When entering Futian, remember to eat '3 melons, 2 beans and 1 meat' often, eat in season, and be full of energy through Futian
After entering the Fu, it is recommended that you 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" here? Let's take a look with me below!
【3 melons】
winter melon
Winter melon, listening to the name can bring a touch of coolness to the body. Although the name is winter melon, it is indeed a seasonal vegetable in summer, which is very suitable for eating in dog days. Winter melon is cool in nature, and it can be eaten often in hot weather to relieve 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 consuming more than 400 grams of high-quality Water, so wax gourd has become a very popular vegetable for many female friends during the fat reduction period.
【Braised winter melon】
Wash and peel the winter melon, remove the flesh, and cut into large pieces 2 cm long.
Add oil to the frying pan. When the oil is hot, add an star anise and a few cloves of garlic to fry until fragrant. Then add the winter melon and fry the winter melon until both sides are browned.
Add an appropriate amount of boiling water, then add salt, light soy sauce to taste, a little dark soy sauce to color, cover the pot and simmer for 2 minutes on medium heat.
Finally, add a little water and starch to thicken, stir fry evenly, then take out of the pot, sprinkle with chopped green onion and garnish.
Momordica charantia
Speaking of bitter gourd, I believe many of my friends are familiar with it. It looks very green and delicious, but it is really bitter to eat. Bitter melon is one of the seasonal vegetables in summer. It is bitter in taste and cool in nature. Eating some bitter melon in dog days can clear away heat and relieve thirst. Many friends are discouraged 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 store it in the refrigerator and take it as you go.
【Sprite Bitter Gourd】
Prepare 500 grams of bitter gourd. Wash the bitter gourd and remove the flesh inside. This flesh is the main source of bitterness of bitter gourd.
Cut the peeled bitter gourd into strips or slices, put it in a basin, add two teaspoons of salt, stir well, kill the water for half an hour, then rinse with water and squeeze out the water.
Put the squeezed bitter gourd into a pot, add 50 grams of sugar, 20 grams of white vinegar, and 100 grams of bitter gourd, put it in the refrigerator and marinate for more than 2 hours before eating.
loofah
Dog days are the season when a large number of loofah go on the market. The loofah in this season is not only fresh and tender, but also has higher nutritional value. Loofah is rich in vitamins, minerals, plant mucilage and fructose gum. When the weather is hot, you can make a fried loofah for your family, which is delicious and appetizing.
【Fried loofah】
Wash the fresh loofah and cut it into small pieces. Immediately soak the cut loofah in light salt water to prevent oxidation and blackening.
Add water to the pot, add a little cooking oil after the water boils, then blanch the loofah in the pot, boil it for 20 seconds, remove it, and control 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 wok, add chopped green onion and minced garlic after the oil is hot, and 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 and starch to thicken, and stir fry for a few more times to serve.
[2 beans]
edamame
After entering Futian, many friends like to eat barbecue. The boiled edamame in many barbecue restaurants is basically a must-order. Why is the edamame so popular this season? In fact, it has a certain relationship with our dietary 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". Very beneficial.
【Boiled edamame】
After cleaning the fresh edamame, soak it in water for half an hour to soften the skin of the edamame and make the edamame easier to taste.
Add water to the pot. After the water boils, add a lot of salt, then add star anise, Sichuan peppercorns, dried peppers, cinnamon, and bay leaves. Cook for 3 minutes on high heat. After the fragrance of the spices is boiled, put it out and let it cool.
Boil another pot of water, add a lot of salt after the water boils, 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 cooling water and soak for half an hour before eating.
green beans
Mung bean is a high-protein, low-fat high-quality ingredient, and it is also a must-have for summer heat during dog days. Many friends like to boil mung bean soup for their family to drink in dog days, but the mung bean soup they boil 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 get out of the sand quickly without redness.
【Green bean soup】
Prepare a bowl of mung beans. After washing, add an appropriate amount of water to cover the mung beans, and then put them in the refrigerator to freeze.
Bring water to a boil in the pot, add the frozen mung bean, keep it high for 15 minutes after boiling, and finally add brown sugar to taste.
[1 meat]
mutton
When it comes to mutton, many friends may think that mutton is more suitable to eat in winter. In fact, it is more suitable to eat some mutton in 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. In fact, eating mutton in dog days can be traced back to the period of Yao and Shun. Today, this tradition is still preserved in many parts of China.
So what are the benefits of eating mutton in dog days? It can be summed up in eight words: "use heat to treat heat, sweat to detoxify". Here is a recipe for mutton soup that is suitable for home cooking.
【mutton soup】
Cut the fresh mutton into large pieces of about 4-5 cm, preferably bone-in mutton, and the stewed soup is better.
Add water to the pot, blanch the mutton in cold water, cook on high heat for 3 minutes and remove the water.
Add oil to the frying pan. After the oil is hot, add the mutton that has been blanched in water and stir-fry. Stir-fry the mutton until the surface is browned, add an appropriate amount of boiling water, and simmer for 40 minutes on medium-high heat after the pot is boiled.
Finally, cut the cooked mutton into small pieces, put them in a bowl, add salt and white pepper to taste, sprinkle with chopped green onion and parsley.