As the saying goes, "When autumn comes, pumpkins are pretty." After autumn, pumpkins gradually grow from emerald green to golden, with less water and more sugar, making them sweet, soft and delicious. Gao Tuqi, a scholar of the Qing Dynasty, said this in Beishu Baoweng Record: "The older the pumpkin is, the better it is. It is better to use Zizhan's method of cooking Huangzhou pork, with less water and slow fire, steaming until it is very cooked, the taste is sweet and greasy, and it is extremely delicious." "Fragrant", it can be seen that people at that time already knew how to eat pumpkin, and it has been a well-loved good ingredient since ancient times.
Pumpkins will not grow insects during the planting process, so there is no need to spray pesticides. The pumpkin skin has been baptized by wind and rain and contains rich nutrients. It is rich in pectin and has adhesive properties, which can remove toxins, heavy metals, etc. from the body and play a detoxifying role. Pumpkin is bright and warm in color, and its nature is also mild. Therefore, we often eat foods made with pumpkin in the cold autumn and winter, which will make us feel warm and comfortable both visually and in our stomachs.
Food and love are the only things in the world that cannot be disappointed. Every delicacy has its own unique taste! Here are the super simple steps to make "Rock Candy Pumpkin" for everyone! Autumn is a good time to nourish your body. A bowl of pumpkin with rock sugar is so simple. It is a rare steamed dish in Sichuan cuisine. It can be used as a staple food or as a perfect after-dinner dessert. Lycium barbarum nourishes the liver and kidneys, moistens the lungs and improves eyesight. Rock sugar is beneficial to the body. It can relieve qi, relieve cough and reduce phlegm, pumpkin can detoxify and nourish the skin, strengthen the spleen and stomach, it all adds up!
1. Remove the flesh from the pumpkin and slice it into finger-thick slices. 2. Spread two layers on the bottom of the bowl and sprinkle with rock sugar. Lay it horizontally and diagonally to make the top layer look good. 3. Place pumpkin on top, arrange in rows, and sprinkle with wolfberries. 4. Steam in cold water for half an hour. Remember to bring the lid! 5. After steaming, don’t forget that pumpkin soup is the most nutritious.
Pay more attention during the cooking process. If you feel that there is not enough water, you can add a little more. Do not burn the pot dry. Choose pumpkin with a texture that is more delicious. Pumpkin is warm, sweet and glutinous, and chews like chestnut. After being soaked with rock sugar water, it becomes even sweeter and tastes more like a small dessert.