Amaranth is a vegetable of Amaranthaceae, also known as Qing Xiang Amaranth, Cold Amaranth, Chinese Amaranth, Red Amaranth, Corn Amaranth, Red Amaranth, Amaranth, Thousand-vegetable Valley, etc. It is a summer vegetable, mainly planted in China, Indian, Southeast Asia and other places.

What is amaranth?

Amaranth is a vegetable of Amaranthaceae, also known as Qing Xiang Amaranth, Cold Amaranth, Chinese Amaranth, Red Amaranth, Corn Amaranth, Red Amaranth, Amaranth, Thousand-vegetable Valley, etc. Mature listing from July to September every year, mainly planted in China, Indian, Southeast Asia and other places.

What is amaranth like?

Amaranth is about 80- 150 cm high, with stout stems, green or red colors, oval or rhombic leaves and spherical flower clusters.

Amaranth practice

There are many ways to eat amaranth, such as cold amaranth, refreshing amaranth, shredded chicken amaranth, stir-fried amaranth, bacon fried amaranth, steak stewed amaranth and so on.

1, fried amaranth with bacon

Wash and slice bacon, cut amaranth into pieces, put oil in the pot, heat it, add bacon, stir-fry until fragrant, pour amaranth and season with a little salt until it is 80% cooked.

Step 2 stir-fry amaranth

Wash amaranth and cut into sections, then heat the oil in a hot pot, and add minced garlic, dried peppers, etc. Stir-fry the diced lean meat, add amaranth after the meat changes color, and then add soy sauce and soy sauce to collect juice. Serve.

Efficacy and function of amaranth

Amaranth is a kind of vegetable with high nutritional value, which is rich in carotene, protein, calcium, vitamins and minerals. It has the functions of astringing and stopping diarrhea, clearing away heat and promoting diuresis, cooling blood and stopping bleeding, and can also enhance human immunity.