Hello dear friends, I'm a little gecko. It's my habit to use simple words to introduce delicious food. Today, I'm going to share with you a common ingredient in our daily lives – ginger – and how to turn it into a delicious summer meal. As the old saying goes, "Eat radish in winter and ginger in summer, and don't work for doctors to prescribe medicine", which shows the important position of ginger in the summer diet. This is not only because it can remove the smell and enhance the smell, but also because of its unique warming properties, which can help us dispel the cold in the body in the hot summer and replenish the yang energy without getting angry.
In traditional Chinese food culture, ginger is not only a condiment, but also an important therapeutic ingredient. Li Shizhen once praised the various medicinal effects of ginger in the "Compendium of Materia Medica". It has a pungent taste and a slightly warm nature, which can relieve cold, stop vomiting in warmth, and warm the lungs and relieve cough. Eating ginger in summer is to use its warmth to dispel the accumulated cold in the body, so as to achieve the effect of "winter disease and summer cure".
Well, having said all the benefits of ginger, let me teach you how to use ginger to make delicious and healthy dishes!
1. Ginger hits milk
This is a traditional dessert in Guangdong, which is simple to make and delicate in taste.
1. Prepare the ingredients: whole milk, ginger, sugar.
2. Wash the ginger and cut it into minced pieces, put it in gauze and squeeze out the ginger juice.
3. Heat the milk to a slight boil, add an appropriate amount of sugar and stir well.
4. Quickly pour the hot milk into a bowl with ginger ale and let it sit for a few minutes before the milk will solidify into a tender ginger smash.
2. Ginger jujube tea
This tea is a good choice for summer health, both to ward off the cold and to warm the stomach.
1. Prepare red dates, ginger, and brown sugar.
2. Wash and pit the red dates and slice the ginger.
3. Add water to a pot, add red dates and ginger and bring to a boil.
4. Turn to low heat and simmer for 20 minutes, then add brown sugar to taste.
3. Stir-fry the meat with ginger slices
This dish perfectly combines the spiciness of ginger with the umami of meat.
1. Prepare ingredients: pork, ginger, green peppers, seasonings, etc.
2. Slice the pork, thinly slice the ginger and shred the green pepper.
3. Heat the pan with cold oil, stir-fry the ginger slices first, then add the pork slices and stir-fry.
4. After the meat slices change color, add shredded green peppers, add salt, soy sauce and other seasonings, and stir-fry to remove from the pot.
4. Ginger fried cake
It was a simple yet delicious breakfast option.
1. Prepare the ingredients: eggs, ginger, flour, water, etc.
2. Finely slice the ginger and beat the eggs for later use.
3. Add flour and water to make a batter, add shredded ginger and egg mixture and stir well.
4. Heat oil in a frying pan, pour in the batter and fry until golden brown on both sides.
5. Ginger spinach
This dish is refreshing and delicious, and it is a summer delicacy.
1. Prepare the ingredients: spinach, ginger, minced garlic, seasonings, etc.
2. Wash the spinach and cut it into sections, juice the ginger and set aside.
3. Add water to a boil in a pot, add spinach and blanch and remove.
4. Heat the pan with cold oil, stir-fry the minced garlic, add the spinach and stir-fry, add salt, ginger juice and other seasonings and stir-fry well.
6. Sweet and sour ginger slices
It's a delicious snack that also has a great effect on keeping the cold at bay.
1. Prepare ingredients: ginger, sugar, white vinegar, water, etc.
2. Wash the ginger and slice it and marinate it with salt for about an hour to remove some of the water.
3. Put the marinated ginger slices into a pot, add an appropriate amount of sugar, white vinegar and a small amount of water.
4. Bring to a boil, turn to low heat and simmer until the ginger slices become transparent and the sweet and sour juice is thick.
7. Ginger duck
This is a nourishing and healthy dish, especially suitable for female friends with cold bodies.
1. Prepare ingredients: duck meat, ginger, rice wine, seasonings, etc.
2. Cut the duck into cubes and slice the ginger for later use.
3. Heat the pan with cold oil, stir-fry the ginger slices first, then add the duck pieces and stir-fry until they change color.
4. Pour in rice wine and an appropriate amount of water, add salt, soy sauce and other seasonings and simmer until the duck meat is cooked through.
8. Soak your feet in ginger water
In addition to eating ginger, we can also use ginger to soak our feet to dispel the cold in our body.
1. Prepare ginger and hot water.
2. Slice the ginger and put it in a pot with water and bring to a boil.
3. Pour the boiled ginger water into the foot bath, add an appropriate amount of cold water to adjust the temperature to the level suitable for soaking your feet.
4. Soak your feet for about 20 minutes, during which you can keep adding hot water to keep the water warm.
Through the above eight practices, we can see the diversity and practicality of ginger in the diet. Whether it's desserts, teas, main dishes, snacks, or even foot soaking, ginger can exert its unique efficacy and deliciousness. On this hot summer day, you might as well try some ginger products to dispel the chill in your body!
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