The old man said, "Eat a grass in spring, and you won't look old at the age of 100", what does this "grass" mean? Fresh and nutritious, the whole body is a treasure, it's a pity not to eat!
The spring breeze gently brushes the faces of the young shoots, wakes up the sleeping earth, and brings endless hope.
The sun shines all over the fields, illuminating every corner, the melody of life, blooming in this warm season, the wild vegetables have awakened, and it is time to eat wild vegetables.
Every spring, my grandmother would go to the open space in front of the door to pick wild vegetables, a kind of wild vegetables with a special smell, and my grandmother said, "Eat grass in spring, and you will not look old at the age of 100."
Do you know what this grass is, and how powerful it is?
This "one grass" refers to wormwood, a woman's good friend.
Speaking of wormwood, everyone must be familiar with it, because in the countryside, basically every household will plant wormwood in front of and behind the door, which not only repells mosquitoes, but also has great medicinal value. During the Dragon Boat Festival, every household has to plant wormwood and calamus.
Wormwood is known as the "Pure Yang Grass" by the profound Chinese medicine culture, which is not only an amazing herb, often used in moxibustion, but also a wild vegetable, a good thing with the same origin as medicine and food.
So how do you eat wormwood?
1. Wormwood boiled eggs
Fresh wormwood picks out impurities and washes them, as well as the eggs.
Put the eggs and mugwort leaves in the pot together, add enough water to submerge all the ingredients, and if you have red dates at home, you can also put a few pitted red dates and a few slices of ginger.
Bring to a boil over medium heat, then reduce the heat to low and cook for 5 minutes, then use a spatula to break the eggshells to help absorb the beneficial components of mugwort leaves.
Then simmer for another 10 minutes on low heat to allow the eggs to fully absorb the aroma and ingredients of wormwood in the wormwood soup. When I opened the lid, I was greeted by a fresh fragrance.
You can sprinkle some wolfberries before eating, eat eggs and drink soup, if the mugwort leaves chew and can swallow it, it is better, I generally eat, but the taste of mugwort leaves is not very good, and the surface of mugwort leaves always feels like they can't chew.
The wormwood boiled eggs are especially good for the woman, the body is warm, the palace cold has passed, the eldest aunt is no longer in pain, the amount is normal, the blood clot is gone, and the complexion is getting better and better.
Second, the Wormwood Youth League
1. Clean the wormwood leaves, boil the water and throw it down to blanch. After blanching, the wormwood is taken out and squeezed dry, chopped with a knife and then put into a wall breaker to make wormwood puree.
Because there is mugwort on the mugwort leaves, the mugwort is dense and difficult to break, and the best thing on the wormwood is mugwort. Chop it first and then beat it more delicately.
2. Add glutinous rice flour to the wormwood puree, add a small amount of warm water in batches, and knead it into a smooth dough.
3. The filling can be sweet and salty according to preference, and the sweet ones are generally bean paste filling and peanut filling. Personally, I prefer salty, and the minced bamboo shoots and sauerkraut are delicious.
4. Put the wrapped Qingtuan on the steaming drawer and keep a certain distance between the two to prevent sticking. After the water boils, then steam for about 20 minutes.
Our family makes it every year, and generally the round ones are sweet, and the big dumplings are salty.
Qingtuan is the most delicious way to make mugwort leaves, or you can not cover anything, and fry it directly like a pancake until it is crispy on both sides and eaten with dipping sauce, which is also quacky.
3. Scrambled eggs with wormwood
1. Wash the wormwood and blanch it. (If you are not afraid of bitterness, you can also not blanch) remove and squeeze out the water, and chop a little.
2. Beat in the eggs, add an appropriate amount of salt to taste, and stir well. (You can also add pepper, monosodium glutamate and other condiments according to your preference, I personally think that just adding salt is very fragrant, and I prefer a purer taste.) ）
3. Heat the oil in a cold pan, add the stirred wormwood and egg liquid, and fry until the eggs are set.
Mugwort omelette is very fragrant, you can eat it with a snack or with rice, it is very nutritious, suitable for men, women and children, and it is warm and not stimulating.
Spring is the perfect time to eat wild vegetables, and the seasonality is strong, so don't miss out on such a delicious wild vegetable – wormwood.
The picked mugwort leaves can't be eaten at one time, and you don't need to put them in the refrigerator, just find a bottle like a flower arrangement and raise them, and they will soon grow roots, which are beautiful and mosquito-proof and insect repellent.