After entering May, a large number of fresh vegetables are on the market, and my family usually eats lightly, especially vegetables, so every season I feel very happy, and I always return home with a full load when I go to the market to buy vegetables.
Chinese's diet pays attention to "eating with the times", eating different seasonal ingredients in different seasons, is a particularly important dietary rule, seasonal ingredients are not only fresh, but also high nutritional value, moderate consumption is very beneficial to the body.
In summer, in addition to a variety of melon vegetables, there is also a dish is also on the market in large quantities, that is, red amaranth, red amaranth is known as "blood replenishing vegetables", not only because of its red and bright color after stir-frying, but also because it is rich in vitamin K and iron, these two nutrients have the effect of nourishing the blood and heart, eating it when the body consumes a lot helps relieve fatigue, in addition, red amaranth seeds are also rich in water and fiber, can clear heat and remove fire, lubricate the intestines, play a role in clearing heat and detoxification and promoting digestion.
Here are 2 kinds of homemade methods of red amaranth, simple and easy to use, appetizing and relisome, you can serve them when you don't know what to eat when it's hot.
1. Red amaranth with garlic
【Preparation of ingredients】:
Red amaranth, garlic, dried peppers, light soy sauce, salt, sugar
【Production Steps】:
1. Fresh red amaranth select old roots and rotten leaves, pinch into the size of one pole and two leaves, rinse with clean water, drain the water and set aside, in addition, you need to mince the garlic, cut the dried pepper into segments, if the taste is heavier, you can moderately increase the amount of garlic and dried pepper.
2. Heat oil in a pot, pour in dried chili pepper segments and half of minced garlic, stir-fry over low heat, fully stir-fry the aroma of dried chili pepper and garlic, and fry until the minced garlic is slightly browned.
3. Pour the prepared red amaranth into the pot, quickly stir-fry for 1 minute, then add a little light soy sauce, salt and sugar to taste and freshen.
4. When you see that the red amaranth is basically fried, pour the remaining half of the minced garlic into the pot, stir-fry with the red amaranth evenly to turn off the heat, this step is called "inverted pot", add this step when stir-frying greens to double the aroma.
2. Red amaranth mixed with dried beans
【Preparation of ingredients】:
Red amaranth, dried fungus, dried spiced tofu, light soy sauce, balsamic vinegar, oyster sauce, salt, sugar, sesame oil
【Production Steps】:
1. Wash the red amaranth, cut off the old roots for later use, soak the dried fungus in water for 3 hours, soak it thoroughly, and cut the dried five-spice tofu into small dices for later use.
2. Boil hot water in a pot, pour the soaked fungus into the pot, blanch for 3 minutes, take out too cool, then pour the red amaranth into the pot, blanch for 1 minute, drain the water after taking it out and set aside.
3. Finely chop the blanched fungus, pinch the red amaranth into a ball, and chop the excess water after drying it for later use.
4. Pour the red amaranth, fungus and diced fragrant dried vegetables into a large plate, then add light soy sauce, oyster sauce, balsamic vinegar, salt, sugar and sesame oil to taste, and all the ingredients can be grasped and mixed together.
Red amaranth was once regarded as a roadside weed no one cared about, later people found that its nutritional value and edible value are extremely high, and especially suitable for summer consumption, folk also have "summer amaranth, gold does not change" proverb, that is, the benefits of eating red amaranth in summer.
When it's hot, poor appetite and bad appetite, you can try the above two dishes made with red amaranth, appetizing and relieving tiredness, increasing appetite, and the whole family loves to eat!
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