Method 1 of winter melon cooking: Fried shrimps with winter melon
material
Winter melon, shrimp, peas.
Half an egg white, half a teaspoon of starch, minced garlic 1 tablespoon, cooking wine 1 tablespoon, appropriate amount of salt, chicken powder 1 tablespoon, starch 1 tablespoon, sesame oil 1 tablespoon.
method of work
1, size the shrimp-use 1 material, that is, mix the egg white and starch evenly (you can put a little salt to help the shrimp taste);
2. Boil the wax gourd until it is soft, and put it out for use;
3. After the pot is hot, put a small amount of oil, saute minced garlic and stir-fry shrimps;
4. When the shrimp is about to be cooked, add peas (optional) to cook wine;
5. Finally, add wax gourd, salt, chicken powder, thicken it, put a little sesame oil, and evenly take it out of the pot.
Wax gourd cooking method 2: dried sea melon
material
500g of edible oil (actually 30g), cooking wine 1 tsp of refined salt 0.5 tsp of monosodium glutamate 0.5 tsp of wax gourd 500g of dried seaweed 50g of chives 1 ginger 1 small piece of starch.
method of work
1. Peel the wax gourd, remove the pulp, wash and cut into pieces, marinate with a little refined salt 10 minutes or so, and drain the water for later use; Soak the dried seaweed in warm water until soft; Wash onion and ginger and cut into powder;
2. Put the oil in the pot, heat it to 60%, pour in the wax gourd slices, and remove and drain the oil when the wax gourd skin is green;
3. Leave the bottom oil in the pot, heat it, stir-fry chopped chives and Jiang Mo, add appropriate amount of water, monosodium glutamate, cooking wine, refined salt and dried seaweed, add wax gourd slices after boiling, then boil them with high fire, and simmer them with low fire. When the wax gourd is cooked and tasty, add starch and stir well.
pay attention to
The juice is thick and delicious, and the melon is tender and smooth. Don't cut the wax gourd slices too thin, or they will taste bad.
Wax gourd cooking method 3: braised wax gourd
material
Wax gourd, mushroom, green pepper
method of work
1. Peel the wax gourd, cut it into 4-5cm cubes, and put a cross knife on it. Dice both mushrooms and peppers;
2. Pan-fry the wax gourd with oil;
3. Move the wax gourd out of space, stir-fry the mushroom and pepper granules to taste, and sprinkle with salt;
4. Add water-flooded wax gourd, spray soy sauce, boil over high fire and simmer over medium heat, and cover the lid;
5. When the juice is almost dry, add oyster sauce, chicken essence and chopped green onion.
Nutritional value of wax gourd
Lose weight and reduce fat
The content of dietary fiber in wax gourd is as high as 0.7%, which has the functions of improving blood sugar level, lowering cholesterol, lowering blood fat and preventing arteriosclerosis. Wax gourd contains propanol diacid, which has a good effect on controlling the transformation of sugar into fat, preventing fat accumulation, preventing hypertension and losing weight.
To protect the kidney
Regulating immune function, improving clinical symptoms and protecting renal function. Folk people have the effect of using winter melon skin, broad beans and water to decoct and drink water, which can treat edema of kidney disease and heart disease. Boiled soup of wax gourd and carp can treat chronic nephritis.