pumpkin pie
Because pumpkin is rich in nutrition, it is more and more loved by people. And pumpkin pie is one of the delicacies of pumpkin, so what are the practices of pumpkin pie? As follows:
Practice 1
Ingredients: pumpkin 200g, glutinous rice flour 1 bowl about 100g, sugar 2 soup, oil.
Steps:
1, peeled pumpkin, cut into thin slices, and steamed in a steamer until soft;
2. Put the steamed pumpkin into a pot and press it into a mud. Add sugar and mix well. The amount of sugar can be increased or decreased according to your own taste.
3. Put glutinous rice flour into the dish and mix well with pumpkin puree (remember not to add water, pumpkin puree already contains a lot of water) and then knead it into a dry dough. Personal experience shows that the dough is not easy to form and stick to the pot when it is too wet and soft to fry;
4. Divide the dough into ten points, knead each point into a small ball, and then gently flatten it into a cake blank;
5. After the oil is hot, put the cake blank into the pot and fry it slowly with low fire until it bulges slightly, which is slightly larger than the original. Pay attention to turning it over to avoid burning it off. Fry both sides into golden brown and serve.
Practice of Chicken and Pumpkin Porridge
Ingredients: pumpkin, chicken leg, rice, mushroom, louver (blanched), ginger, garlic, cooking wine, salt, honey and sugar.
Steps:
1, boneless and peeled chicken legs, cut into small pieces and marinated with ginger and garlic, cooking wine, salt and a little honey for more than half an hour;
2. Peel the pumpkin, cut it into small pieces, and blanch the mushroom slices for later use;
4. Heat the oil in a non-stick pan, pour in the chicken and stir-fry until the color changes (take out the ginger and garlic);
5. Boil ordinary rice with water, add pumpkin granules, boil again and turn to low heat;
6. Cook until the porridge is slightly sticky. When the pumpkin is slightly soft and rotten, add mushrooms and louvers, and season with salt and sugar.
9. Pour the chicken into the porridge together with the soup, and turn off the fire after cooking until the taste is blended.
The method of Thai pumpkin soup
Ingredients: vegetable oil 15ml, butter 15ml, garlic 1 head, 4 onions, 2 small fresh red peppers, 5g citronella, 505ml chicken soup, 465g pumpkin, 355ml sugar-free coconut milk, and fresh nine-story pagoda leaves 1 handle.
Steps:
1, wash onion, garlic, pepper and citronella, and chop them;
2. Peel and wash the pumpkin, and then cut it into dices;
3. Add hot oil and butter to the medium-sized soup pot with low fire;
4. Stir-fry garlic, onion, pepper and citronella, then add chicken soup, coconut milk and pumpkin to boil;
5. Stir the soup into thick and slightly small pieces in batches with a blender to see which one you like personally. Serve with nine-story tower leaves.
Cooking tip: Thai pumpkin soup is a spicy pumpkin soup, but you can add different amounts of pepper according to your own taste.
The nutritional value of pumpkin Where is the nutritional value of pumpkin? Let's take a look at the nutritional value of pumpkin by analyzing its ingredients. Components beneficial to human body in pumpkin: polysaccharides, amino acids, active proteins, carotenoids and various trace elements. The nutritional value of these ingredients is as follows:
1, polysaccharide. Pumpkin polysaccharide is a non-specific immune enhancer, which can improve the immune function of the body, promote the production of cytokines, and play a variety of regulatory functions on the immune system by activating complement.
2, carotenoids. The rich carotenoids in pumpkin can be converted into vitamin A with important physiological functions in the body, which has important physiological functions for the growth and differentiation of epithelial tissues, maintaining normal vision and promoting the development of bones.
3. Mineral elements. Pumpkin is high in calcium, potassium and sodium, which is especially suitable for middle-aged and elderly people and patients with hypertension, and is conducive to preventing osteoporosis and hypertension. In addition, it also contains phosphorus, magnesium, iron, copper, manganese, chromium, boron and other elements.
4. Amino acids and active proteins. Pumpkin contains many kinds of amino acids needed by human body, among which lysine, leucine, isoleucine, phenylalanine and threonine are relatively high. In addition, the genotype of ascorbic acid oxidase in pumpkin is the same as that in tobacco, but its activity is obviously higher than that in tobacco, which indicates that the content of immunocompetent protein in pumpkin is higher.
5. Lipid substances. It was found that lipids in pumpkin seeds have good therapeutic and preventive effects on urinary system diseases and prostatic hyperplasia.
