Meat products are foods that we come into contact with every day in our daily life. Eating meat can show the basic nutrition of human body, and also has the practical function of supplementing nutrition, so it needs to be ingested frequently. Especially the cooked meat tastes dry and soft, which can be said to be suitable for all ages. Take the example of Xian Yi cooking meat. Many people add a little nutmeg in moderation, which is not clear to beginners in restaurant kitchens. What is the function of nutmeg?

What does nutmeg stew do?

Nutmeg is the perfect kernel of Alpinia katsumadae, a green plant of Alpinia katsumadaceae. The seed kernel of Alpinia katsumadai is oval or oval, 2 to 3 and 5 cm long and 1 wide, 5 to 2 and 5 cm wide. The surface layer is light green or dark brown, with reticular grooves and obvious longitudinal grooves on both sides. The texture is hard and solid, and the marble texture can be seen on the section. When sectioned vertically, it can be seen that there is a small cavity at the wide end, hiding a small and shriveled embryo, and the tender leaves are involved in the song, which is obviously fragrant, spicy and bitter. Alpinia katsumadai is a kind of dual-purpose food with the same origin of medicine and food, which can be used as medicine and seasoning in cooking. All kinds of meat (including beef stew) can be stewed.

What does nutmeg stew do?

However, it is best not to put similar condiments in stewed chicken, because chicken breast contains sodium glutamate, which is not found in other meat products. Sodium glutamate is called "chicken essence", which tastes fresh and will be consumed if you put meat on it.

What does nutmeg stew do?

Function and efficacy of nutmeg;

It contains a variety of volatile oils, including terpenes, human fat oil and a lot of myristic acid. The volatile oil contained in Alpinia katsumadai can promote gastric acid metabolism and gastrointestinal peristalsis in a small amount, but it has the functions of invigorating spleen, appetizing, relieving bloating and relieving pain. But many of them have inhibitory effect and obvious anesthetic effect; Terpenoids in volatile oil have inhibitory effects on bacteria and mold. Alpinia katsumadai ether has magical anti-infection effect on ordinary people; Alpinia katsumadai and Alpinia katsumadai ether can improve the efficacy of tryptamine, and have mild to moderate inhibition on monoamine oxidase in vitro.