There is a lot of rain around the Qingming Festival, and it seems like a lovelorn girl. The advantage of a lot of rain is that everything will grow desperately, such as marantou, purslane, alfalfa, toon, etc., so that people can't get tired of eating enough.
Middle-aged and elderly people are the main force in the family, and they usually work a lot, especially hard. In a while, it will be summer, and the consumption of the human body will be even greater. Therefore, it is recommended that middle-aged and elderly people seize the tail of spring and eat more ingredients that are beneficial to the body. There are many delicacies before and after the Qingming Festival, how should you eat them? Remember to touch less bamboo shoots and eat more 5 kinds to lay a good foundation for your body.
Why eat less spring shoots?
Eating spring vegetables in spring has been a tradition for thousands of years, and spring bamboo shoots are one of them. It is fat and tender, white as jade, and has the title of "King of Vegetables" and "Mountain Eight Treasures", and is deeply loved by everyone. Why do middle-aged and elderly people eat less spring bamboo shoots? Because spring bamboo shoots contain a lot of dietary fiber and oxalic acid, and eating too much is not good for the body. Especially for middle-aged and elderly people, life is stressful, exercise less, and eat less.
Eat 5 more things
(1) Chicken
The best time of the year to eat chicken is spring, as everything recovers and chickens will look for a lot of food to eat. After a while, the weather is hot, the consumption of chickens is also large, and the meat is not tender enough.
Chicken is also a high-protein and low-fat food, and you won't gain weight if you eat it regularly. The metabolic ability of middle-aged and elderly people is reduced, and too much pork, beef and mutton cannot be digested. At this time, we eat some chicken to replenish nutrition.
【Braised chicken with shiitake mushrooms】
(1) Take half a chicken and chop it into small pieces. Put the chicken pieces in the water and add 1 tablespoon of flour and rub together. Rinse several times and drain.
(2) Soak 50 grams of dried shiitake mushrooms in cold water for 40 minutes and scrub them well. Strain the water in which the shiitake mushrooms are soaked and set aside.
(3) Pour rapeseed oil into the pan and stir-fry until fragrant, then add the chicken pieces and stir-fry. After the surface moisture is dried, add some light soy sauce, dark soy sauce and old vinegar to color and enhance freshness, and simmer for 2 minutes. Pour in the water in which the shiitake mushrooms are soaked and cook over high heat. After the water boils, remove the surface foam, add some ginger slices and garlic to remove the smell, and replace it with low heat and simmer.
(4) When the chicken is inserted with chopsticks, add shiitake mushrooms, add a little salt to taste, and continue to simmer for 10 minutes. Reduce the juice on high heat, sprinkle some chopped green onions, and you're ready to go.
Tip: Don't waste the water for soaking shiitake mushrooms, filter it and pour it into a pot to cook the chicken, the chicken will be more delicious.
(2) Crucian carp
"Advise you not to eat crucian carp in March, thousands of fish roe are in the belly", in fact, this is the protection of crucian carp, but it also confirms from the side that the nutritional value of crucian carp is very high. After the Qingming Festival, the temperature rises quickly, and the fish also swim to the shallow water, and the meat is the fattest time.
【One pot of freshness】
(1) We remove the scales, gills, fins, etc. of 400 grams of crucian carp, add 1 spoonful of flour and rub it, and then rinse it well. Drain the crucian carp, make a flower knife and set aside.
(2) Heat oil in a pot and insert chopsticks into it. When there are a lot of small bubbles around the chopsticks, put in the crucian carp and fry it, and when the crucian carp is golden on both sides, remove it and drain the fat.
(3) Add some lard to the pan and stir-fry with 1 tablespoon of chili sauce. Add crucian carp, add light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, ginger slices, and beer and cook for a few minutes.
(4) Pour in 1 bowl of boiling water, add a little salt to taste, and simmer for a while. When the soup is thickened, sprinkle some chopped green onions, turn on high heat and cook for more than ten seconds before serving.
Tip: Crucian carp is fishy, add some flour to rub off impurities. Put in the beer to remove the smell, and the effect is very good.
(3) Eel
Eel is a high-protein and low-fat ingredient, and the meat is the fattest in this season, whether it is made as a topping or braised directly. It is rich in vitamin A, eel, protein, etc., and is suitable for middle-aged and elderly people.
【Casserole eel】
(1) We clean the 400g eel, chop off the head and tail, and cut it into small pieces. Heat oil in a pan, and when the oil temperature reaches 6 percent, put in the eel and fry it for more than ten seconds. Remove the eel and drain the fat.
(2) Add some rapeseed oil to the pot and stir-fry until fragrant, then add 1 piece of hot pot base and stir-fry. After stir-frying the red oil, add the garlic, ginger slices, chili peppers, then pour in 1 tablespoon of boiling water and bring to a boil.
(3) Add the eel, cook for dozens of seconds, and then pour it into the casserole. Add a little salt to taste and simmer on high heat for a few minutes. Add some chopped green onions and you're done.
Tip: Eel is fishy, you can first scrub it with flour, and then add half a can of beer to boil it, so that there is no fishy smell at all.
(4) Fungus
The fungus has a soft texture and delicious taste, and it is good to eat it cold or as a side dish. Fungus is rich in iron and low in calories, and it can also promote intestinal peristalsis. Middle-aged and elderly people exercise a little bit, and there is no harm in eating some fungus in moderation.
【Chilled fungus】
(1) Take out 30 grams of fungus and soak it in flour water. After soaking, remove the pedicle of each fungus, rub it again, and wash it clean.
(2) Boil water in a pot, pour in the fungus and cook. After the water is boiled, continue to cook for 1 minute, remove the fungus. Rinse the fungus with cold water, drain and place in a large bowl.
(3) Add some minced garlic and chili peppers, and pour 1 tablespoon of hot oil to stimulate the fragrance. Add a pinch of salt, light soy sauce, chili pepper and sesame oil and serve.
Tips: The fungus is soaked in cold water, and the soaking rate is high. There are more folds in the fungus, and you can wash it more cleanly by adding some flour.
(5) Potatoes
Potatoes can be eaten both as a staple food and as a vegetable, and are old acquaintances at the table. Potatoes are rich in calcium, potassium, and vitamins. Middle-aged and elderly people consume a lot and need to supplement more nutrients. As the saying goes, "medicine is not as good as food", and eating potatoes in moderation is good for your health.
【Hot and sour shredded potatoes】
(1) Take out a large potato and peel off the skin. Rub the potatoes and cut them into slices before shredding. Soak in water and wash several times to remove excess starch so that the potatoes do not oxidize and blacken.
(2) Add some rapeseed oil to the pot and stir-fry until fragrant. Add garlic, dried chili peppers, and peppercorns and stir-fry, then add shredded potatoes and stir-fry over high heat.
(3) After the shredded potatoes are broken, add white vinegar, light soy sauce and salt to taste, and stir-fry a few times on high heat to get out of the pot.
Tip: Spring is the season when everything grows, and potatoes sprout easily. Before we eat potatoes, we need to distinguish whether they have sprouted and whether they have turned green.
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