How to make potato buns:

Ingredients: several potatoes, two tomatoes, green onions, ginger, garlic, a little chili pepper, and spicy oil

1. Peel the potatoes, wash them, and set aside

2. Cut the potatoes into small pieces and squeeze them into foam in a food processor (people in northern Shaanxi traditionally grind them on a fine hole-shaped grater. , but slower).

3. Pour the potato foam and water into the cage, squeeze out the water, and repeat several times until the potato foam looks very white. In addition, do not pour out the water that has been used to rinse the potato foam. Wait until the starch inside settles to the bottom of the basin, then slowly pour out the water. Then pour the potato starch settled on the bottom of the basin into the rinsed potato foam, and stir it with your hands. Evenly and set aside.

4. Place a cage cloth on the steamer, and after the water boils, shape the potato paste prepared earlier into balls like balls and put them in the steamer at any time (or cut them into slices). Steam for twelve to thirteen minutes and turn off the heat.

5. Seasoned sauce. How to make tomato sauce. 1. Wash the tomatoes and cut them into small pieces. Wash and cut the onions, ginger, garlic and peppers and set aside. 2. Pour oil into the pot. After the oil is hot, add the onion, ginger, garlic and pepper sauce into the pot and stir until fragrant. Prepare small pieces of tomatoes, pour in salt, and turn off the heat when the tomatoes become juice.

6. Put the potato buns into a bowl and pour in the prepared tomato sauce, spicy oil, minced garlic, etc.

Potato means potato, and people in northern Shaanxi are used to calling it potato. Northern Shaanxi is rich in potatoes, and people in northern Shaanxi also like to eat potatoes. Mother-in-law and daughter-in-law in northern Shaanxi can make a whole table of dishes with potatoes, and one of them is potato buns, which are chewy, refreshing and delicious.

Effects and functions of potatoes

1. Supplement nutrition and can be used as staple food

Potatoes are rich in vitamins and trace elements such as calcium and potassium, and are easy to digest Absorbed, rich in nutrients. It can supply a large amount of heat energy to the human body. Potatoes and whole milk alone are enough for people to maintain life and health. In European and American countries, especially North America, potatoes have long become the second staple food.

2. Hezhong nourishes the stomach, strengthens the spleen and removes dampness

Potatoes contain a large amount of starch, protein, B vitamins, vitamin C, etc., which can promote the digestive function of the spleen and stomach.

3. Intestinal laxative

Potatoes contain a large amount of dietary fiber, which can laxative in the intestine, help the body excrete metabolic toxins in time, prevent constipation, and prevent the occurrence of intestinal diseases.

3. Reduce blood sugar, lipids, and beautify the skin

Potatoes can supply the human body with a large amount of mucus protein that has special protective effects. It can promote the lubrication of the digestive tract, respiratory tract, joint cavity, and serosal cavity, prevent cardiovascular and systemic fat deposition, maintain the elasticity of blood vessels, and help prevent the occurrence of atherosclerosis. Potatoes are also an alkaline vegetable, which is beneficial to the acid-base balance in the body and neutralizes the acidic substances produced after metabolism in the body, thus having certain beautifying and anti-aging effects. People who eat potatoes regularly are healthy and age slowly.

4. Diuretic and reduce swelling

The potassium contained in potatoes can replace sodium in the body and excrete sodium from the body, which is beneficial to the recovery of patients with hypertension and nephritis edema.

5. Lose weight

Among the foods rich in dietary fiber, potatoes are a relatively rare food that also contains a large amount of vitamins and minerals. Each 148 grams of potatoes produces only 100 calories. Calories, real starch content is less than 2, and only contains 0.1 fat, which can effectively control the total fat intake in people's daily diet.

6. Beauty and skin care

Potatoes are very good at caring for the skin and maintaining the appearance. Fresh potato juice is applied directly to the face, and the whitening effect is very significant. Human skin is easily sunburned and tanned in hot summer days. Potato juice has an obvious effect on clearing spots without any side effects. Potatoes also have significant beautifying effects on the skin around the eyes. Slice cooked potatoes and place them on your eyes to reduce puffiness of bags under the eyes. Cut potatoes into slices and apply them on the face, which has good effects on skin care and reducing wrinkles. Young people's skin has strong oil secretion and is often troubled by pimples and acne. Applying cotton dipped in fresh potato juice to the affected area can solve this problem.