On April 19th, Guyu is the sixth of the 24 solar terms and the last solar term of spring, which marks the end of spring and the beginning of summer. In traditional Chinese food culture, people adjust their eating habits according to the changes in solar terms to maintain a good physical condition.
In the season of valley rain, the temperature gradually rises, the climate becomes humid, people are easy to feel humid and hot, easy to catch fire. Therefore, it is recommended to eat less hot foods such as pork and lamb during this season, which may aggravate the body's hot and dry feelings.
So, what are the meats that are suitable for eating in the rainy season? The following five kinds of meat are mild, moist but not dry, and suitable for eating in the rainy season.
1. Chicken
Chicken is mild in nature, rich in protein and nutrients, which helps to strengthen the body's resistance.
Recommended Recipe: [Shredded Chicken with Artemisia]
Main ingredients: 1 chicken breast, 1 handful of chrysanthemum, 5 garlic, 1 millet spicy, 1 spoon of sesame seeds, 1 spoon of light soy sauce, 1 spoon of oyster sauce, 1/2 spoon of sesame oil, 1 teaspoon of salt, 1 spoon of cooking wine, 1 spoon of cooking oil, 1 piece of ginger, 2 chives.
【How to do it】
1. Pour water into the pot, add the chicken breast, add a spoonful of cooking wine, add ginger slices and chives, bring to a boil over high heat, and continue to cook for 15 minutes. Tear the boiled chicken breast into shredded chicken.
2. Boil water in a pot, put 1 teaspoon of salt and a few drops of cooking oil into the pot, put a small amount of chrysanthemum into the pot many times, blanch for 30 seconds each time, and the chrysanthemum can be removed by changing color and emerald green.
3. Pour a spoonful of cooking oil into the pot, pour in the chopped garlic and millet spicy and stir-fry until fragrant. Add a spoonful of light soy sauce, a spoonful of oyster sauce and a spoonful of white sesame seeds and stir-fry well.
4. Control the moisture of chrysanthemum, mix well with shredded chicken, pour in the fried seasoning sauce, add half a spoon of sesame oil and mix well.
2. Duck meat
Duck meat is cool and moist in nature, and has the effect of clearing heat and detoxifying, nourishing yin and nourishing the stomach.
Recommended Recipe: [Braised Duck Leg in Sauce]
Main ingredients: 2 duck legs, 2 green onions, 1 piece of ginger, 5 garlic, 1 spoon of Sichuan pepper, 2 star anise, 1 cinnamon, 1 spoon of bean paste, 3 spoons of light soy sauce, 1 spoon of dark soy sauce, 15 grams of rock sugar, 300 ml of beer, 1 spoon of cooking wine, appropriate amount of cooking oil
【How to do it】
1. The duck leg bought is soaked in water for a while, soaked in blood water, and then put it into the pot with water, add a few slices of ginger and some cooking wine, boil the foam over high heat, remove and clean it.
2. Don't put oil in the pot, put the duck leg skin down in the pot, fry it over low heat, fry the fat on the duck skin, and remove the fishy smell of the duck.
3. Pour oil into the casserole, stir-fry the chives, ginger, garlic and ingredients, I use a high-temperature casserole, and ordinary casseroles cannot be fried directly.
4. Add a spoonful of bean paste and fry over low heat to make it fragrant, and put a spoonful of red oil bean paste if you can eat spicy.
5. Pour in the beer, add three spoons of light soy sauce, one spoonful of dark soy sauce, add a few pieces of rock sugar, and the whole dish does not need to add more salt.
6. Put in the duck legs, bring to a boil over high heat, turn to low heat and simmer for 30 minutes, and finally collect the juice on high heat.
3. Fish
Fish meat is rich in protein and fat, easy to digest and absorb, and has a nourishing and healthy effect.
Recommended Recipe: 【Stir-fried Fish】
Main ingredients: 1 grass carp, half an onion, 2 spoons of light soy sauce, 1 spoon of cooking wine, 1 spoon of corn starch, 1 spoon of pepper, 1 spoon of salt and pepper powder, appropriate amount of dried red pepper, appropriate amount of salt, appropriate amount of green onion, ginger and garlic, appropriate amount of coriander, appropriate amount of cooking oil.
