It is best to choose fresh and tender eggplant, especially the round eggplant with thick meat and fat is more suitable for drying eggplant. Old eggplant contains more solanine harmful to human body, and its taste is not very good, so it is not suitable for drying dried eggplant, especially after autumn.

Step 2: Treat the eggplant.

Remove the pedicels from the selected tender eggplant, wash it without peeling, and cut it into hob blocks or thick strips according to your own preferences. Of course, cutting into strips is easier to bask in. After cutting, sprinkle with appropriate amount of fine salt, mix well and kill water.

Step 3: steaming

Steam the sterilized eggplant in a boiling steamer for a while. You don't need to steam eggplant. Steam it if it is too ripe. Some people like to blanch eggplant in boiling water, but personally think it is better to steam it. Because blanching will add eggplant to absorb more water, which is very unfavorable for later drying.

Step 4: Exposure

Drain the steamed eggplant and expose it to the sun until it is completely dry, and it will make a rustling sound when stirring. Before drying, it can also be placed in a cool and ventilated place 1 dry in the shade at night.

When drying eggplant, we should pay attention to a small detail, that is, when the sun is particularly strong, it is best to cover it with a newspaper, so that the dried eggplant tastes better.

Step 5: Save.

Sun-dried eggplant can be packed in plastic bags, sealed and frozen in the refrigerator. It can also be packed in breathable cloth bags, hung in a dry and ventilated place indoors, and taken out to dry at regular intervals to prevent eggplant from getting wet and deteriorating.

Can eggplant be eaten raw?

Eating a lot of raw eggplant is easy to be poisoned.

There is a substance called solanine in eggplant, which has the effects of antioxidation and inhibition of cancer cells, and is one of the sources of eggplant health care; However, it has a strong stimulating effect on the gastrointestinal tract and an anesthetic effect on the respiratory center. If the human body ingests too much, it will be poisoned. ?

Solanine is basically insoluble in water and cannot be removed by blanching, boiling and other methods. Adding vinegar to cooking helps to destroy and decompose solanine.

The best way to prevent solanine poisoning is naturally to control intake. However, under normal circumstances, eating about 250 grams of eggplant for a meal will not cause any discomfort, so don't be too alarmed.

The benefits of eating eggplant

1, anti-aging

Eggplant contains vitamin E, which has hemostatic and anti-aging effects. Eating eggplant regularly can prevent the cholesterol level in the blood from rising, which has positive significance for delaying human aging. ?

Step 2 treat chilblain

Take two or three eggplant seedlings (with roots) in winter and fry them in water. After the water is boiled, boil for 20 minutes. Wash the frostbitten area with this water, and scrub the affected area with eggplant seedlings. It can be cured in two or three times.

3, swelling and pain relief

Eggplant has the effects of clearing away heat, stopping bleeding, reducing swelling and relieving pain.

4. Prevention and treatment of gastric cancer

Solanine is contained in eggplant, which can inhibit the proliferation of digestive system tumors and play a certain role in the prevention and treatment of gastric cancer. In addition, eggplant has the function of clearing away cancer fever.

5, lower blood pressure

Eggplant has a good effect on reducing hyperlipidemia and hypertension. The specific method is as follows: select dark strips, cut into sections or shreds, and mix in sesame sauce and soy sauce. At dinner, it can effectively reduce and cure itself.

6. Protect the cardiovascular system and ascorbic acid.

Eggplant is rich in vitamin P, which can enhance the adhesion between human cells, enhance the elasticity of capillaries, reduce the brittleness and permeability of capillaries, prevent microvascular rupture and bleeding, and maintain the normal function of cardiovascular system.

7. clear away heat and detoxify.

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