavor, and it can retain many vitamins.

Six, dry

Dandelion can be boiled in boiling water for disinfection and dried in the sun. If possible, microwave or vacuum freeze-drying can be used to retain its nutrients to the maximum extent.

First of all, garlic dandelion

Ingredients: 500 grams of dandelion and appropriate amount of garlic.

Seasoning: monosodium glutamate, refined salt and sesame oil.

Production: remove impurities and wash dandelion, blanch it in boiling water pot, remove it and wash it with cold water, squeeze out the water, chop it up and put it on a plate, sprinkle with garlic, sesame oil, salt and monosodium glutamate, and mix well.

Efficacy: Dandelion is rich in nutrition. This dish is crisp and tender, with a bitter aftertaste, which helps to enhance human immune function and improve disease resistance. It is suitable for acute mastitis, lymphadenitis, scrofula, furuncle, acute conjunctivitis, acute tonsillitis, gastritis, hepatitis, cholecystitis and urinary tract infection.

Step 2 Mix the stinging skin of dandelion

Ingredients: dandelion bud 400g, jellyfish skin 200g.

Seasoning: salt 5g, monosodium glutamate 2g, soy sauce 10g, white grain 20g, vinegar 20g, sesame oil 5g and Chili oil 5g.

Output: 1. Wash dandelion buds, blanch them in boiling water pot, soak them in cold water for 2 hours, take them out and drain them, and put them in a plate. Wash jellyfish skin, cut into filaments, blanch in boiling water, remove with cold water, cool, control humidity, and code on dandelion for later use. 2, salt, monosodium glutamate, soy sauce, sugar, vinegar, sesame oil, Chili oil, mix well, pour on the skin, mix well when eating.

Flavor characteristics: yellow and green, crisp, tender and delicious, sweet and sour, salty and salty, with a slightly bitter aftertaste. At the same time, it has the effects of clearing away heat and toxic materials, diuresis and resolving hard mass.

Third, dandelion fried shredded pork

This dish can be made of fresh leaves or flower stems of dandelion, and the flower stems are more edible.

Ingredients: pork100g, dandelion fresh leaves or flower stems 250g.

Seasoning: monosodium glutamate, refined salt, cooking wine, chopped green onion, Jiang Mo, soy sauce and white oil.

Production: remove impurities from fresh dandelion leaves or stems, blanch in boiling water, take out and wash, drain and cut into sections. Wash and shred pork. Put cooking wine, salt, monosodium glutamate, soy sauce, onion and ginger into a bowl and mix well to make a sauce. Heat an oil pan, add shredded pork and stir fry, add sauce and stir fry until the meat is cooked, and add fresh dandelion leaves or stems and stir fry until it tastes delicious. Serve.

Efficacy: Dandelion has the effects of clearing away heat and toxic materials, diuresis and resolving hard mass. Pork has the effects of nourishing yin, strengthening yang, tonifying middle energizer and benefiting qi. The combination of the two can provide rich protein, fat, carotene and vitamin C for human body. It is suitable for furuncle, carbuncle, conjunctival congestion, hematochezia, cough, thirst quenching, gastritis and common cold.

Four, dandelion red bean carp

Ingredients: one carp, dandelion100g, and 50g red beans.

Seasoning: 6 grams of dried tangerine peel, 6 grams of apple, a little of onion, ginger, refined salt, sugar, monosodium glutamate, pepper and chicken soup. Appropriate amount of green leafy vegetables.

Production: the scales, gills and internal organs of carp are removed and washed. Wash dried tangerine peel, red beans and apples and stuff them into the fish. Clean dandelion, chop it, put it into gauze bag filled with flowers and plants, tie the mouth of the bag tightly, put it into a pot and add water to decoct, and remove the gauze bag to get concentrated juice.

Put the fish in a pot, add onion, ginger, sugar, pepper, salt, medicinal juice and chicken soup. Steam in a cage for about 60-80 minutes, and when the fish is cooked, it can be released. After blanching the green leafy vegetables with boiling water, add monosodium glutamate to the fish soup to adjust the taste and eat.

Efficacy: the soup is light, delicious and fragrant. Can be used for treating diabetes, edema, jaundice, hepatitis, beriberi, damp heat, and dysuria.

Five, dandelion mung bean soup

Ingredients: dandelion100g, mung bean 50g.

