Have you ever visited Zhejiang before? A few years ago, I had the chance to go to Zhejiang. In addition to having fun, the most important thing was to taste the local food. Speaking of this Zhejiang delicacy, there are really a few dishes that really impressed me. Zhejiang cuisine is one of the eight traditional Chinese cuisines and has a very long history.

In my impression, I only remember a few classic Zhejiang famous dishes, namely West Lake Fish in Vinegar, Braised Spring Bamboo Bamboo Shoots, Beggar’s Chicken and Dried Rice and Winter Melon Soup. Because the interval was relatively long, I don’t remember eating many classic Zhejiang dishes. Among these classic Zhejiang dishes, I especially like sea rice and winter melon soup. I love it.

This sea rice and winter melon soup is a traditional famous dish in Zhejiang. This soup is very delicious, but it does not have the fishy smell of sea rice and is not greasy. It is very light and refreshing, and it is really suitable for summer consumption. But making this delicious and delicious sea rice and winter melon soup is not an easy task. First, the main ingredients must be selected.

We must first buy fresh sea rice. Sea rice is also called shrimp. We should choose the kind with a brighter, translucent and yellow surface. Such shrimp is fresher and has no peculiar smell. If the store allows it, we can pick a dried shrimp and chew it in our mouth when purchasing. If it feels delicious, it should be fresh dried dried shrimps.

Why choose such fresh dried shrimps? Because fresh sea rice has high nutritional value, contains more calcium, phosphorus and other trace elements, is rich in protein, and promotes the development of human bones.

Now that the sea rice has been selected, the next step is to choose fresh winter melon. The nutritional value of winter melon is also very high. Winter melon has the effects of diuresis, clearing away heat, resolving phlegm, and quenching thirst. Pregnant women often eating winter melon can effectively prevent fetal diseases. If you boil winter melon with the skin on and drink it in soup, the effect of clearing away heat and relieving heat will be more obvious.

Because the temperature in summer is high and sultry, people are prone to heat stroke, so you should drink more winter melon soup in summer, which is beneficial to clearing the lungs and detoxifying, diuresis and dehumidification, lowering blood pressure and blood lipids, thereby achieving beauty and good health. purpose.

Detailed recipe of sea rice and winter melon soup

Speaking of this, some friends may ask, how to make sea rice and winter melon soup? Now let me share with you the production steps.

Step one: Wash the dried shrimps with warm water and set aside. Wash the winter melon, peel and cut into slices for later use.

Step 2: Heat water in a pot, blanch the winter melon slices until soft, then pour them into cold water and set aside.

Step 3: Put an appropriate amount of oil in the pot, add onions and ginger and saute until fragrant, then add washed dried shrimps and stir-fry.

Step 4: Pour in an appropriate amount of hot water, simmer over low heat for a while, then add an appropriate amount of salt and pepper to taste.

Step 5: Pour in the sliced ??winter melon and cook until the slices are transparent and soft. Add some coriander to enhance the flavor before serving. Is it very simple and easy to operate? You will know it at a glance. Friends who like it can try it at home.

Although the operation of this sea rice and winter melon soup is very simple, if you want to make the soup delicious and delicious, you must pay attention to the following points.

First of all, the time for blanching the winter melon slices cannot be too long, otherwise the nutrients in the winter melon will be lost. Just blanch them for a few seconds.

Secondly, do not add too much salt and pepper, just add a little bit, because the sea rice itself has a salty taste. If you add too much seasoning, it will cover up the delicious taste of the sea rice itself. oh. In this way, the dried sea rice and winter melon soup will be extremely delicious and pure in taste.

In addition, people with cold body and weak spleen and stomach should eat less sea rice and drink more soup.

— Mengdi Food Talk —

The above is what I want to share today. In fact, it is not difficult to make sea rice and winter melon soup delicious. You just need to choose Good ingredients, just master the details of every step.

You should often drink some winter melon soup like this in summer, which is good for clearing the lungs and detoxifying, diuresis and dehumidification. The most important thing is that it can clear away heat and relieve summer heat, which is of great benefit to human health.