The change of climate always shows a different charm in the cycle of time. April is the season of spring and flowers. At this time, the earth is getting warmer, the breeze is blowing, and everything is revived, and everywhere is full of life. And it is in such a pleasant climate season, we might as well hurry up and taste those unique delicacies of spring.
In April, one wild vegetable stands out, and that is the "Flat Bamboo Grass". Flat bamboo grass is also called bamboo grass, pig tooth grass, the scientific name is "Yingchu", it has a long history of eating in the folk, it is also a kind of pure natural, pollution-free wild vegetables. Every year from March to April, it is the best time to eat flat bamboo grass, which is not only fresh and tender in taste, but also rich in nutrition! What is more rare is that it is also a kind of medicine and food homologous ingredients, which is both delicious and healthy.
Bamboo grass is rich in a variety of vitamins and minerals, especially vitamin C, vitamin E, calcium, iron and other trace elements are relatively high. These nutrients have a significant effect on promoting metabolism, enhancing immunity, and improving anemia. Therefore, moderate consumption of bamboo grass can not only nourish the body, but also diuretic and drenching, insecticide and itching, clear heat and dampness, protect the liver and gallbladder, moisten the intestines and laxative, enhance physical fitness, improve resistance, and is of great benefit to maintaining good health.
Below, I would like to introduce you to two delicious dishes of flat bamboo grass that will allow you to enjoy the crispy and tender flavor in April while also getting rich nutrients.
Recommended Recipe 1: Stir-fried bamboo grass with garlic and chili
Ingredients: 300 grams of bamboo grass, 3 cloves of garlic, 2 red peppers, appropriate amount of light soy sauce, appropriate amount of salt, appropriate amount of cooking oil.
Here's how:
1. After washing the flat bamboo grass, put it in a pot of boiling water, add a little salt and cooking oil, blanch for 1 minute, remove it to cool, squeeze out the water and set aside. Finely chop the garlic and mince the red pepper and set aside.
2. Pour an appropriate amount of cooking oil into the pot, add minced garlic and red pepper and stir-fry until fragrant, add the blanched bamboo grass, stir-fry evenly, add an appropriate amount of light soy sauce and salt, stir-fry evenly until the flat bamboo grass is cooked thoroughly.
This dish is simple and easy to make, fragrant and tender, especially suitable as a home-cooked dish, rich in nutrition and delicious.
Recommended recipe 2: Steamed flat bamboo grass
Ingredients: 500 grams of bamboo grass, appropriate amount of salt, appropriate amount of cooking oil, appropriate amount of cornmeal, 3 cloves of garlic, appropriate amount of light soy sauce, appropriate amount of sesame oil.
Detailed instructions:
1. After washing the bamboo grass, put it in a pot of boiling water, blanch it for one minute, remove it to cool, drain it and set aside.
2. Prepare a basin, put the blanched bamboo grass into the pot, add an appropriate amount of salt, cooking oil and cornmeal, and mix well with your hands to evenly coat the flat bamboo grass with seasoning.
3. Put the seasoned flat bamboo grass into a vegetable ball, put it in a steamer, steam it over high heat for 10 minutes until cooked, take out the steamed flat bamboo grass, put it on a plate, pour on the sauce prepared with garlic paste, light soy sauce and sesame oil, and serve.
This dish is tender, light and delicious, suitable for those who like steamed ingredients, and not only retains the original flavor of flat bamboo grass, but also adds the aroma of garlic, which is delicious and nutritious.
In the wonderful season of April, let's seize the time to taste those delicious wild vegetables and feel the gifts of nature. Flat bamboo grass, as a delicacy in spring, is not only delicious, but also a model of medicine and food homology, let us enjoy a healthy and delicious double feast on the table together!
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