Seasoning: appropriate amount of sugar.

Production: remove impurities from dandelion, clean it, put it in a soup pot, add appropriate amount of water, take the filtrate after frying, discard the residue, put the filtrate in the soup pot, add mung beans, cook until cooked, add white sugar and mix well.

Efficacy: This soup is made of dandelion and mung bean, and has the effects of clearing away heat and toxic materials, diuresis and detumescence. Suitable for inflammation, urinary tract infection, dysuria, constipation and other diseases.

Six, dandelion water shield chicken soup

Ingredients: 50g dandelion, West Lake water shield 1 bottle, chicken breast 100g, clear soup 150g, 2 eggs.

Seasoning: salt, monosodium glutamate, cooking wine, starch.

Production: Wash dandelion and cut into sections. Peel the chicken breast, soak it in cold water for 30 minutes, take it out and shred it, open the water bottle and pour it into the bowl, take out the eggs and keep them clear.

Wash shredded chicken with clear water, squeeze out the water and put it in a bowl. Add egg white, salt and water starch and mix well. After the water in the pot is boiled, turn off the fire, grab the shredded chicken and put it in the boiling water, then set the pot on fire, break it up with chopsticks, take it out and put it in a bowl when it turns white, and soak it in cold clear soup.

Boil 500 grams of clear soup, put dandelion in the clear soup and cook it thoroughly, take it out and put it in a soup bowl. Shredded chicken is also boiled in clear soup and put into a soup bowl. Boil the remaining clear soup, adjust the taste with cooking wine, refined salt and monosodium glutamate, and pour it into the soup bowl.

Features: Dandelion and water shield are crisp, refreshing, soft and smooth, and the soup is delicious.

7. Is dandelion sweet?

Wash dandelion flowers gently, then cut off the pedicel with scissors, spread the petals on the board, put them in the shade, dry them in the shade, add batter or egg juice, or cut or fry them to make them crispy.

Efficacy: This dish is mainly made of dandelion buds, which has the effects of refreshing the brain, protecting and nourishing the liver and lowering cholesterol.

Eight, crispy fried dandelion

Raw material preparation: dandelion 300g, a cup of rice flour, an egg, a bowl of cold boiled water, vegetable oil and refined salt.

Cooking operation: wash dandelion and control water for later use. Beat the eggs into the container, add cold boiled water and beat well again, then pour in rice flour and stir, sprinkle a little salt to make a thin paste for later use. Dip the drained dandelions into the egg paste one by one, that is, starch or powder coating. Put the oil pan on medium fire, heat the vegetable oil to 60%, add dandelion and fry it until it is crisp, fragrant and green, take it out, drain the oil with a colander and serve.

This dish is not bitter, crisp and delicious, and has a unique flavor.

Nine, beef dandelion soup

1. Prepare 400g dandelion, 300g lean beef, 500g chicken soup, a little sesame seeds, a proper amount of salt, and a proper amount of soy sauce (or tomato sauce, jam, salt sauce, etc. ).

Cooking operation:

1. Wash dandelion, put it in boiling water, scald it slightly, take it out immediately, control the water and spread it on the bottom of the soup bowl.

2. Cut the beef into thin slices and cover the dandelion in the soup bowl. When the soup is boiled, pour in the beef slices. Cover the soup with meat and vegetables, cover the pot and stew for 3-5 minutes. In addition, use a small dish to hold seasoning soy sauce or sauce, sprinkle with sesame seeds, and dip it when eating. Different sauces have different tastes.

Flavor characteristics: take the essence of soup, do not put oil, and keep the original flavor.

2. Prepare 400g dandelion, 250g lean beef, 500g chicken soup, and a little sesame, refined salt and soy sauce.

Cooking operation:

① Wash dandelion, slightly boil water, scoop it up and put it into boiling chicken soup, immediately scoop it up and put it into a plate, and put half of it.

2 blanch the beef slices in chicken soup, pick them up when they are raw, and put them in the other half of the plate. Sprinkle sesame seeds on beef.

③ Add a little salt and soy sauce to the chicken soup, and then serve the soup with the meat dishes on the plate to make a dish and a soup.

Flavor features: the smoothness, wild vegetable fragrance and meat fragrance of beef dandelion in chicken sauce are integrated into one, and one dish and one soup become a fast food menu.

