Lentils, as can be seen from the name, are flat, and the shape of lentils has a certain curvature. In addition, the pods of lentils are thin, but the protrusions of beans can be clearly seen on the surface.
Knife beans, as the name implies, are shaped like knives. The pods of sword beans are fuller than lentils, but the shape of beans is basically invisible. Knife beans are generally more common in the south.
Get to the point, that is, lentils to be talked about today. In daily life, lentils are very common and can be eaten in many ways. Common lentils are dried lentils, stewed lentils with ribs and stewed lentils with garlic. They can be steamed, boiled, fried and stewed, and they all taste very good. What I want to share with you today is shredded lentils. I believe many friends have eaten this dish in restaurants outside. It's usually spicy and delicious. Usually we have time, or we can do it at home by ourselves. Compared with the restaurants outside, it is economical, nutritious and healthy.
Although it's called fried lentils, it's important to make delicious food. My cousin is a cook, who has been working for many years. He once shared the practice of restaurants with me. I made some changes to his practice, which is more suitable for my family's taste. The lentils are crispy and delicious, and they are not greasy. I have to prepare more rice every time. The following are the frying methods and tips for lentil shreds. Friends who like it may wish to collect it and give it to their families to eat ~
Ingredients: 300g lentils, lean meat 100g, 3 dried peppers, 3 cloves of garlic, 2 tablespoons of soy sauce, appropriate amount of white vinegar 1 teaspoon, appropriate amount of salt, appropriate amount of pepper, and cooking wine 1 teaspoon.
working methods
1, when you buy lentils, you should choose the ones with uniform thickness and length, and don't choose the extra large ones, because most of them are older. In addition, we can easily tell whether they are tender by pinching them with our hands. Take off the small tails at both ends of the lentils you bought home. If you accidentally buy older lentils, you need to tear off the old tendons. Then wash the beans. Put it on the chopping board and cut it into oblique knives.
2. Prepare 1 small pieces of pork. This amount is determined according to everyone's preference. If you like meat, put more, wash the pork, dry it and cut it into shredded pork. Put it in a bowl, add 1 tablespoon soy sauce, 1 teaspoon cooking wine and a little pepper, grab it evenly with your hands and marinate for 15 minutes.
3, prepare two soul condiments, dried Chili and garlic, make this fried lentil silk must be put, otherwise the taste will be eclipsed a lot, if you really can't eat spicy, then put garlic. Cut the dried pepper into sections and the garlic into slices.
As we all know, beans are not easy to cook. If they are not cooked, eating them by mistake will cause food poisoning. So for the convenience of frying beans, we usually need to blanch them before frying them, and frying lentils is no exception. Generally, this step will be changed to oiling in restaurants, but the amount of oil is too large, so I don't think it is suitable for us to cook for our families. We just need to do it honestly. Boil water in a pot, add 1 teaspoon salt and a little cooking oil to keep the lentil shreds green. Cut lentils into shreds, put them in a pot, open the lid and cook for 3-5 minutes, then fry them until they break.
5. This step is very critical, and many people easily overlook it. This is the first move to talk about today. The shredded lentils that are fished out should be cooled once with cold water, so that the lentils can be cooled quickly and undergo a process of alternating hot and cold moments, which makes the fried lentils taste more crisp.
6, start cooking, boil the oil in the pot, add shredded pork when the oil temperature is 50% hot, and spread it out with a shovel. Stir-fry the shredded pork until it changes color, and then turn off the heat immediately.
Open fire, add dried Chili and garlic slices, stir-fry until fragrant, add shredded lentils, stir-fry over high heat until completely cooked, and then add shredded pork.
Add 1 tbsp of soy sauce and a proper amount of salt, stir-fry until it tastes good, and then pour in a teaspoon of white vinegar to serve. White vinegar can not only enhance the fragrance and relieve boredom, but also further stimulate the fragrance of pepper and garlic. More importantly, white vinegar can keep the crispy taste of shredded beans. Although it is a small spoon, it is very important. Here is the second trick to share today.
This home-cooked version of fried shredded lentils is ready and can be eaten after serving. Whether it is served with rice or steamed bread, it is especially delicious. Beans taste crisp and don't change color. Garlic Chili makes you think about your next bite after eating it. Delicious, not greasy. Delicious and nutritious, healthier. Give it a try!
1, stir-fry shredded lentils. Some people directly fry them in the pot, while others have fried them, but the most suitable method for home use is to blanch them first, which can make shredded lentils easier to cook and avoid discoloration and nutrient loss when cooked at high temperature for too long. Overfrying will lead to the whole dish being too greasy and unhealthy.
2. After the lentils are shredded and blanched, they should be chilled. One cold and one hot can keep the lentil shreds firm, so that the fried lentil shreds are crisp but not soft.
3. Stir-fried shredded lentils need to be topped with a spoonful of white vinegar to stimulate the fragrance and increase the crispy taste of shredded lentils.