12 recommended home-cooked dishes for the elderly’s birthday banquet

01 Cold bean shoots

After soaking the dried bean shoots for one night, blanch them in boiling water and then tear them Break it into small pieces, add light soy sauce, minced red pepper, coriander leaves, oyster sauce, and sesame oil and stir evenly. Marinate for a few minutes before eating. Very refreshing and appetizing. This dish costs less than 5 yuan, which is economical and affordable.

02 Steamed Cured Meat

How can Hunan people not eat this dish? Home-smoked cured fish and bacon, after clearing the hot water, put the cured fish on the bottom, put the lean meat first, then the fat meat, and finally add tempeh, dried chili, and MSG, steam it in an electric pressure cooker for 20 minutes, the taste is super Great. Because this dish was smoked before, it costs 30 yuan, but it actually costs nothing!

03 Medicinal Chicken

Pick a local chicken weighing two or three kilograms, chop it into pieces, remove the blood and fishy smell, and mix it with Chinese medicinal materials (Huaishan, Codonopsis, Codonopsis, Astragalus, wolfberry), add a little salt, cooking wine, water, steam in an electric pressure cooker for 25 minutes, it is nourishing and nutritious. My father's body is relatively healthy, and most importantly, he doesn't have high blood pressure, so this dish is very suitable for him. The cost of this dish is slightly more expensive, costing me 80 yuan.

04 Happy Sixty Years

The sixty-five cents cost 5 yuan per catty, but I weighed it at 3 catties, and it only cost 15 yuan. After coming back, remove the sand, open the shell, and then stir-fry it, which is full of umami. Young people, especially children, like to eat this dish. Dishes are mainly prepared to suit the tastes of young people.

05 Stir-fried yellow beef with chives

Since the price of pork has increased, the price of yellow beef has also risen to 45 yuan per pound. This dish cost me 48 yuan, but it tasted great. The fragrant chives overflow, coupled with the tender marinated beef, both adults and children love it.

06 Roast Duck

I bought this Peking duck (not authentic) at the vegetable market for only 40 yuan. It also comes with sauce and skin. When I got home, I cut a cucumber and ate it with duck meat and sauce. It tasted great. The children even rushed to eat and were so excited.

07 Braised Fish

In our place, no feast is complete without fish, so there must be fish. Because there were not many people, I bought a 1-pound bream for less than 20 yuan. When I came back, I fried it until golden on both sides, then braised it with the soup. The fish was sweet and tender, and very delicious.

08 Stir-fried cured duck with celery

Hunan people love to eat cured meat, especially in my rural hometown. A large piece of duck breast smoked during the Chinese New Year costs less than 10 yuan. Stir-fried with a few dollars of celery, it's a great drink. I made it specially for my father so that he could drink wine.

09 Okra

Clean fresh okra, blanch it in water, then cut it into shreds, add it to a pot and stir-fry it with chili. It is nutritious and refreshing. My parents have become more and more knowledgeable about health care in recent years, so they love eating okra very much. Okra is a little expensive at this time, but this dish only costs 10 yuan, which is much cheaper than pork.

10 Sauerkraut

To make your own sauerkraut, use fresh cabbage and soak it in boiled rice water for 3 days, then dry-fry to remove the moisture, add Season with oil, salt, chili, and light soy sauce. It tastes sour and crunchy, and my kids use it to mix with rice. This dish costs less than 10 yuan, which is cheap.

11 Radish

This is the time to eat fresh radish. It costs 5 yuan a handful. Pick off the old leaves, cut into long sections, add garlic and red pepper. Stir-fried with minced pepper, it tastes very good. This dish is rich in dietary fiber and is my sister and I’s favorite because we want to lose weight.

12 Stir-fried shredded potatoes

This dish is children’s favorite. Peel off the skin of fresh potatoes and cut them into shreds. After soaking in water, stir-fry in hot oil over high heat until they become transparent. Finally, add shredded chili peppers, chopped green onions, and salt. It will be fresh and crispy after it comes out of the pot. Children love to eat this dish, especially our two children, who eat it as a meal. Fortunately, potatoes are cheap, a large one costs less than 3 yuan, and we can afford to eat a few more bowls of them.