Winter melon is a seasonal vegetable in summer. What are some delicious and healthy ways to make it?
1. Stewed winter melon with dried shrimps and mushrooms, a delicious and healthy way to prepare winter melon, dried shrimps, mushrooms, oyster sauce, oil and salt. Peel the winter melon, remove the flesh and seeds, and cut into small pieces. Soak the dried shrimps in water until soft, soak and chop the mushrooms. Heat a wok, pour in an appropriate amount of cooking oil, add the shrimps and mushrooms to the wok and stir-fry until fragrant, then add the winter melon. Add appropriate amount of water and simmer for ten minutes. Reduce the juice over high heat, cook the winter melon, add oyster sauce, and season with salt.
2. There is also a delicious and healthy way to prepare winter melon in braised sauce. Prepare a section of winter melon, peel off the skin, cut it into large pieces and remove the pulp. Cut off any irregularities, slightly trim the shape, and cut into pieces. Small pieces. Cut from one corner of the winter melon block, then cut to the other corner without cutting through, and then make a cross cutter in the other direction. Prepare a small piece of pork belly, cut into thin slices and mince. Don't cut too much, it's a bit grainy and chewy. Prepare a few slices of garlic and chop into minced garlic, a piece of ginger into minced ginger, a piece of green onion into chopped green onion, three slices of millet pepper into chili rings, and cut some chili rings to add color to the dish. Prepare a small bowl, pour in soy sauce, add a little warm water to melt the soy sauce, use a small brush to brush the patterned side of the winter melon pieces with soy sauce, and apply the base color in advance. Heat the pan and add appropriate amount of vegetable oil. When the oil is 50% hot, put the side of the winter melon brushed with soy sauce into the pot and slowly fry over low heat until it changes color. Turn over and fry until golden brown on all sides, set aside.
3. Heat oil in a pot, add minced meat and stir-fry. Stir-fry the minced meat to obtain fat. Fry the fatty meat until it is bright and fragrant. Then add onions, ginger, garlic, green and red pepper rings, turn to high heat and stir-fry until spicy. Pour an appropriate amount of warm water along the edge of the pot, bring the soup to a boil, and turn to low heat. Pour a little soy sauce, add salt, chicken powder, light soy sauce, and oyster sauce, pour in the winter melon slices, cover the pot and taste the winter melon slices, turning the winter melon slices frequently to allow the flavor to penetrate evenly. If the winter melon slices are not cooked yet, cook for a while longer, add a little water starch, cook the soup until it is thick, simmer the winter melon until it is cooked and fragrant, then take it out of the pot and put it in.