Eat more of these 6 kinds of melons in summer, clear heat and relieve summer heat, replenish water and moisturise dryness, and adapt to the season's 'top quack'

"Eat buds in spring and melons in summer, everyone praises the flexibility of legs and feet", then why do you say that? Because the older generation thinks that most melons and vegetables are slender and long, shaped like legs, many elderly people think that "using the shape to complement the shape", eating more melons is good for legs and feet. In fact, from a natural factor, summer It is the season when all kinds of melons are on the market, such as loofah, cucumber, bitter gourd, cucumber, etc., melons are rich in nutrients, and in summer there is a saying of "bitter summer", I want to eat some seasonal ingredients to supplement nutrition, Adapt to the season and spend the summer better and healthier;

Let me share with you 6 common melon foods, and share their common practices. Each one has its own unique nutritional value. Friends who like it can try it!

1. [Cucumber]

Cucumbers are known as "popular melons in summer", because summer is the season for cucumbers to be on the market. Cucumbers are good and cheap. The price is about 1-2 yuan per pound. Cucumbers can be eaten directly as fruits, or fried or cold. You can make pickled cucumbers. In short, there are many ways to eat them. Eating cucumbers often in summer has the effect of clearing heat and quenching thirst, diverting water and reducing swelling. Because cucumbers have good water content, they also contain fruit acids, colloids and biologically active enzymes, which can promote the body’s metabolism; Share with you the most common practice of cold cucumbers - mustard cucumbers;

[raw materials] cucumber, mustard, soy sauce;

【The practice of mustard cucumber】

1. Prepare 2-3 iced cucumbers, clean the skins, leave a little cucumber skin on them when peeling, not only the color will be more beautiful, but the taste will be more crispy. Cut the cucumbers into about a finger-length length, or you can decide the length according to your own preferences. After the cut cucumbers are cut in half, then cut in half and cut into thumb-thick cucumber strips;

2. Place the sliced ​​cucumber strips on the plate, so that the cucumbers are ready, prepare a seasoning bowl, squeeze an appropriate amount of mustard into the bowl, pour in an appropriate amount of soy sauce, stir well, and the dipping sauce is ready;

3. Dip the cucumber strips in the sauce, the spicy taste and the crispness of the cucumber burst out in the mouth, which is a very magical taste;

2. 【Luffa】

Loofah is known as the "beauty melon" in summer, because loofah contains B vitamins that prevent skin aging, as well as vitamin C that can increase the skin. In fact, the role of loofah is much more than that. Many people eat loofah in summer because It has the effect of clearing heat and relieving summer heat, and the method is simple. You can boil it or fry it, and the taste is excellent. Let me share with you a method of rolling loofah soup;

[raw materials] loofah, eggs, pork, corn starch, edible oil, salt;

【Recipe of Raw Rolled Loofah Soup】

1. Prepare loofah, pork and eggs. After the pork is cut into slices, it needs to be marinated, so that the boiled meat will be tender. Put the meat slices in a bowl, add a little water and stir first, and stir until the pork is completely absorbed by the water. , start seasoning, add a little salt, soy sauce, starch, mix well, and finally add a little cooking oil, which can lock the moisture in the meat slices, not only make the meat slices more tender, but also make the meat slices better. open;

2. Prepare shredded ginger and garlic slices. The shredded ginger can remove the fishy smell of pork and eggs, and the garlic slices can add fragrance; peel the loofah, cut off the head and tail, and cut it into hob pieces. After the loofah is cut, it is easy to oxidize and change color. immersed in water;

3. Heat the pot, add an appropriate amount of cooking oil, the oil temperature is 50% hot, add the eggs, fry the bottom side until it is set and then turn over. After the eggs are completely fried on both sides until they are set, divide it into small pieces with a spatula, add the prepared Shredded ginger and garlic slices, stir fry until fragrant. After frying, add loofah and continue to stir fry. After stirring evenly, pour in hot water, boil over high heat, and pour in hot water to make the color of the loofah soup milky white, fast Boil it to prevent the loofah from discoloring;

4. After the loofah soup is boiled over high heat, add a spoonful of salt to taste, turn to low heat and add the marinated meat slices, wait for the meat slices to change color and then stir gently to avoid the meat slices from desizing. After the meat slices change color, turn on the high heat and cook the soup again. Turn on and turn off the heat, and the delicious raw loofah soup is finished;

3. [Winter Gourd]

As the saying goes: "One winter melon and three treasures are good for your health if you eat it often." Winter melon is known as "the first melon in summer". It is still high, and the potassium content is also very high. Eating it often in summer can prevent potassium deficiency caused by excessive sweating in summer; let me share with you a recipe for winter melon and barley ribs soup;

[raw materials] wax gourd, barley, spare ribs, ginger slices, cooking wine;

【Recipe of winter melon and barley ribs soup】

1. A piece of wax gourd, fried barley and an appropriate amount of spare ribs, chop the prepared spare ribs into small pieces, clean and set aside;

2. Blanch the ribs, add water to the pot, add the ribs, ginger slices and cooking wine to cold water, boil over high heat, skim off the foam on the surface after boiling, continue to cook for 2 minutes, remove and wash in warm water;

3. Add the blanched ribs, fried barley and ginger slices to the casserole, add an appropriate amount of warm water, add enough water at one time, avoid adding water in the middle, turn on high heat, and cook on high heat for 5 minutes after the water boils, then turn Simmer for 40 minutes;

4. Prepare the wax gourd when stewing. After the wax gourd is peeled and seeded, clean it and cut it into slightly thicker wax gourd slices;

5. After the ribs are stewed, the soup in the pot is obviously reduced. Poke it with chopsticks, the ribs are soft and rotten, add wax gourd slices and a little salt, bring to a boil, turn to low heat and cook for 5 minutes after boiling, turn off the heat and turn off the heat. pot;