Ten, dandelion japonica rice porridge

Raw material preparation: dandelion tender150g, japonica rice100g. Salt, chopped green onion and vegetable oil are appropriate.

Cooking operation: remove impurities and wash dandelion, blanch it in boiling water pot, take it out, wash it and chop it up. Japonica rice is washed clean. Heat an oil pan, add chopped green onion and stir fry, add dandelion and salt and stir fry until tasty. Put it in a mountain pot for later use. Add appropriate amount of water to the pot, add japonica rice and cook until porridge is formed, and pour dandelion and cook for a while.

Efficacy: The porridge tastes slightly bitter and has the effects of clearing away heat and toxic materials, reducing swelling and resolving hard mass. It is suitable for breast abscess, sore swelling, lymphadenitis and other diseases, with remarkable curative effect. Folk medicine is mostly used for infection, inflammation, breast abscess, swelling and pain and other diseases. When eaten by healthy people, it can enhance the ability of disease prevention, moisturize and blacken hair, and strengthen bones and muscles.

Eleven, dandelion nourishing porridge

1, dandelion orange stem soup

Ingredients: fresh dandelion 60g, platycodon grandiflorum 10g, a little sugar.

Method: Wash dandelion, chop it up, put it in a pot with platycodon grandiflorum, fry it in water to remove residue, take half a bowl of juice and stew it with sugar.

Function: Platycodon grandiflorum tastes bitter and mild, and is good at ascending lung qi, relieving exterior syndrome, relieving sore throat, resolving phlegm and discharging pus. The crude soap contained in Platycodon grandiflorum has many functions, such as antipyretic, anti-inflammatory, antitussive, expectorant, antiallergic, analgesic, inhibiting the secretion of stomachache, and resisting peptic ulcer. Dandelion is compatible with it, and its expectorant, anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects are greatly increased.

Indications: It has certain curative effect on lung carbuncle.

2. Win-win Chen Yin jujube soup

Ingredients: 50 grams of dandelion, 50 grams of wormwood, jujube 10, 50 grams of sugar.

Method: Wash and chop dandelion and wormwood, put them in a pot with jujube, decoct in water to get a bowl of juice, keep jujube, add sugar and stew slightly.

Function: This prescription takes dandelion's function of clearing away heat and toxic materials and benefiting gallbladder, Chen Yinqing's function of clearing heat and benefiting gallbladder and relieving Huang Zhi's function, together with jujube and white sugar, and is suitable for patients with acute icteric hepatitis with fever.

3. Dandelion corn stigma soup

Raw materials: fresh dandelion 60g, corn stigma 60g, and appropriate amount of white rice.

Method: Wash these two things, put them in a pot, add water to fry them, remove the residue, take 1 bowl juice, add sugar and stew them slightly.

Function: Dandelion and corn stigma can clear away heat, promote diuresis and promote gallbladder function. Can be used for treating heat stranguria and short and red urine. Avoid spicy things that help the fire.

4. Win-win Rehmannia glutinosa and mung bean soup

Ingredients: dandelion 30g, viola yedoensis 30g, mung bean 60g.

Method: Wash and chop dandelion and purple dike, add water to the pot, remove residue, take a large bowl of juice and stew it with mung beans until cooked.

Function: Viola yedoensis is also called Viola yedoensis. Bitter, pungent and cold in nature. Bitter and bitter, cold can clear away heat, so it has the functions of clearing away heat and toxic materials, cooling blood and reducing swelling. Dandelion, which can clear away heat and detoxify, blends with it and brings out the best in each other.

Indications: It is suitable for furuncle and carbuncle.

Twelve, dandelion pickles

Remove impurities from dandelion seedlings, clean them, dry them in the sun until they are half-dry, add 20% salt, sugar and pepper, knead them evenly, stir them evenly, put them in a jar and seal them, and eat them after 10.

Thirteen, dandelion green drinks

Picking fresh dandelion that has not yet blossomed, washing and draining, putting it into a juicer to juice and filter residue, putting it into a cup of drink, adding cherry, tomato slices or other fruit slices as ingredients according to the preference of the drinker, then adding honey, grains and ice cubes, and slowly stirring evenly with appropriate amount of water. This drink is made of safflower and green juice, with bright color and light and pleasant taste.