What kind of food is good in hot weather? This melon is especially suitable, with high 'calcium and potassium' content, crisp and tender to relieve heat

The weather is getting hotter and hotter, and many friends will lose their appetite. They often ask: What are you eating today? Or why I have no appetite today? This is a normal phenomenon in summer, when the weather is hot and there is no appetite, the main reason is excessive sweating. After a lot of sweating, the human body tends to lack potassium. Potassium elements flow out of the body with sweat. Potassium deficiency can easily lead to loss of appetite, fatigue and lack of strength. At this time, you can eat some high-potassium vegetables appropriately;

Let me share with you a common high-potassium vegetable in summer - gourd; Similarly, the taste of gourds is sweeter and refreshing, and the fruiting rate of gourds is very high. Many families in rural areas will plant one or two in front of the door, so that many gourds can be harvested in front of the house, and they can be harvested at any time. Eat it, the taste will be better, fresh and tender with a little sweetness, after peeling, it can be fried, soup, or cold, the cooking method depends on personal preference;

In addition to its good taste, gourd has high nutritional value. It contains a lot of potassium, carotene, minerals, calcium, selenium and other trace elements . One of the summer ingredients;

Let me share with you the most common practice of gourd - stir-fried gourd, which is simple and not greasy. It is very suitable for summer.

[Raw materials] gourd, garlic, ginger, chili millet, cooking oil;

【How to stir-fry gourd】

1. The water content of the gourd is relatively high. You need to prepare 2 small ones, and one for the big one. When you buy or pick the gourd, you should cook it as soon as possible, so it will be more fresh, tender, crispy and sweet;

2. Shave off the outer skin of the gourd, clean it and cut it in half. The seeds inside are relatively old. Remove the seeds first. After removing the seeds, cut it into thin strips, or slice it, depending on your preference;

3. Put the chopped gourd in a large pot, add a spoonful of salt, stir well, put it aside and marinate for 20 minutes to half an hour, kill the excess water in the gourd;

4. Prepare some stir-fried gourd ingredients, slice the ginger into shreds, slice the garlic, and cut the spicy millet into rings. If you don’t like spicy food, you can omit the spicy millet. If you want a combination of meat and vegetables, you can add some shredded pork or is an egg;

5. After the gourd is marinated for half an hour, some water comes out. Add an appropriate amount of water to the gourd that has come out of the water, rinse off part of the salt, squeeze out the water, and set aside. After this treatment, it is easier to season the gourd when frying ;

6. 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;

7. Stir-fry until the gourd becomes soft, add a spoonful of salt to taste, stir-fry until the seasoning melts, take it out of the pan and put it on a plate;

8. The delicious stir-fried gourd is finished, fresh, sweet, crisp and tender. Potassium supplementation can also clear heat and relieve summer heat;

Summary of the practice of stir-fried gourd:

1. You can add some gluten when frying gourd. Fried gourd with gluten is also a classic dish in Jiangnan area;

2. The water content of gourd is relatively high, so it is not recommended to omit the step of removing water;