【How to do it】
1. Wash the mucus on the surface of the grass carp with salt, and then dry the water with kitchen paper to prevent slipping. Use a knife to split the tail of the fish horizontally in the direction of the head of the fish, split the two pieces of the fish, cut off the large spines on the belly of the fish diagonally, and then cut the meat diagonally into thick slices.
2. Chop the fish bones and fish head into small pieces, add salt, light soy sauce, cooking wine, pepper and corn starch to the fish meat and fish bones, add green onion and ginger to grasp and marinate for two hours.
3. Pour more oil into the pot, the oil temperature is 50% hot, put the marinated fish into the pot and fry it over medium heat, don't be in a hurry to turn it over, wait for the bottom of the fish pieces to be golden and crispy, and you can easily push it to turn it over, fry the fish pieces until golden brown and crispy, and remove the oil.
4. Leave a little base oil in the pot, pour in the chopped onion, dried red pepper, minced garlic and minced ginger and stir-fry until fragrant.
5. Pour in the fried fish pieces, add a spoonful of salt and pepper, add chopped green onion and coriander and stir-fry evenly.
Fourth, beef
Beef is mild in nature and rich in protein, amino acids and minerals, which help boost physical strength and immunity.
Recommended Recipe: [Beef Braised with Salt and Pepper]
Main ingredients: 1500 grams of beef tendon, 15 grams of Sichuan pepper, 20 grams of salt, appropriate amount of green onion and ginger
【How to do it】
1. Pour the pepper and salt into the pot and stir-fry over low heat, stir-fry until the pepper is fragrant, the salt is beige-white, and set aside.
2. Cut the beef tendon into large pieces, add the green onion and ginger shreds, pour in the fried peppercorns and salt.
3. Grasp all the ingredients well, massage for 5 minutes, and put in the refrigerator overnight. If it is marinated at room temperature, it should be marinated for at least four hours.
4. The refrigerated beef has been marinated to taste, add water and start to simmer.
5. Bring to a boil over high heat, turn to low heat and simmer for an hour and a half, it is recommended to cook in a casserole, so that the soup will not consume too much, and the cooked beef broth is also clear and transparent.
6. Don't be in a hurry to eat the boiled beef, put it in the refrigerator and refrigerate it until it is completely cool, so that the cut beef is tender and not firewood, and it is super delicious.
5. Shrimp meat
Shrimp meat is rich in protein and minerals, which has the effect of replenishing energy and strengthening immunity.
Recommended Recipe: [Steamed Prawns with Garlic Vermicelli]
Main ingredients: 2 handfuls of longkou vermicelli, 16 prawns, 10 garlic, 3 chives, 2 spoons of soy sauce, 1 spoon of oyster sauce, appropriate amount of cooking oil.
【How to do it】
1. Prepare two handfuls of longkou vermicelli, soak them in water in advance to soften, remove the head and shell of the prawns, pick the shrimp line, and keep the shrimp tails.
2. Make a cut in the prawn from the back, do not cut off the two ends, and pass the shrimp tail through the middle.
3. Roll the soaked soft longkou vermicelli into a roll, and place the shrimp in the middle of the vermicelli.
4. Pour oil into the pot, first pour in half of the minced garlic and chives and fry until browned, then pour in the remaining half and fry until fragrant, turn off the heat, pour in a spoonful of oyster sauce, two spoons of soy sauce and stir well.
5. Pour the fried garlic sauce on top of the vermicelli, boil water in a pot, open the water and steam on high heat for 15 minutes.
6. Steamed garlic vermicelli prawns, sprinkle with chopped green onions, chili rings, and drizzle with some hot oil.
During the rainy season, eating these meats appropriately, at the same time, we should also pay attention to maintaining a diverse and balanced diet, eating more vegetables and fruits, maintaining adequate sleep and proper exercise, which can help the body adapt to the seasonal changes and stay healthy.