Value of winter melon:

Winter melon contains propanedioic acid, which can effectively inhibit the conversion of sugar into fat. Winter melon is very suitable for people who want to lose weight. Eating winter melon in summer is a good choice. Winter melon is cool in nature and can clear away heat and relieve summer heat. For example, winter melon tea is a good drink. Winter melon is suitable for people with cancer, high blood pressure, kidney disease, and edema, but it is not suitable for people with weak spleen and stomach. People eat it, so not everyone is suitable for eating winter melon. How to make stewed duck with winter melon:

Preparation materials: winter melon, old duck, ginger, dendrobium, soybeans, salt, cornstarch;

First, cut the duck meat, here The duck meat chosen is old duck meat, because old duck meat is more tough, and the soup takes a longer time, so the two can be neutralized well. Put the duck meat into the pot, add a lot of water, remember the water. Be sure to cover the duck meat, then add ginger and cook for about fifteen minutes.

Then, wait until the water in the pot starts to boil before adding the winter melon. Cut the winter melon into thick slices and then put it into the pot. Add a little cornstarch. If the pot is too small, you cannot put all the winter melon in. , you can put it into the pot in batches, because the cooked winter melon will become smaller, so we don’t have to worry about not finishing the winter melon.

Finally, after the winter melon and duck meat have been cooked for fifteen minutes, you can add an appropriate amount of salt and stir evenly with a spoon. Then you can try the taste. After all, it is a big pot of soup. I don’t know if the salt is enough, so you might as well give it a try! A pot of delicious winter melon and old duck soup is ready. It is always good to drink more soup in summer. Drinking soup has a diuretic effect, and adding winter melon will make it even more diuretic and antipyretic. How to make stuffed winter melon:

Preparation materials: a winter melon, meat, cornstarch, salt

The first step is to peel the winter melon and cut it into thick pieces, and then add it to the Make a cut in the middle. Remember not to cut the winter melon, which is equivalent to leaving a gap to stuff the meat inside. You can first cut many pieces of winter melon in the middle and then set them aside.

The second step is to chop the meat into minced meat. If you have the conditions, you can use a meat grinder, the effect will be better. As for what kind of meat is better, you can use pork or fish. Okay, you can also mix the two together, then add the cornstarch and mix evenly and add a little oil. Why do you need to add cornstarch? Because cornstarch can make the meat smooth and tender, and cornstarch has a binding effect, when stuffing the meat into the winter melon, it can make the meat stick to the winter melon better.

The third step is to stuff the meat into the winter melon. This step is not particularly complicated, but it needs to be made repeatedly. When you make it at home, you can let your family do it together, which will be faster, right? Now, be sure to add a little oil to the surface of the plate on which the winter melon is placed, so that it won't stick during steaming. Finally, pour an appropriate amount of water into the pot, take a rack, put the plate on it, and steam for ten seconds. It'll be done in about five minutes.

This stuffed winter melon tastes fresh and sweet, and children will also like to eat it. You can make more at one time. If you can’t finish it, you can put it in the refrigerator. As long as it doesn’t taste bad, you can eat it normally the next day.