In Futian, remember to eat '3 melons, 2 beans and 1 meat', eat in season, and be full of energy during the dog days
After falling into ambush, I suggest that everyone can often say "3 melons, 2 beans and 1 meat". This is also a traditional eating custom left by the older generation, so what is the "3 melons, 2 beans and 1 meat" referred to here? Let's take a look with the editor below!
[3 melons]
winter melon
Winter melon, the name can bring a little coolness to the body. Although the name is winter melon, it is indeed a seasonal vegetable in summer, which is very suitable for eating during the dog days. Winter melon is cool in nature, and it can be eaten frequently in hot weather to cool off the heat; and its nutritional value is relatively high. Winter melon is rich in crude fiber, high-quality water, vitamins and other nutrients. Eating 500 grams of winter melon is equivalent to ingesting more than 400 grams of high-quality Water, so winter melon has become a very popular vegetable for many female friends during the fat loss period.
【Braised Winter Melon】
Wash the wax gourd, peel and remove the pulp, and cut into 2 cm long chunks.
Add oil to the frying pan. After the oil is hot, add an star anise and a few cloves of garlic and sauté until fragrant. Then add winter melon, and fry the winter melon until both sides are browned.
Add an appropriate amount of boiling water, then add salt and light soy sauce to taste, a little dark soy sauce for color, cover the pot, and simmer for 2 minutes on medium heat.
Finally, add a little water starch to thicken, stir fry evenly, take out of the pan, sprinkle chopped green onion for decoration.
Momordica charantia
When it comes to bitter gourd, I believe many friends are familiar with it. It looks very green and delicious, but it tastes really bitter. Bitter gourd, one of the seasonal vegetables in summer, is bitter in taste and cool in nature. Eating some bitter gourd often in the dog days can clear away heat and relieve summer heat and relieve polydipsia. Many friends are deterred by the bitterness of bitter gourd. Today, I will share with you a recipe for bitter gourd that is not too bitter. Both adults and children love to eat it. It is very convenient to put it in the refrigerator and eat it anytime you want.
【Sprite Bitter Gourd】
Prepare 500 grams of bitter gourd, wash the bitter gourd and remove the flesh inside, which is the main source of bitterness of bitter gourd.
Cut the bitter gourd after removing the flesh into strips or slices, put it in a basin, add two teaspoons of salt, mix well, kill the water for half an hour, then wash it with clean water and squeeze out the water.
Put the squeezed bitter gourd into a basin, add 50 grams of sugar, 20 grams of white vinegar, and 100 grams of vinegar, put it in the refrigerator and marinate for more than 2 hours before eating.
loofah
The dog days are the season when a large number of loofahs are on the market. The loofahs in this season are not only fresh and crisp, but also have higher nutritional value. Loofah is rich in vitamins, minerals, plant mucilage and fructose gum. When the weather is hot and you have no appetite, you can make fried loofah for your family. It is delicious and appetizing.
【Stir-Fried Loofah】
Wash the fresh loofah and cut it into small pieces. Soak the cut loofah in light salt water immediately to prevent oxidation and blackening.
Add water to the pot. After the water boils, add a little cooking oil, then blanch the loofah in the pot, boil for 20 seconds after boiling, and remove the water.
Do not use an iron pan when frying the loofah, otherwise it will easily cause the loofah to turn black; add oil to the frying pan, add chopped green onion and minced garlic to fry until fragrant, then add the blanched loofah and stir fry.
Stir fry for about half a minute, add an appropriate amount of salt and monosodium glutamate to taste, add a little water starch to thicken, and stir fry a few more times to get out of the pan.
[2 beans]
Edamame
After entering Futian, many friends like to eat barbecue. The boiled edamame in many barbecue restaurants is basically a must-order on the table. Why is the edamame so popular this season? In fact, it has a certain relationship with our eating habits. Edamame is a seasonal vegetable in summer, and it is also a "high-potassium vegetable". In summer, the human body sweats a lot, which is easy to cause the loss of "potassium element". Eating some edamame at this time is harmful to the body. Very beneficial.
【Boiled Edamame】
Wash fresh edamame and soak in water for half an hour to soften the skin of edamame and make it easier to taste.
Add water to the pot. After the water boils, add a large amount of salt, then add star anise, Chinese pepper, dried chili, cinnamon, and fragrant leaves, and cook for 3 minutes on high heat. After the aroma of the spices is cooked, take it out and let it cool.
Boil another pot of water. After the water boils, add a lot of salt, add the soaked edamame, do not cover the pot, cook on high heat for 5 minutes, and cook the edamame until it is broken.
Finally, put the boiled edamame into the cold water and soak for half an hour before eating.
green beans
Mung bean is a high-quality food material with high protein and low fat, and it is also a must-have product for cooling off during the dog days. Many friends like to cook mung bean soup for their family members during the dog days, but the mung bean soup I cook at home is either not sandy or red in color. In fact, the method is wrong. Let me share with you a method that can make mung beans out of sand quickly without turning red.
【Green bean soup】
Prepare a bowl of mung beans. After washing, add appropriate amount of water to cover the mung beans, and then put them in the refrigerator to freeze.
Add water to the pot and boil, add frozen mung beans, keep cooking for 15 minutes after boiling, and finally add yellow rock sugar to taste.
[1 meat]
mutton
When it comes to mutton, many friends may think that mutton is more suitable for eating in winter. In fact, it is more suitable to eat some mutton in the dog days. "A bowl of soup for Fuyang is better than eating ginger; a bowl of soup for Fuyang does not require a doctor to prescribe a prescription." I don't know if you have heard this saying. Today, this tradition is still preserved in many parts of China.
So what are the benefits of eating mutton during the dog days? To sum it up in eight words is "curing heat with heat, sweating and detoxification". Let me share with you a recipe for mutton soup suitable for home cooking.
【mutton soup】
Cut fresh mutton into large pieces of about 4-5 cm, preferably boned mutton, the stewed soup tastes better.
Add water to the pot, blanch the mutton in cold water, cook on high heat for 3 minutes, remove and control the water.
Add oil to the frying pan. After the oil is hot, add the blanched mutton and stir-fry. Stir-fry the mutton until the surface is browned, then add an appropriate amount of boiling water. After boiling, keep simmering for 40 minutes.
Finally, cut the cooked mutton into small pieces, put them in a bowl, add salt and white pepper to taste, and sprinkle with green onion and coriander.