6. The nutritious but not greasy winter melon and barley ribs soup is completed;

4. [Gourd]

Gourd is also a common type of summer melon vegetables. It is also called Pu gourd in many places. Its taste is crisp, tender and refreshing, similar to the taste of watermelon skin. Gourd has high nutritional value and contains a lot of potassium. Elements, carotene, minerals, calcium, selenium and other trace elements are low in calories and can also be diuretic. Often eating a little in summer has the effect of clearing heat and relieving summer heat. It is one of the affordable summer ingredients. Let me share with you a fried gourd. practice;

[raw materials] gourd, garlic, ginger, millet spicy, edible oil;

【The practice of stir-frying gourd】

1. The gourds bought or picked should be cooked as soon as possible, they will be more tender, crispy and sweet. The gourds should be peeled off, cleaned and cut in half. The seeds inside are relatively old. cut into thin strips;

2. Put the cut gourd in a large basin, add a spoonful of salt, stir well, put it aside and marinate for 20 minutes to half an hour, remove the excess water in the gourd, after the gourd is marinated for half an hour, Some water is out, add an appropriate amount of water to the water gourd, rinse off part of the salt, squeeze out the water, and set aside;

3. Heat the pot, add an appropriate amount of cooking oil, the oil temperature is 50% hot, add ginger, garlic, and millet spicy, stir fry until fragrant, after frying until fragrant, add gourd and continue to stir fry;

4. Stir-fry until the gourd becomes soft, add a spoonful of salt to taste, stir-fry until the seasoning dissolves, and serve on a plate; the delicious fried gourd is completed;

Five, 【Bitter Gourd】

Bitter melon is one of the most common ingredients in summer. It is said that "it is bitter in summer, and bitter in summer is not bitter", so bitter melon has become the most popular "bitter" in summer. Bitter melon has high nutritional value and is rich in Vitamins, dietary fiber, a variety of mineral elements, carotene, potassium, sodium, calcium and other trace elements, often eating bitter gourd in summer can relieve heat, and also have the effect of clearing heat and purging fire; let me share with you a bitter gourd fried pork slices practice;

[raw materials] bitter gourd, sliced ​​meat, spicy millet, garlic, salt, cooking oil, soy sauce, oyster sauce, sugar;

【Recipe of fried pork slices with bitter gourd】

1. Wash the bitter gourd that you bought home. After cleaning, cut off the head and tail, cut it in half, and use a spoon to scoop out the white flesh inside. If you want less bitterness, you must use a spoon to scrape the white film inside. , after removing the white film, clean it, cut it into slices, and prepare some ingredients, sliced ​​lean meat, millet and spicy rings, minced garlic;

2. Marinate the prepared lean meat, so that the fried meat will be more tender, add a little water and cooking wine, stir until the water and cooking wine are completely absorbed, add a little salt, soy sauce, oyster sauce, sugar for freshness, corn Starch, mix well, set aside to marinate;

3. Boil water in a pot, add a little salt and cooking oil after the water boils, put the sliced ​​bitter gourd in, wait for the water to boil again and take it out, put the bitter gourd after blanching in cold water to cool it, and blanch the water Bitter melon can reduce bitterness;

4. Heat the pot, add cooking oil, the oil temperature is 50% hot, add the meat slices, minced garlic and millet spicy, stir fry until fragrant, after the meat slices change color, add the drained bitter gourd, stir fry over high heat, stir fry until the bitter gourd is completely Change color, add a little salt to taste, stir fry evenly, and it will be out of the pot;

5. The crispy and meaty bitter gourd fried pork slices are ready, which is very suitable for summer;

6. [Watermelon]

Watermelon is one of the most common fruits in summer. It has high edible value and has the effects of relieving heat, quenching thirst and diuretic. However, watermelon should not be eaten too much, especially iced watermelon. Many friends like to hold half an iced watermelon and start using a spoon. Dig it and eat too much at one time. It is easy to cause diarrhea. It is recommended to eat one-sixth of a large watermelon every time. After cutting the watermelon, you should eat it as soon as possible. It is not recommended to keep it in the refrigerator overnight. To breed various bacteria, the watermelon that is usually kept in the refrigerator should be wrapped in plastic wrap. After eating the watermelon pulp, do not throw away the watermelon skin;

Watermelon rind has high water content and low sugar content. Watermelon rind has the effect of clearing heat and reducing fire, especially for sores on the tongue. Let me share with you a way to eat watermelon rind - cold watermelon rind;

[raw materials] watermelon peel, minced garlic, millet spicy, salt, soy sauce, vinegar, oyster sauce, sesame oil, sugar;

【The practice of cold watermelon peel】

1. Scrape off the red flesh inside the prepared watermelon rind, and scrape off the outer skin with a peeling knife. For easier operation, you can divide the watermelon rind into pieces, leaving only the white part in the middle;

2. Cut the peeled watermelon rind into thin slices, put the cut watermelon rind in a large bowl, add a spoonful of salt, stir well, marinate for 15 minutes, and marinate the excess water in the watermelon rind, so that Watermelon skin will taste more crispy;

3. After the watermelon rind comes out of water, add an appropriate amount of cool boiled water, wash it, and clean the salt on the watermelon rind. When seasoning later, you can better control the saltiness; after cleaning, squeeze the water from the watermelon rind and put it in a In a large pot, add minced garlic and millet spicy, start seasoning, add salt, soy sauce, oyster sauce, sugar, vinegar, stir well;

4. After stirring evenly, the watermelon rind can be placed on the plate, and the delicious cold watermelon rind is ready, sour, spicy, crispy and appetizing;