Hello everyone, I am Sister Silly Food, a housewife who has lived in Qingdao for more than ten years. Summer is here, the weather is hot and humid, and the two little ones in the family are sweating profusely every time they come back from school. At this time, I will make them a dish that can not only dispel dampness but also replenish nutrients - stir-fried beef with fresh ginger slices. This dish is not only comfortable to eat in summer, but also helps us not to be afraid of the cold in winter and be healthy all year round.
I still remember last summer, the weather was also very hot, and the children cried every day that it was too hot and didn't want to eat. My mother came to see us at home that day and brought a large piece of fresh ginger, saying that this thing is very good to eat in summer and can dispel dampness and poison. As soon as I had an idea, I came up with the idea of stir-frying beef with fresh ginger slices. Unexpectedly, the whole family fell in love with this taste, and even my husband, who doesn't usually like beef, ate it with relish. Since then, this dish has become a regular dish in our family.
As the saying goes, "eat radish in winter, ginger in summer", there are many benefits to eating ginger in summer, it is hot in summer, it is easy to sweat, and it leads to heavy dampness in the body. Ginger has the effect of repelling cold and dampness, eating ginger can help us get rid of dampness in the body and avoid various discomforts caused by the accumulation of dampness, such as tiredness and loss of appetite. Secondly, ginger can promote blood circulation. In summer, the high temperature can easily make people feel drowsy and tired, and eating ginger can speed up blood circulation and improve our mental state and physical strength.
In addition, habits such as eating cold drinks and blowing air conditioners in summer can easily lead to gastrointestinal discomfort, and ginger has the effect of dissipating cold in warmth, which can effectively alleviate problems such as stomach cold and abdominal pain caused by greed for cold. The gingerol in ginger also has anti-inflammatory and antibacterial effects, which helps to boost our immunity and prevent colds and gastrointestinal infections that are common in summer.
Steps to stir-fry beef with fresh ginger slices:
1. First of all, cut the beef into thin slices, put it in a bowl, add a spoonful of light soy sauce, a spoonful of cooking wine, a little white pepper and a little sugar, grasp well and marinate for 15 minutes. This step will give the beef more flavor and tenderness. Cut the fresh ginger into thin slices, shred the green pepper and red pepper, cut the green onion into sections, and slice the garlic for later use. Be sure to cut the ginger slices thinner, so that the flavor of the stir-fry is easier to penetrate into the beef.
2. Heat the oil in a pan, after the oil is hot, add the ginger and garlic slices and stir-fry until fragrant. Stir-fry the ginger slices a little more, and fry until the edges are slightly rolled up and a little golden brown, and the fragrance of the ginger will come out. Then add the marinated beef, stir-fry it quickly over high heat, and remove it immediately after the beef changes color and set aside. The beef stir-fried in this way has a tender taste and will not get old.
3. Leave a little base oil in the pot, add shredded green pepper and shredded red pepper and stir-fry for a while, add a little salt to taste. The green and red peppers can be sautéed until they are broken, so as to maintain their crisp and tender texture. Pour the beef back into the pan and stir-fry with the green and red peppers, adding the remaining spoonful of light soy sauce and one spoonful of dark soy sauce to season evenly. Finally, add the green onion and stir-fry a few times to remove from the pan. The resulting beef is tender and flavorful, with a fragrant ginger flavor and crispy green and red peppers, which is really appetizing.
Tips: 1. It is best to choose a tender part of the beef, such as tenderloin, so that the taste of the fried meat will be better. If you buy older beef, you can add a little cornstarch when marinating, so that it will be much more tender. 2. Ginger slices must be cut thinly, so that it is easier to fry the fragrance. And you can put more ginger slices, because the fried ginger slices will become very fragrant, and they will not taste too spicy, but have a unique fragrance. 3. The seasoning can be adjusted according to your own taste, you can add a little chili if you like spicy, you can put a little more sugar if you like to eat sweet, in short, you can mix it according to your own taste.
This stir-fried beef dish with sliced fresh ginger is really a nutritious and delicious home-cooked dish, especially in the summer. It can not only help us to dispel dampness and detoxify, but also enhance our physique, so that we are not afraid of cold in winter. Every time I eat this dish at home, the children love it, and I watch them eat happily and feel very satisfied. I hope you can try this dish as well and be healthy all year round!