1, stewed wax gourd

Ingredients: 250g wax gourd, 3 mushrooms, ginger, garlic and onion.

Ingredients: pepper, pepper, soy sauce, starch, cooking wine, chicken essence (the amount of seasoning is added according to personal taste)

(1) Peel the wax gourd to remove the pulp, and then cut the washed wax gourd into rectangular blocks; Scrape off one side of the wax gourd block with a knife and spread a layer of starch evenly; Washing the separated mushrooms for later use;

(2) Heat the wok with a little oil, then put the wax gourd pieces into the wok and fry them until they are half cooked, and take them out; Continue to add a little oil to the pot, add pepper, Jiang Mo and minced garlic at will, and stir-fry for fragrance;

(3) Stir-fry the half-cooked wax gourd blocks, add mushrooms and stir-fry for 1 min, then start seasoning, and add a little soy sauce, a little cooking wine and pepper in turn;

(4) Pour the clear water that has just covered the melon and mushrooms into the pot, then cover the pot to stew the melon thoroughly, and finally pour a small amount of starch to thicken, and put the prepared onion into the pot and take it out.

2. Shrimp and winter melon soup

Ingredients: 200g wax gourd, 30g shrimp.

Accessories: chopped green onion, Jiang Mo starch cooking wine, a little monosodium glutamate and a little salt.

① Clean the skin and pulp of wax gourd, and then cut wax gourd into thin and even pieces; Marinate the wax gourd slices with salt for 5 minutes, then drain the water for later use;

(2) Stir-fry chopped green onion and Jiang Mo in hot oil, then add a small amount of water to the pot, season with cooking wine and salt, and add the prepared shrimp to boil;

(3) After the water is boiled, add the pickled wax gourd slices, and then simmer for about 10 minutes with medium fire. After the wax gourd slices absorb the taste of the soup, add a small amount of monosodium glutamate to taste; You need to pour water starch before cooking, which will thicken the shrimp and winter melon soup.

Using wax gourd as the main ingredient of summer diet therapy will eliminate the body's hot and dry feeling and toxins.