Blanching okra before frying is a very important step, not enough time to cook okra will not taste good, cook too long okra will not taste good, the following introduction to how long to cook okra According to this method.
How long to cook okra
How to blanch okra and steps
1. okra whole root washed, soaked in lightly salted water for more than 10 minutes.
2. You can not cut the tip of the whole root in the pot, and then cut the tip before cooking so as to avoid the loss of nutrients of okra.
3. Boil water and add some salt before adding okra, after the pot to keep turning, so that okra heat evenly.
4, usually blanch for 3 to 5 minutes, blanch until the color of the okra darkened immediately out of the pot, blanch too long will make the okra become soft, affecting the taste.
5, okra out of the pot immediately after immersed in cold water to cool down, which is the key to let the okra to maintain the crisp texture.
6, when the okra is sufficiently cooled and then fished out to control the water, cut into strips or pieces and other shapes, you can use to make a variety of dishes.
Okra can be cold, stir-fried, fried, stewed, made of salad or soup dishes, etc., cold and fried food must be blanched before. If you plan to use okra to make coleslaw, you can also put it in the refrigerator for a while after it is done to make it more refreshing to eat.
What are the benefits of eating okra
1, digestive, gastrointestinal protection
The sticky substance of okra can promote gastrointestinal peristalsis, which is beneficial to digestion and gastrointestinal benefits.
2, hypoxia resistance
Okraut is able to improve hypoxia resistance, eat more basically hiking no problem!
3, lowering blood lipids
The sticky substance of okra contains 50% soluble cellulose, can effectively reduce serum cholesterol, prevent cardiovascular disease.
4, anti-bowel cancer
Okra's viscous material contains 50% cellulose is beneficial to laxative, detoxification, anti-cancer.
5, protect the liver
Okra's pectin, polysaccharides have the effect of liver protection, prevention and treatment of constipation.
Precautions for eating okra
1, okra is suitable for gastritis, cancer, gastric ulcers, anemia, dyspepsia, especially young adults, athletes, skincare women, men should eat more. But okra belongs to the taste of cold vegetables, gastrointestinal cold, poor function, often diarrhea people can not eat.
2, okra contains more potassium, people with kidney disease should be used sparingly, not too much to eat, and to be blanched before eating as well.
3, okra do not use copper, iron utensils cooking or serving, or okra quickly discolored. No harm to the human body, but the flavor will be discounted, but also not beautiful.
4, okra at room temperature is easy to become black and dry, need to be wrapped in white newspaper refrigerated oh.
5, okra cut section fried, there will be mucus, some people in order to dishes beautiful, will be washed beforehand mucus and then fried, in fact, absolutely not recommended to do so. Okra mucus is its nutritional essence, so do not be afraid of sticky, sticky is nutritious.
6, okra must not be added to the water fried, stir-fried over high heat to change color, a little more raw than fried soft good. Raw food can be eaten so do not worry. Stir-fry for a long time on the loss of nutrients.
It is not appropriate to eat with okra and other cold food
In the consumption of okra should also pay attention to avoid some of the following other cold, cool food consumption, especially after consumption should not consume cold, cool tea and so on.
Cool food: green tea, honey, royal jelly, hops, acacia flowers (acacia rice), chrysanthemum, mint, fat sea water, white peony, ginseng, American ginseng, cassia seeds.
Cold foods: soy sauce, pasta sauce, salt, honeysuckle, bitter melon tea, bitter tea, thatch root, reed root, alum.