In July, it was the height of summer. In traditional Chinese health, there is a saying: "If you eat a melon in July, you don't need to catch traditional Chinese medicine." This sentence shows the importance of summer food supplements, and the "one melon" here refers to winter melon. In the hot summer, winter melon can not only help us cool down and relieve the heat, but also has a variety of health benefits, allowing us to enjoy food while maintaining health.
Winter melon, as a common summer vegetable, has become a frequent guest on the table of many families because of its high moisture and low calorie characteristics. Winter melon is rich in vitamin C, dietary fiber, minerals and a variety of beneficial phytochemicals, which have multiple health effects:
1. Diuresis and swelling: Winter melon is rich in potassium, which can help the body excrete excess sodium, thus playing a diuretic and swelling reduction role.
2. Relieve heat and cool down: Winter melon is cool, has the effect of clearing heat and detoxifying, quenching heat and quenching thirst, and is very suitable for consumption in summer.
3. Promote digestion: Winter melon is rich in dietary fiber, which can promote gastrointestinal peristalsis, help digestion, and prevent constipation.
4. Beauty: Vitamin C rich in winter melon has an antioxidant effect, which helps to delay aging and maintain the health and radiance of the skin.
Recommended recipe: Yellow clam meat and winter melon egg soup
Ingredients: 300 grams of winter melon, 200 grams of yellow clam meat, 2 eggs, 2 slices of ginger, appropriate amount of chopped green onion, appropriate amount of salt, 1 tablespoon of cooking wine
Specific steps:
1. Prepare the ingredients: Peel and seed the winter melon and cut it into thin slices. Clean the clams, cook until they open, and then remove the meat for later use. Beat the eggs into egg mixture, fry them in the pan, and set aside.
2. Cook the soup: leave a small amount of base oil in the pot, add ginger slices and stir-fry until fragrant, add winter melon slices, stir-fry evenly, add an appropriate amount of water, boil over high heat, turn down the heat and cook until the winter melon is translucent, add yellow clam meat and eggs, and finally add salt to taste, sprinkle with chopped green onions.
This yellow clam meat winter melon egg soup, the soup is delicious, cool and relieves the heat, the fragrance of winter melon and the freshness of yellow clam meat complement each other, and the egg increases the taste level. As a home-cooked soup in summer, it is not only appetizing, but also rich in nutrients.
Recommended recipe 2: Steamed shrimp with winter melon vermicelli
Ingredients: 400 grams of winter melon, 200 grams of fresh shrimp, 50 grams of longkou vermicelli, appropriate amount of salt, 1 tablespoon of cooking wine, 1 tablespoon of light soy sauce, 1 tablespoon of oyster sauce, appropriate amount of sesame oil
The steps are as follows:
1. Prepare the ingredients: Peel the winter melon and cut it into thin slices. Longkou vermicelli soaked soft and set aside. After marinating the shrimp with salt and cooking wine for 10 minutes, cut into small pieces.
2. Seasoning: Place the melon slices around the plate, put the soaked longkou vermicelli in the middle, and then place the marinated shrimp on top of the vermicelli. Mix light soy sauce, oyster sauce and sesame oil into a sauce, pour evenly over the winter melon slices and shrimp, put the plate into the steamer, and steam for 10 minutes after the water boils.
This steamed shrimp dish with winter melon vermicelli is bright in color and fragrant. Winter melon absorbs the umami of shrimp and the aroma of seasonings, and the taste is richer. The vermicelli is soft and tender, contrasting with the texture of winter melon and shrimp, making it a nutritious and delicious dish that is easy to make.
Recommended recipe 3: Winter melon and pork stuffed dumplings
Winter melon and pork dumplings are a traditional Chinese delicacy that is loved for their delicious filling and plump texture.
Ingredients: 300 grams of winter melon, 200 grams of minced pork, appropriate amount of minced ginger, appropriate amount of chopped green onion, appropriate amount of salt, 1 tablespoon of soy sauce, 1 tablespoon of sesame oil, appropriate amount of cooking oil, appropriate amount of dumpling skin.
Detailed instructions:
1. Prepare the ingredients: peel and remove the seeds of the winter melon, first cut into thin strips, cut into small cubes, marinate with salt for 10 minutes, then squeeze out the water and set aside.
2. Adjust the filling: Mix the diced winter melon with the pork filling, add minced ginger, chopped green onion, salt, soy sauce, cooking oil and sesame oil, and stir well.
3. Wrapping dumplings: Take a dumpling wrapper, put in an appropriate amount of winter melon and pork filling, fold it in half and seal it tightly, and wrap all the dumplings in turn. Add water to a pot and bring to a boil, add the dumplings, cook until the dumplings float, and continue to cook for 3 minutes to remove them.
The dumplings stuffed with winter melon and pork are delicious and juicy, and the sweetness of winter melon is perfectly combined with the tenderness of pork. You can feel the natural flavor of the ingredients in every bite, and at the same time, they are rich in nutrients, which is an indispensable delicacy on the summer table.
Winter melon is not only affordable, but also a rare health product in summer. Through the above three simple and easy-to-make winter melon dishes, we can enjoy the food while getting rich nutrition and health protection. Let's spend a cool and healthy summer with winter melon!
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