Let's take a concrete look at the ingredients contained in each 100g pumpkin: protein 0, 6g, fat 0,1g. Carbohydrate 5, 7g, crude fiber 1, 1g, ash 0, 6g, calcium10mg, phosphorus 32mg, iron 0, 5mg, carotene 0, 57mg, riboflavin 0, 04mg, and nicotinic acid 0, 7mg, etc. In addition, it also contains citrulline, arginine, asparagine, trigonelline, adenine, glucose, mannitol, pentosan, pectin and so on.
The efficacy and function of pumpkin Why do so many people like to eat pumpkin? Is there anything special about it? This depends on the efficacy and function of pumpkin:
1, has the effect of detoxification. Pumpkin contains vitamins and pectin, which has good adsorption, can bind and eliminate bacterial toxins and other harmful substances in the body, such as lead, mercury and radioactive elements in heavy metals, and can play a detoxification role.
2. Protect gastric mucosa and help digestion. The pectin contained in pumpkin can also protect gastric mucosa from coarse food and promote ulcer healing, which is suitable for patients with gastric diseases. The cellulose contained in pumpkin can promote bile secretion, strengthen gastrointestinal peristalsis and help food digestion.
3. Prevent and treat diabetes and lower blood sugar. Pumpkin is rich in cobalt, which can activate human metabolism, promote hematopoietic function, and participate in the synthesis of vitamin B 12 in human body. It is an essential trace element for human islet cells, and has a special effect on preventing and treating diabetes and lowering blood sugar.
4. Eliminate carcinogens. Pumpkin can eliminate the mutation of nitrosamine, which is a carcinogen, has the effect of preventing cancer, and can help the recovery of liver and kidney function and enhance the regeneration ability of liver and kidney cells.
5. Promote growth and development. Pumpkin is rich in zinc, which participates in the synthesis of nucleic acid and protein in human body. It is an inherent component of adrenocortical hormone and an important substance for human growth and development.
To sum up, the reason why pumpkin is so popular is that its efficacy and function are very beneficial to human body. Pumpkin is a good choice for people who want to pursue a healthy diet.
Can pregnant women eat pumpkins? This is certainly possible. Because some pregnant women often have high blood sugar, pumpkin has the effect of lowering blood sugar; In addition, pumpkin is rich in trace elements, which is necessary for pregnancy nutrition; Moreover, pumpkin contains crude cellulose, which can also control the weight of obese pregnant women.
For pregnant women with high blood sugar, we recommend a recipe for jade pumpkin, and the specific methods are as follows:
Ingredients: pumpkin 500g, spinach 100g, tomato 1 piece, oil 10g, ginger 5g, sugar 2g, chicken essence 2g and salt 2g.
Practice:
1, spinach washed and cut into sections, pumpkin peeled and washed and cut into small pieces, tomato washed and diced, ginger sliced,
2. Cook the spinach with oily salt water, take it out and drain it, add appropriate amount of salt and chicken essence to mix the spinach evenly, and put it in a plate for later use;
3. Saute ginger slices in oil pan, add pumpkin pieces and stir fry quickly, then add diced tomatoes, water, salt and sugar, cook until the pumpkin is cooked and rotten, and serve with spinach.
Nutritional value: Pumpkin contains citrulline, arginine, aspart, vitamin A, vitamin B, vitamin C and pectin. Among them, pectin can adjust the absorption rate of food in the stomach and slow down the absorption of sugar, while soluble cellulose can delay the emptying of food in the stomach and control the rise of blood sugar after meals.
High blood sugar alignment has an impact on the mother's retina and the intelligence of the baby, so it is necessary to control blood sugar during pregnancy, and the above jade pumpkin is a good choice, which can not only help pregnant women control blood sugar, but also supplement the nutrients needed by pregnant mothers; In addition, it can also help obese pregnant mothers to control their weight.
How to choose a golden pumpkin is always tempting. No matter how you do it, you can make a delicious dish. Even if you cook porridge with white rice, it is not delicious enough. But it is not that simple to choose a pumpkin that is sweet enough. Take a look at the following tips.
1, the color of the pumpkin can be seen whether it is mature or not. The darker the color, the more mature it is. Besides the overall color, if the stripes on it are thicker, it means that the cucumber is more mature, which will definitely be sweeter.
2. Mature pumpkins will also reveal a fragrance, which can be smelled through the skin, while immature pumpkins smell a tender melon, so don't buy this.
3. If the pumpkin is mature, it will be difficult to crush it with fingernails, because the skin will be hard, and if it is smashed, it means that the pumpkin is still green and immature, and naturally it will not be sweet.