Vanilla can be used not only as a potted plant for ornamental purposes, but also as a spice, which can enhance the fragrance of food, and it also has the effect of resistance.
Spring and autumn, which will not be too cold or too hot, are the most vigorous seasons for vanilla growth. You can buy one or two pots of vanilla at the flower market, which can be used to decorate the balcony or pick them at will to add fragrance.
season with herbs to make the dishes delicious. It is recorded in "Supplements" that rosemary is pungent and warm, and it can control evil qi. Its fragrance can strengthen the stomach and improve the digestive function. It can also strengthen, sweat, strengthen the stomach and soothe the nerves, and can be used for various purposes.
thyme is pungent and warm, and has the effects of warming the middle warmer, dispelling cold, expelling wind and relieving pain. It can be used for vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhea, anorexia, wind-cold cough, pharynx swelling, toothache and body pain. It also has the function of refreshing the spirit and restoring physical strength. Let's learn four vanilla dishes.
1. Brazil snapper roll with egg skin
Material: 1g snapper slices, half onion, 6 leeks, 3 frozen crispy slices, 2 cheese slices, 4 eggs, 3g yam strips, 5g Brazilian minced meat and 5g rosemary leaves.
preparation: beat the eggs evenly and fry them into egg skins. shred the onions and fry until soft. Steam snapper for about 5 minutes until it is half cooked and mash it. The oven is preheated at 16℃. Cheese and yam are rolled with egg skin, and leeks are tied into egg skin rolls.
method: lay the bottom with frozen pastry, roll up with snapper, onion, basil and rosemary, bake at 16℃ for 15 minutes, and serve with egg rolls.
second, thyme egg salad
ingredients: 5g of thyme, 1g of romaine, 2g of alfalfa sprouts and purple cabbage, 12g of Thousand Island salad dressing, 2 boiled eggs, 1 slice of toast, 1 potato and 1 tomato respectively, and a little garlic.
sauce: 15ml olive oil, 2ml garlic and 6ml apple vinegar.
preparation: mince garlic and thyme, slice beef and tomato. Toast is roasted and diced.
Method: Crush eggs, potatoes, thyme and salad dressing, mix well, and serve with lettuce, alfalfa sprouts, purple cabbage, tomato and toast.
3. Thyme rice balls
Ingredients: 5g of thyme, 2 bowls of plain rice, 3 slices of bacon, 2 garlic, 8ml of sorghum wine, 12g of ground pork, a little salt and 15g of white sesame seeds
Preparation: garlic and thyme are chopped. Fried bacon and chopped.
Method: Mix garlic, kaoliang spirit, ground pork, salt and thyme, stir-fry, wrap them in rice with bacon, knead them into rice balls, and touch the surface with white sesame seeds.
IV. Diced chicken stew
Ingredients: 16g chicken breast, half a carrot, one potato, one Liu Ding and one apple each, 25ml soy sauce, 8ml rice wine and proper amount of water.
marinade: 3 grams of cinnamon powder, 5 grams of thyme and 4 pieces of laurel leaves.
preparation: Liu Ding takes the skin and scoops the juice from the pulp. Dice carrots, potatoes and apples. Dice chicken breast.
method: marinate the diced chicken breast overnight, stir fry until fragrant, add Liu Ding peel, Liu Ding juice and the remaining materials, add water to cover the food, bring to a boil, turn to low heat and cook for 2 minutes.
5. Pickling is more delicious after eating overnight
Vanilla can add charming flavor to dishes, but if you are afraid of trouble, you can also buy dried vanilla in the supermarket instead. Experts remind: when cooking chicken stew, the chicken should be marinated with thyme, bay leaf and cinnamon powder, and it is best to put it overnight, which will be more delicious.