Hello everyone, I'm Sister Yan talking about food, with the scorching summer, on July 22 we will usher in the summer solar term, which is the highest temperature and hottest weather of the year, which is easy to make people feel upset and irritable.
In order to cope with the challenge of high temperatures, in terms of diet, special attention should be paid to choosing those ingredients that can clear heat, reduce fire, and appetize, so as to maintain the health and comfort of the body. Although bitter gourd, watermelon, and mung bean are very popular in summer, they are all cold foods, and excessive consumption may cause adverse effects on the spleen and stomach. And ginger, although it has many benefits, may cause discomfort for people with a hot constitution.
Therefore, it is recommended that while enjoying the summer, you may wish to eat less mung beans and ginger, and eat more of the following five foods, which can not only supplement nutrition, but also effectively beat the heat without fire, come and take a look.
1. Fried lamb with green onions
1. Carefully remove the fascia of the lamb loin first, and then cut it into thin slices along the texture of the meat. Add salt, pepper and light soy sauce to the sliced lamb and stir gently to absorb the flavor. Next, pour in the freshly blended green onion and ginger water and stir gently until the meat is tender. To lock in moisture, add a pinch of starch and seal the surface with a little oil and marinate for 10 minutes to allow the flavor to penetrate well.
2. Preheat the pot, add an appropriate amount of oil, and when the oil temperature reaches 40%, gently put in the marinated mutton slices. Stir-fry quickly, about 10 seconds later, quickly remove to ensure that the lamb is both fragrant and tender.
3. Leave a little base oil in the pot, add the shredded green onions and stir-fry until fragrant. Next, pour in the pre-prepared sauce (consisting of garlic slices, balsamic vinegar and sesame oil) and stir-fry quickly to bring out the aroma. Then, add the previously fried lamb slices and stir-fry quickly over high heat to evenly coat the meat slices with the sauce. The whole dish is clean and neat, there is no excess soup and it does not hang on the spoon, and the taste is tender and delicious.
2. Cold beans
1. Wash the long beans first, remove the two ends, and cut them into uniform pieces; Wash the red peppers and cut them into thin strips to add color; Pat the garlic flat, then finely chop it into minced garlic for later use.
2. Pour water into the pot, add an appropriate amount of salt to enhance the flavor, and then pour in a few drops of cooking oil to make the beans brighter. After the water boils, add the beans and red pepper shreds, cook for about 2 minutes, quickly remove them when they are cooked, rinse them in cold water and let them cool.
3. Drain the cooled beans and put them in a large bowl. Then, pour in the minced garlic that has been chopped before, then add an appropriate amount of salt, monosodium glutamate, sugar and balsamic vinegar, and finally drizzle with red oil, gently stir the pot to evenly wrap the seasoning on the beans, and then serve on a plate.
3. Burn fairy grass
1. First of all, mix 50 grams of fairy grass powder with 100 grams of water, stir well until there are no granules, and make fairy grass paste.
2. Then, add 1000 grams of water to the pot, wait for the water to boil, slowly pour the fairy grass paste into the pot, and stir constantly to ensure that the fairy grass paste is evenly integrated into the boiling water. After boiling, continue to cook for 2 minutes, then turn off the heat.
3. Next, use a sieve to filter out the impurities in the fairy grass paste, and pour the clear fairy grass liquid into the mold. Once it has cooled and set in the refrigerator, remove and cut into small pieces of good size.
4. Finally, put these fairy grass pieces into a bowl with red beans, mung beans, round taro, raisins and other ingredients, add an appropriate amount of sugar water, and a sweet and delicious summer dessert is made.
4. Apple soup on sake lees
1. Peel off the skin of the apple carefully and then cut it into shreds. For jujubes, you need to remove the core and cut it into small strips with scissors to facilitate the flavor. Gently tap two eggs into a bowl and use a blender to break up to form a delicate egg mixture. Take a small handful of wolfberries, soak them in warm water in advance to soften and set aside, and prepare an appropriate amount of rice grains.
2. Next, pour half a pot of water into the pot and bring to a boil. Subsequently, slowly pour the rice grains into the boiling water and gently stir with a spoon to spread them evenly. Then, add an appropriate amount of rock sugar and add red dates to cook for 5 minutes to fully release the fragrance of red dates.
3. When the soup starts to become rich, you can add some water starch to make the texture of the soup thicker. Subsequently, gently place the shredded apples in the pan and cook them slightly to maintain their crisp texture. Finally, slowly pour the beaten egg mixture into the pan to form a beautiful egg drop. Once the egg flakes are fully floating, turn off the heat. Before cooking, sprinkle with soft goji berries and a delicious dessert is complete.
5. Yam hen soup
1. Wash half of the hemp chicken and cut it into cubes. Peel and cut the yam into cubes, soak the red dates and goji berries in water for a while. Slice the ginger and cut the green onions into horseshoe shapes and prepare them for the next cooking step.
2. Cook the chicken pieces in a pot under cold water, bring to a boil over high heat, skim off the foam, and cook for another 2 minutes. Then remove the chicken pieces and rinse well. Heat oil in a pan, add the chicken pieces and stir-fry for 3 minutes until the surface of the chicken is slightly yellow and fragrant. After that, move the chicken pieces to the casserole.
3. Add enough boiling water to the casserole, bring to a boil over high heat, turn to low heat, and simmer for 40 minutes to let the deliciousness of the chicken gradually seep out. Then add the yam, goji berries and red dates and continue to simmer for 5 minutes to allow the flavors of the ingredients to penetrate each other. Finally, simply add a pinch of salt to taste and this fragrant dish is ready to serve.