In daily diet, people eat a lot of water spinach. I would like to remind everyone that it is very important to learn to clean water spinach correctly. In order to wash it thoroughly, you can soak water spinach in salt water, wash it with alkaline water, or use boiling water.
Blanch it so that it can be washed more cleanly. In addition, if you want to fry more tender green water spinach, you need to master the following tips.
How to stir-fry water spinach to keep it green?
Stir-fried water spinach often turns black. After all, it is a green vegetable, and discoloration is unsightly.
If you want to stir-fry water spinach to keep its tender green color, firstly, the fire must be high, secondly, the pot must be hot, and thirdly, when stir-frying, don’t add too little oil, otherwise the stir-fried vegetables will not taste good, and the vegetables will change color slightly.
Turn off the heat, use the remaining heat to stir-fry the vegetables, season them, and serve on a plate.
Green leafy vegetables are the easiest to change color because they are rich in chlorophyll.
When frying, the cooking time should be shortened. Stir-fry on high heat, blanch quickly and then blanch in cold water. Cool it thoroughly and then stir-fry to keep the green color well.
In addition, do not cover the pot when frying green vegetables to prevent the organic acids in the vegetables from evaporating and accelerating the decomposition of chlorophyll.
At the same time, do not add vinegar and other sour foods as ingredients.
How to preserve water spinach?
Water spinach is delicious and nutritious, and is rich in nutrients. However, water spinach and other nutrients are lost very quickly. So how should water spinach be preserved to slow down the loss of nutrients?
If you want to preserve water spinach, don’t rush to pick out the roots. Instead, keep the roots, and then place them in a clean, dry, sealed container, or put them in a fresh-keeping bag, seal them, and place them in the refrigerator or other dry, cool place.
Avoid places exposed to direct sunlight.
Because water spinach is not durable, if placed in a humid place, it will easily become damp and deteriorate, which will also affect the taste. Therefore, it should be sealed and placed in a refrigerator or other dry, ventilated, cool place, away from direct sunlight.
Is water spinach a hairy thing?
Generally speaking, water spinach is not a so-called hair-raising food. It refers to a food that is particularly likely to induce certain diseases (especially old and chronic diseases) or aggravate existing diseases.
Food taboos are of great significance in both dietary regimen and dietary treatment.
Under normal circumstances, food is also food. Moderate consumption of it will not cause side effects or discomfort to most people. It will only induce the disease for some special physiques and certain diseases related to it.