Houttuynia cordata, because its roots and leaves have a faint fishy smell and gets its name, also known as folded ear root, mainly abundant in Sichuan, Chongqing, Guizhou, Yunnan and other places south of the Yangtze River Basin in China. Houttuynia cordata is included in the pharmaceutical work "Famous Doctors", and Chinese medical research believes that houttuynia cordata has the effects of clearing heat, detoxification, anti-inflammatory diuresis, stomach digestion and so on.
As a folk dish in Southwest Sichuan, Chongqing, Guizhou and other southwest regions, cold mixed ear root has been passed down to this day, where this cold mix dish is loved by adults and children and has become a delicacy on the tip of the tongue of local people. As a northerner, xiaobian also has a special love for this cold mixed dish, and today I will teach you to make this dish yourself:
1. Prepare the ingredients: folded ear root, coriander to taste, green onion ginger garlic cut into foam, a little sugar, a little chicken essence, old vinegar or sweet vinegar to taste, oil spicy seeds (be sure to use oil spicy seeds), then set aside.
2. Step 1: Wash the folded ear root and coriander, and remember that the folded ear root must be selected to buy fresh, tender branches and leaves, otherwise it will taste bad and it will be difficult to chew. After washing the above ingredients, cut the root of the folded ear into inches, cut the parsley into small pieces and place on the plate.
Step 2: Pour the parsley into the dish.
4. Step 3: Pour in the shallot, ginger and garlic foam.
5. Step 4: Pour in the prepared seasonings in turn, cotton sugar, chicken essence, old vinegar, like to eat spicy and then pour in the oil spicy seeds, and then drop a little bit of sesame oil, the above seasonings can be adjusted according to their own taste, and then stir well.
6. Well, this beautiful color, crisp and tender, sweet and sour and spicy cold mix is ready, are you already tempted to try it quickly?
As a northerner, Xiaobian will introduce this authentic southwest folk food to friends in the north today, will not let you down, come and try it!
Finally, I would like to remind everyone that spring is the most tender season for folding ear roots, which is suitable for raw cold mixing. After this season, the folded ear root is old, and it is generally used for medicine or brewing water after it is cooled and dried.
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