Nowadays, people pay attention to health preservation, and as the saying goes, "eat buds in spring, melons in summer, fruits in autumn, and roots in winter", which is what Chinese medicine says, "people are born with the qi of heaven and earth, and the law of the four seasons", therefore, a bunch of tonic medicines in summer, it is better to eat it once in 3 days, lower blood sugar and blood pressure, and prevent gout, but unfortunately too few people know.
I'm talking about "pumpkin" here, or freshly picked tender pumpkin, the skin of the melon is green, fragrant and delicious, the quality is better than that of zucchini, and it is the most beautiful gift of nature in summer.
Pumpkin in summer is a good thing, small and tender pumpkin, rich in vitamin A and antioxidants, help reduce the risk of retinopathy, prevent night blindness, reduce the possibility of vision loss caused by age, secondly, there is also a blood sugar and blood pressure, gout, digestion effect, is very suitable for middle-aged and elderly people to eat regularly.
So this summer, middle-aged and elderly people should not be too frugal, and eat more of this tender pumpkin to be healthy.
1. Tender pumpkin
Recommended recipe: Stir-fried tender pumpkin
Main ingredients: tender pumpkin, green onion, ginger and garlic, millet spicy, green and red pepper
Here's how:
1. Prepare two fresh pumpkins, add a spoonful of salt to them, pour in a large bowl of water to cover the pumpkin, wash it for the first time, change the water to clean it 2 more times, and after washing, control the water and take it out.
2. Put the washed tender pumpkin on the board, do not peel it, directly cut off a little bit, and then cut it into four small parts, and then cut off the melon pulp, so that the fried pumpkin is not easy to get out of the water, and then cut it into thin slices with an oblique knife, after cutting, pour it into a bowl for later use.
3. Add a spoonful of salt to the pumpkin slices, grasp it by hand and mix evenly, so that each piece of pumpkin can be coated with edible salt, and set aside to marinate for about 20 minutes.
4. Prepare more garlic, chop it into minced garlic, try to chop it a little finer, and then prepare a piece of ginger, also cut it into minced pieces, then take out a few millet peppers, cut them into small rings, and finally take out a handful of washed shallots, cut the green onions into chopped green onions, and put them together with ginger and garlic and millet peppers for later use.
5. Prepare a red pepper and a green pepper, clean it, remove the pepper seeds, and then cut them into small pieces with a knife, and pour them into a bowl for later use.
6. Start to mix the sauce, add a spoonful of light soy sauce, a spoonful of oyster sauce, a small amount of salt, a little chicken essence, a small amount of pepper, 1 spoon of sugar, and then pour a small bowl of water, stir well with a spoon, and put it aside for later use.
7. At this time, the small pumpkin is also pickled with a lot of water, so that the pumpkin tastes more crisp and tender, add water to it, and clean it simply, if it is not cleaned, it will be too salty to fry it, clean it 2-3 times, squeeze out the water and put it aside for later use.
8. Get out of the pot, add a small amount of cooking oil, after the oil is hot, pour in the ginger and garlic, millet spicy, turn on high heat and quickly fry the fragrance, then pour in the green and red peppers, continue to fry over high heat until broken, and then pour the small pumpkin into it, and stir-fry evenly over high heat.
9. Next, pour the seasoned sauce into it, continue to stir-fry it quickly on high heat, so that the pumpkin can fully absorb the flavor, so that a tender and delicious little pumpkin is ready.
10. The tender pumpkin fried in this way tastes crisp and refreshing, appetizing and delicious, and it will not come out of the water, if everyone likes my practice, you can collect it and try it.
Conclusion: There are a bunch of tonics, it is better to eat it once every 3 days to lower blood sugar and blood pressure, and prevent gout, but unfortunately there are too few people who know, it is recommended to know more.
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