1. Chayote is both a fruit and a vegetable. Chayote is also called Qianjin melon, Heshou melon, Gassho melon, etc. It is the fruit of the genus Chayote of the Cucurbitaceae family. It is most common in Yunnan, Guizhou, Zhejiang, Guangdong, Fujian and other places in my country. In some areas, chayote is customarily regarded as a It is grown as a vegetable for consumption; chayote has a crisp and tender taste, a slightly sweet taste, and a lot of juice. Some people also eat it as a fruit.

2. How to make chayote

(1) Cold chayote

Ingredients: 1 chayote, 3 cloves of garlic, 1 teaspoon of salt, light soy sauce 1 tablespoon, 1 tablespoon chili oil, 1 tablespoon pepper oil.

Wash and peel the chayote, cut into shreds, then add water to the pot and bring to a boil. After the water boils, add 2 tablespoons of cooking oil, then put the chayote into the pot and blanch it until it is raw. Take it out immediately, then rinse it with cold water, then take it out and drain it, then transfer it to a larger soup basin, add minced garlic, 1 teaspoon salt, 1 tablespoon chili oil, 1 tablespoon pepper oil, and use chopsticks Stir evenly and that’s it!

(2) Stir-fried chayote

Ingredients: 2 chayote, 2 millet peppers, 1 teaspoon salt.

Slice the millet pepper, wash and peel the chayote, remove the seeds and cut into slices, then heat the pan with oil, add the millet pepper, then pour the chayote into the pot, and stir-fry over high heat , then add 1 teaspoon of salt, pour in an appropriate amount of water, stir-fry evenly, then cover the pot and simmer over medium heat for 5 minutes. After 5 minutes, uncover the pot and stir-fry a few more times to get it out of the pot!

(3) Spicy and sour fried chayote

Ingredients: 2 chayote, 5 cloves of garlic, 5 dried chili peppers, 1 teaspoon of salt, 1 teaspoon of chicken essence, and 1 teaspoon of mature vinegar.

Break the dried chili peppers into two halves, then wash the chayote, peel it, and cut it into slices. Slice the garlic and set aside. Then add oil to the pot and heat it, then add the dried chili peppers and garlic to the pot. Stir-fry over low heat to get the spicy flavor, then pour the chayote into the pot, stir-fry evenly over high heat, then add 1 teaspoon of salt, 1 teaspoon of chicken essence, add half a bowl of water, then stir-fry evenly, cover the pot and simmer 3 minutes, then add 1 tablespoon of aged vinegar, stir-fry evenly and serve!

(4) Stir-fried pork belly with chayote

Ingredients: 2 chayote, 100 grams of pork belly, 1 piece of carrot, appropriate amount of oil, 1 green onion, 1 piece of ginger, 3 cloves of garlic , 1 tsp salt, 1 tbsp cooking wine, 1 tsp dark soy sauce, 1 tbsp oyster sauce.

Peel off the skin of the chayote and cut it into slices. Pour a small amount of oil into the pot, add the pork belly and stir-fry. At the same time, add onions, ginger, garlic, cooking wine, a little dark soy sauce and salt. Take it out and set aside. Pour oil into the pot, add chayote and stir-fry, add shredded carrots, add salt and stir-fry. Finally, add the fried pork belly, add oyster sauce and stir-fry evenly before serving.