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What is gray cabbage?
Gray cabbage belongs to the genus Chenopodiaceae. It is an annual herbaceous plant that grows in fields, wastelands, grasslands, roadsides and near residences all over China. It grows widely. The seedlings or young stems and leaves are harvested for consumption from April to July every year. The young stems and leaves are collected and blanched in a boiling water pot to wash away the bitterness. They can be served cold or stir-fried to make a variety of dishes. The whole plant can be used as medicine and has a sweet taste. , flat, slightly poisonous.
Gray cabbage is a plant with strong vitality. It grows in fields, fields, slopes, ditches, and even in remote places in cities. They can be seen everywhere. Dense clusters of swaying figures.
Gray cabbage contains oleanolic acid, L(-)leucine and β-sitosterol. The inflorescence contains ferulic acid and fragrant pods. Vanillic acid, leaves contain oxalate. Young stems and leaves of gray cabbage contain protein, fat, sugar, crude fiber, calcium, phosphorus, iron, carotene, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, vitamin PP, vitamin C, and Contains volatile oils, such as palmitic acid, oleic acid, linoleic acid and sitosterol; in particular, the extremely rich carotene and vitamin C help enhance the human immune function.
Nature, taste and function: sweet, It is mild. It is slightly poisonous. It clears away heat and dampness, relieves itching and rashes.
Efficacy of gray cabbage
Gray cabbage is sweet in taste and neutral in nature, and enters the spleen, stomach and large intestine meridians. .It has the functions of clearing away heat and purging fire, diluting water and removing dampness, killing insects and detoxifying, moistening the intestines and laxative, and can treat measles. It can treat wind-heat cold, intestinal heat constipation, damp-heat dysentery, diarrhea, dental caries pain, bad breath, eczema, skin itching, and measles. Diseases such as opacity. Modern nutrition research has found that gray vegetables contain high calcium and iron content, which has a certain effect on preventing calcium deficiency and iron deficiency anemia.
How to eat gray vegetables well 1 , scallion oil and gray vegetables
Ingredients: 200g gray vegetables, 2 tablespoons of auxiliary oil, appropriate amount of salt, appropriate amount of shallots, appropriate amount of garlic, 1 tablespoon of soy sauce, appropriate amount of carrots and pickles.
Method: Soak the dug vegetables in clean water. Put water in the pot. When the water bubbles, pour in the water to blanch the washed vegetables. Remove and control the water and set aside. Drain the water from the blanched vegetables and put them in a bowl. In a large bowl, sprinkle an appropriate amount of refined salt. Add one tablespoon of very fresh soy sauce, pour two tablespoons of vegetable oil into the pot, when the oil is hot, add the peppercorns and saute until fragrant, then remove the peppercorns. Turn off the heat and pour in the chopped green onions. Saute the scallion oil until fragrant, and pour the scallion oil onto the green cabbage. Sprinkle with chopped garlic, mix well, and sprinkle with shredded carrots and pickles.
2. Green cabbage cake
Ingredients: Appropriate amount of gray cabbage, appropriate amount of flour, one egg, appropriate amount of salt, appropriate amount of chili powder.
Method: Pick the young leaves of gray cabbage, blanch them in a boiling water pot to remove the bitterness, and chop them into small pieces. Add flour and salt , beat in an egg and mix well. Heat the oil in the electric pan, pour the batter into an even layer. If you like spicy food, you can add chili powder to the batter and fry for more than 10 minutes until both sides are golden.