Amaranth's predecessor is a kind of wild vegetable, which is similar to spinach. It contains a lot of oxalic acid. It is very convenient to stir-fry directly, but it will have a astringent taste when you eat it, because the oxalic acid in it will affect our body's absorption of calcium, so when cooking amaranth, it is best to blanch it with water.

First, prepare a proper amount of amaranth, rinse it with clear water, drain the water and put it aside for later use. Bring the pot to boil with more water. After the water boils, put the washed amaranth into the pot, and a small amount of salt can be added to the pot to protect the green color of amaranth from discoloration.

After the water in the pot is boiled, pour the amaranth into the pot. It doesn't take too long to boil the water. You don't need to wait until the water in the pot is boiled again. When you find that the color of the amaranth has changed and the leaves have softened, you can take it out of the pot. The time is very short. Just take it out and put it on the plate for later use.

Blanched amaranth can be cooled in cold water or directly used for cooking. Heat the oil in the pan, add the garlic after the oil is hot, stir-fry the garlic until fragrant, then add the blanched amaranth into the pan and stir-fry for a minute or two, then add salt to taste.

Amaranth in the bud stage tastes very good, and its roots can be eaten together. The fried vegetables are slightly sweet, and the taste is very similar to spinach. The fried amaranth has shrunk very seriously. After buying a handful, the fried vegetables are only a small plate.

There are many ways to cook amaranth, besides stir-frying, you can also stew soup. Amaranth is different from ordinary vegetables, and it can taste like wild vegetables, so it is more delicious than ordinary vegetables, and it also has an astringent taste, so it is best to eat it after blanching.

If you want to eat amaranth, it is best to eat it in spring. At this time, amaranth is still very fresh and tender. After entering summer, amaranth grows faster, and it is very easy to get old. Then the tissue inside the stem will be fibrotic and the taste will be very poor.

Mustard leaves are relatively wide, but it is also very easy to attract bugs. If there are bugs, they will grow eggs on the leaves of amaranth, so when you clean amaranth, you must clean the back of the leaves.

Amaranth is very common now, but it is also a kind of nutritious and delicious vegetable, which contains a variety of minerals and vitamins, with a very high content, and also contains a lot of crude fiber. Eating amaranth often can promote digestion, and the content of calcium and iron in amaranth is very high, so it can supplement calcium if eaten often.