Reading guide:When I went to a friend's house with my boss last week,I just happened to run into their house cleaning,After cleaning,There are things on the table full of seven, seven, eight or eight,From time to time, I will ask me if I want,What surprised me even more is,His coffee table is full of expired food,He is ready to throw it away,So he asked me,Is there anything that is not afraid of expiration? In fact, food safety is greater than the sky, and some foods, because of their own reasons, themselves do not have a so-called "shelf life", as long as there is no peculiar smell, no discoloration and mold, it is safe to eat. For example, the 7 foods I introduced to you today have no expiration date, and they can be eaten even if they are stored for a long time, so don't throw them away stupidly!
Type 1: Honey
Real pure honey has no expiration date, because it is the only food in the world that will not spoil and spoil, in my house, I still have 3 years ago did not eat the acacia nectar, this morning I opened it and smelled it, the fragrance is still very pure. Honey itself has a strong antibacterial ability, when preserving honey, you only need to put the honey in the freezer room, or tighten the cap after using the refrigerator, the honey will not be bad, you can eat it with confidence.
[Recommended way to eat]: Honey grapefruit tea
[Ingredients preparation]: 1000 grams of honey, 2 catties of grapefruit 1.
【Method】:
Step 1: First put the grapefruit in light salted water and scrub it clean, then cut off the skin on the surface of the grapefruit, and then peel the flesh of the grapefruit into shreds.
Step 2: Cut the grapefruit peel into thin strips, then put the filaments and an appropriate amount of salt into the water, and then grasp the grapefruit peel vigorously, so that you can catch the bitter and astringent taste in the grapefruit, and after boiling for about 3 minutes, you can remove it, and then rinse it with tap water.
Step 3: Put the grapefruit peel and an appropriate amount of water into the pot, blanch the grapefruit peel for 5 minutes on high heat and remove it, then put the grapefruit and grapefruit flesh and an appropriate amount of water into the pot, boil them over high heat, and fry them until the water is dry.
Step 4: Put the prepared honey into the pot and fry evenly, wait for the honey grapefruit tea to cool completely, and then store it in a waterless and oil-free sealed jar.
The second type: tangerine peel
"One or two tangerine peels and one or two gold, a hundred years of tangerine peel is better than gold" and "a hundred years of tangerine peel, a thousand years of ginseng", these two sayings are enough to show how valuable the aged tangerine peel is, and it is enough to know that the tangerine peel has no shelf life, and the more you put it, the more valuable it is. Tangerine peel will increase with the storage time, and it will become sweeter, more fragrant and mellow. As long as it is stored properly, not only will it not become moldy and insects, but even the bitterness, astringency and spiciness, and the stale flavor will become heavier and heavier. It is recommended that if you have tangerine peel, take it out every other week during the rainy season or the humid season, and expose it to the sun every other week to prevent the tangerine peel from becoming moldy and deteriorating.
The third type: mung beans
Many people think that mung beans have a shelf life, in fact, mung beans are one of the few beans that do not have a shelf life, as long as the mung beans are stored, there is no dampness, it will not be moldy and spoiled, and when the mung beans are cooked again, the taste is still exactly the same. If you put the uneaten mung beans in the freezer, the mung beans will be fresher and the color will be better!
[Recommended way to eat]: taro mung bean sago dew
[Ingredients preparation]: 200 grams of taro, 30 grams of mung beans, 20 grams of sago dew, appropriate amount of rock sugar.
【Method】:
Step 1: Peel and wash the taro and cut it into medium-sized pieces, then rinse the mung beans and set aside.
Step 2: Put an appropriate amount of water in the pot, bring the water to a boil, put the sago in the pot, and cook the sago on high heat for 20-30 minutes until the sago is boiled into a transparent color.
Step 3: Put the mung beans into the boiled sago dew water, boil the mung beans over medium-low heat, then put the taro and rock sugar into the pot and cook for 10 minutes, and then pour the boiled sago dew into the pot to eat.
Fourth: table salt
"Salt is the first of all flavors", no matter how good the ingredients are, as long as there is a lack of salt, it will be bland and tasteless. Every time I go to the supermarket to buy salt, I like to buy several large bags of salt, so that I don't have it when I need it. And now some table salt, the packaging bag will have a shelf life of 1-2 years, after this shelf life can not be used? Not really! Table salt itself is a natural preservative, as long as it can be preserved, the fish can be used normally if it is moldy and discolored.
It is recommended that you buy table salt at home, and be sure to keep it in an environment that can avoid contact with water vapor or humidity, and also avoid direct sunlight, so that the salt will not be bad for a long time.
Fifth: soy sauce
Hand-brewed soy sauce, it is naturally fermented, which contains a lot of salt and bacteria that are beneficial to the human body, this soy sauce will not expire, and the more you put it, the more fragrant and mellow the taste! For example, the old soy sauce we buy in the market is more expensive than the ordinary one, and this soy sauce has undergone long-term brewing to make its fragrance more intense.
Sixth: dried shiitake mushrooms
Dried shiitake mushrooms are very fragrant, it is a little more fragrant than fresh shiitake mushrooms, because most shiitake mushrooms have experienced dehydration now, which makes shiitake mushrooms super dry, as long as shiitake mushrooms are sealed and stored well, they will not be bad, if you put dried shiitake mushrooms in the refrigerator, the fragrance will be more intense.
[Recommended way to eat]: Stewed chicken with dried shiitake mushrooms
[Ingredients preparation]: 50 grams of dried shiitake mushrooms, half a three-yellow chicken, oyster sauce, light soy sauce, cooking oil, ginger slices, appropriate amount of salt.
【Method】:
Step 1: Pour the dried shiitake mushrooms into warm water and soak them for 1 hour, then remove them, and then rinse the dried shiitake mushrooms with tap water.
Step 2: Cut the three yellow chickens into medium-sized pieces, and then rinse all the blood in the three yellow chickens.
Step 3: Put a large spoon of oil in the pot, wait for the oil to heat to 4, put the ginger slices into the pot and fry until fragrant, then put the chicken pieces into the pot and fry until the surface is browned.
Step 4: Pour the prepared dried shiitake mushrooms, oyster sauce, light soy sauce, and all into the pot and stir well, then pour in an appropriate amount of warm water, submerge the chicken and simmer for 30 minutes, when the time is up, sprinkle in an appropriate amount of salt and stir well, then stew for 30 minutes before eating.
Seventh: aged vinegar
Aged vinegar is a particularly versatile seasoning, whether it is stir-fried or cold dishes, aged vinegar is indispensable, and aged vinegar is also a kind of food that will not expire, and the longer the aged vinegar is placed, the heavier the sourness, the stronger the fragrance, the better the taste, the old vinegar on the market will be 2-10 times more expensive than the ordinary aged vinegar, and the old vinegar contains more beneficial substances than ordinary aged vinegar, and it is more loved by many people.
"Honey, tangerine peel, mung beans, salt, soy sauce, dried shiitake mushrooms, aged vinegar" are 7 foods that have no expiration date, so you can eat them even if you store them for a long time, so don't throw them away! If today's article is helpful to you, please follow and like, this is my greatest support. In the follow-up, Chef Hu will explain more cooking tips and health maintenance skills to everyone, and finally thank you for watching.