In a busy life, a warm dinner is a rare treat for middle-aged couples. Although our dinner was only three courses, it was full of flavors of life.
When I went to the vegetable market after work, I only bought a small piece of pork for 5 yuan and 5 yuan, considering that it was not suitable for my health to eat more meat. Half of the eggplant is made with minced meat, and the eggplant is steamed first and then fried with minced meat to reduce the use of oil and retain the flavor. Half a pound of eggplant is 2 yuan. The other half of the pork is made into meatball soup with loofah and deer antler mushrooms. In hot and humid weather, the loofah is refreshing, and the deer antler mushroom is nutritious, and a loofah costs 2 yuan. Stir-fry another handful of choy sum, 3 yuan. Vegetables are rich in vitamins and dietary fiber, which are good for digestion.
The three-course meal is quick to make and takes about 30 minutes to complete. It costs only more than 20 yuan, but it is comfortable and satisfying. In an era of soaring prices, this is a rare occurrence. Eat at home, be healthy and affordable, and live with heart.
【Minced eggplant】
【Ingredients for minced meat and eggplant】
Eggplant: 250 grams
Minced pork: 100 grams
Ginger and garlic: to taste, millet spicy: 1 piece, green onion: a little,
Cooking wine, pepper, light soy sauce, oyster sauce, salt, sugar and starch: to taste.
【Preparation of minced meat and eggplant】
Step 1: Cut the pork into small pieces, chop the minced meat, add cooking wine, pepper, light soy sauce and starch to the minced meat, and grasp well.
Step 2: Wash the eggplant and remove the stem, cut it into long strips, steam it in a steamer for 10 minutes, and steam the eggplant until it is cooked. If you use a steamer, add the eggplant and steam for 8 minutes.
Step 3: Heat oil in a pot, stir-fry the ginger and garlic over low heat, add the minced meat and stir-fry quickly.
Step 4: Stir-fry the minced meat until it changes color, add the eggplant strips and stir-fry a few times.
Step 5: Add light soy sauce, oyster sauce, sugar and salt, stir-fry a few times, add millet spicy and green onions, and stir-fry evenly.
【Tips】
First: The minced meat can be marinated for a while to enhance the flavor.
Second: Adjust the seasoning according to personal taste, and add a little granulated sugar to enhance freshness.
【Loofah deer antler mushroom meatball soup】
【Ingredients for loofah, deer antler mushroom meatball soup】
Loofah: 1 stick, deer antler mushroom: appropriate amount,
Minced pork: 100 grams, garlic: 1 clove,
Cooking wine, salt, pepper, sweet potato starch: to taste.
【Preparation of loofah deer antler mushroom meatball soup】
Step 1: Soak dried deer antler mushrooms in warm water for 10 minutes or more, peel the loofah and cut into hob pieces. Add cooking wine, pepper, salt and sweet potato starch to the minced meat, and grasp the minced meat and seasonings well to make small balls.
Step 2: Heat the oil in a wok and add the garlic and deer antler mushrooms, and fry the deer antler mushrooms dry.
Step 3: Add the loofah and stir-fry it together until it breaks raw.
Step 4: Add a large bowl of water and bring to a boil over high heat to soften the loofah.
Step 5: Add the small meatballs, cover and cook for 3 to 5 minutes.
Step 6: Cook the meatballs, season with salt and serve in a bowl.
【Tips】
First: In addition to loofah and meatballs, you can replace deer antler mushrooms with other mushrooms, or you can add tender tofu to increase the nutritional value and enhance the taste.
Second: It is best to peel and cut the loofah into hob pieces before frying, because the loofah is easy to oxidize and turn black.
This simple dinner embodies our love for life. Simple ingredients, careful cooking, so that every bite is full of happiness. The life of middle-aged couples does not need to be luxurious, manage their lives with heart, start from every meal, and enjoy the beauty in this plain.