Thin strips like kelp are Undaria pinnatifida. It belongs to marine algae, and its green leaves are pinnate lobes. The leaves are thinner than kelp and look like a big broken sunflower fan. Different from kelp, it is deeply split and nepotized, hence the name Undaria pinnatifida. The larvae of Undaria pinnatifida are very similar to kelp, but the shape when they grow up is obviously different from kelp. Undaria pinnatifida is distributed all over China's coastal areas, with Shengsi as the most. Undaria pinnatifida is an annual brown algae, which can be eaten and used to extract industrial raw materials.

Compared with kelp, Undaria pinnatifida contains more iodine and is rich in trace elements such as amino acids and crude fiber, which is extremely beneficial to children's bone and intellectual development. It is said that Undaria pinnatifida has become a necessary food for foreign children and students. Undaria pinnatifida is also deeply loved by women because of its high nutrition, low calorie, weight loss, intestinal cleansing, skin care, anti-aging and other effects.

Undaria salad

Ingredients: Undaria pinnatifida, garlic, sesame, Chili noodles, pepper, star anise, fragrant leaves, cooking oil, soy sauce, balsamic vinegar, soy sauce, white sugar, millet pepper and leek.

step

1. Undaria pinnatifida is soaked in clear water until it swells, and each leaf is cleaned, usually containing fine sand.

2. Cut the soaked Undaria into appropriate sizes, boil the water in the pot, boil it, and add the Undaria several times. The blanching time should not exceed 1 min, and the blanching time is long and the Undaria pinnatifida tastes soft and rotten.

3. Put the blanched Undaria pinnatifida into cold water. This will keep it crisp and smooth.

4. Prepare universal sauce. Pour minced garlic, sesame seeds and Chili noodles into a bowl, stir-fry the cooking oil in the pot with pepper, star anise and fragrant leaves, pour the hot oil into the Chili noodle bowl, stir while pouring, add soy sauce, balsamic vinegar, soy sauce, oyster sauce, sugar, millet pepper and coriander and mix well. For the detailed steps of sauce, please refer to the previous article.

5. Drain the Undaria pinnatifida, add the sauce and add it according to the amount of Undaria pinnatifida.

Is Undaria eaten raw or cooked?

Cook and eat.

Some ingredients in life can be eaten raw, but Undaria pinnatifida does not belong to this category. It must be cooked before eating, because Undaria pinnatifida, as a marine algae plant, is rich in dietary fiber, which is not easy to digest and bite when eaten raw. Moreover, Undaria pinnatifida will have a fishy smell, which is difficult for the general population to accept. If eaten in the stomach, it will be difficult to digest and increase the burden on the intestines. If its spleen and stomach are poor, it will increase the burden on the intestines. Therefore, Undaria pinnatifida can't be eaten raw, and it is usually cooked before eating, even if it is cold, it is first boiled and then mixed.

How long can Undaria be cooked?

If you want to cook Undaria pinnatifida, you need to pay attention to controlling the cooking time. If the cooking time is too short, it will not be cooked. If cooked for too long, it will affect the taste. So how long is it better to cook Undaria pinnatifida?

Generally speaking, how long it takes to cook Undaria pinnatifida depends on whether it has been soaked. If it's unheated, unheated, unheated, unheated, unheated, unheated, unheated, unheated, unheated, unheated, unheated, unheated, unheated, unheated, unheated, unheated, unheated, unheated, unheated, unheated, unheated, unheated, unheated, unheated, unheated, unheated, and unheated in SAIC for 0/5 minutes. But if it is Undaria pinnatifida after soaking in water, it can be eaten after cooking for 5 minutes. Usually cooked until Undaria pinnatifida can be bitten or tastes right.