Bitter melon and green pepper
≮Gourmet ingredients≯
500 grams of bitter melon, 100 grams of green pepper, appropriate amounts of refined salt, cooking wine, MSG, and peanut oil.
≮Food recipe≯
1. Wash the bitter melon, cut it in half, remove the flesh and seeds, cut it into thick slices diagonally, put it into a pot of boiling water, boil it, and remove it. Wash off the bitterness with water; remove the stems and seeds from the green pepper, wash and slice into slices.
2. Heat peanut oil in a pot, add bitter melon and green pepper and stir-fry, add cooking wine, add refined salt and stir-fry evenly, season with MSG and serve.
≮Food Features≯
Light, crisp and tender, the bitter melon is not very bitter, the pepper is not spicy enough, and it has the effect of appetizing and inducing appetite.
≮Gourmet benefits≯
Bitter melon contains protein, fat, vitamins, and trace elements. It contains 6.6 mg of iron and 84 mg of vitamin C per 100 grams. "Compendium of Materia Medica" states that bitter melon "removes evil heat, relieves fatigue, clears the heart and improves eyesight, replenishes qi and strengthens yang", and has the effects of moisturizing, delaying aging and improving eyesight.
Pepper is rich in vitamin C, ranking first among vegetables. Chili peppers also contain capsaicin, a substance that can improve skin nutrition.
Bitter melon and pepper are combined into a dish that is rich in vitamin C, iron and capsaicin. Regular consumption by women can moisturize their skin, improve their eyesight, and prolong their life. It is an ideal bodybuilding and anti-aging dish.
Bitter Melon Meatballs
Ingredients:
One bitter melon, one piece of pork belly (2 taels), 2 pieces of ginger, green onion, and red pepper
Preparation:
Cut the bitter melon into 10 cm long sections and remove the pulp;
Crush the pork belly with ginger and onion into powder, add salt and light soy sauce and mix well (if you like it a little spicy) If it tastes better, you can add minced dried chili pepper);
Fill the hollow of the bitter melon with the minced meat and set aside.
Cut the red pepper into small pieces, cut the green onion leaves into chopped green onions, and cut the ginger into shreds;
Steps:
After the oil is heated, put the stuffed Place the bitter gourd balls in oil on their sides and fry. Pay attention to the heat and switch to medium to small heat. First, lightly fry the skin of the bitter melon until golden brown, then fry the meat on both sides until slightly brown. The longer the frying time, the more fragrant the meat will be; (Be patient~)
Bitter Melon After the meatballs are fried "all over", use the oil in the pot to stir-fry the shredded ginger and red pepper for a while, then add salt;
Cover the bitter gourd meatballs on the peppers and spray some water (a small spoonful) That's it), cover the pot, simmer for 3 minutes, sprinkle with chicken essence and chopped green onion, and take it out of the pot.
Cold bitter melon
500 grams of bitter melon, 30 grams of red pepper, 2 teaspoons of sesame oil, half a teaspoon of soy sauce, a little bean paste, a little minced garlic, a little salt and MSG.
1. Remove the stems and flesh of the bitter melon, cut into strips, blanch in a pot of boiling water, remove and cool in cold boiled water, drain, and place on a plate for later use.
2. Remove the stems and seeds from the red pepper, wash it, cut it into thin strips, marinate with salt for 5 minutes, squeeze out the water; mix the minced garlic and shredded red pepper, add soy sauce, bean paste, Pour MSG and sesame oil together on the bitter melon and mix well.
Dawnrain: Blanching bitter melon in boiling water can remove the bitterness; pickling peppers with salt can remove some of the spiciness. And be sure to use ice-added water, so that the bitter melon looks emerald green and the color is very good
The name of the recipe is "Chinese Longevity Recipe" - Life-Prolonging Recipe (4) Healthy Lungs and Longevity - ---Bitter Melon Soup
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Healthy Recipes
Basic Features: Clear away heat, dispel heat, and taste refreshing
The basic ingredients are 500 grams of bitter melon, 500 grams of lean ham, 1250 grams of clear soup, and appropriate amounts of pepper, MSG, and salt.
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the lungs govern breathing. If the lungs function normally, they will inhale clean air (oxygen) and exhale turbid air (carbon dioxide) to meet the needs of life activities. Abnormal lung function may lead to cough, asthma and other symptoms. Coughing and wheezing for a long time will consume lung function, affect normal breathing, and then affect the functions of other organs and shorten life. Therefore, protecting lung function is an important part of extending life.
The principles of dietary health care for the lungs are: 1. Quit smoking and do not work or live in smoking places. 2. People with allergies should avoid eating shrimp, crab, milk, bamboo shoots and other allergenic foods. 3. People with colds and colds should eat nepeta, perilla leaves, green onions, ginger, peppers and other foods that can dispel wind and cold. 4. People with colds, wind-heat, dry cough and less phlegm should avoid spicy and irritating foods, and should eat mint, loquat, pears and other foods. 5. People with high fever and yin damage, dry cough with little phlegm, or blood in the sputum, or hemoptysis should eat pears, sugar cane, lilies, loquats, watermelons, water chestnuts, white fungus and fresh vegetables, which can clear away heat, promote body fluids, nourish yin and stop bleeding.
Preparation method: First wash, cut open, remove seeds and slice the bitter melon; cut the ham into shreds; take 250 grams of clear soup, add a little salt and MSG and set aside. Boil water, add bitter melon and cook for a while, put it in cold clear soup with salt and let it sit for half an hour. Take it out. Boil the remaining clear soup, add salt, monosodium glutamate, and pepper. Put the removed bitter melon into a soup bowl, add the boiled clear soup and shredded ham.
Efficacy: clearing away heat and heat, refreshing and soothing the throat.
Usage: Eat with meals.
Application: Suitable for summer health care.