After a short full solar term, the weather gradually became hotter, the humidity and heat increased, and the appetite was not as good as usual. At this time, you can eat some bitter vegetables appropriately, which can alleviate the discomfort caused by the hot summer. When it comes to bitter vegetables, we have to mention bitter melons, which are the most representative bitter vegetables. Although the taste of bitter melon is bitter, it is a "good recipe" for clearing heat and relieving heat in summer, and it is recorded in the "Compendium of Materia Medica" that bitter melon can "eliminate evil fever, relieve fatigue, and purify the mind and eyes". Bitter melon tastes good whether it is cold or stir-fried. However, the taste of bitter melon is relatively single, you can remove the melon after stuffing a bit of meat stuffing simple steaming, the fresh flavor of the meat filling and the bitterness of the bitter melon are perfectly integrated together, the taste will become rich in an instant, delicious nutrition and relief, heat and heat. Summer is the best time to eat bitter melon, how do you make bitter melons in your house? Still cold or scrambled eggs? Come and try to eat steaming like this, adults and children love, the taste is not bitter at all, not only to relieve the heat but also to supplement nutrition. Stuffing meat in bitter melon not only achieves meat and vegetarian collocation, nutrition is also very comprehensive, the use of steaming cooking method, can maximize the preservation of food nutrients.
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<h2>Royalties</h2>
2 bitter melons
Minced meat 200g
Carrots 60g
Goji berries 6 capsules
Green onion 20g
Ginger 20g
Salt 1g
Raw soy sauce 10ml
Starch 5 g
Oyster sauce 10ml
Sesame oil 5ml
<h2>Practice steps</h2>
1: Prepare two fresh bitter melons, half a bowl of lean and fat meat filling, and an appropriate amount of goji berries, green onions and ginger. First soak the goji berries in water to soften, then chop the green onion and ginger into minced pieces, put them into the minced meat, add salt, starch, soy sauce and oyster sauce, mix well and add water several times to whip in one direction.
2, next we deal with the bitter melon, first clean the bitter melon and cut off the two ends, leaving only the middle thickness of the same part. Then put the bitter melon on the board and cut it into bitter melon segments of the same width, and use chopsticks or a spoon to clean the bitter melon and the bitter melon seeds. Peel the carrots and cut them into thin slices of the same carrot for later.
3, the meat stuffing into the bitter melon, fill the entire bitter melon circle, must be filled with compaction, so that the finished product is delicious. Then place the filled bitter melon rings on the plate with carrot slices. Fill all the bitter melon rings in turn, and then decorate them with a goji berry.
4: Add an appropriate amount of water to the steamer and bring to a boil, put the bitter melon into the pot after the water is boiling, steam for about 15 minutes on high heat and then turn off the heat.
5: Remove the steamed bitter melon, pour off the excess soup on the plate and drizzle with a little sesame oil. Light and refreshing, the aroma of the meat stuffed bitter melon is ready.
<h2>Tips</h2>
1, bitter melon melon is the most bitter, especially the white film inside, it is best to use a spoon to scrape it all clean. 2, when choosing bitter melon, it is best to choose the kind with a relatively straight shape and a uniform thickness.
<h2>Nutritional benefits of bitter melon</h2>
Bitter melon cold taste bitter, into the heart, lungs, stomach, with summer thirst, lower blood pressure, blood lipids, beauty, promote metabolism and other functions. Bitter melon is rich in vitamin B1. Vitamin C and minerals, long-term consumption, can maintain energy, has great benefits for the treatment of acne.
1. Clear heat and improve gas
Bitter melon has the effect of clearing heat and cooling the heat, nourishing the blood and qi, tonifying the kidney and spleen, nourishing the liver and bright purpose, and has a certain effect on the treatment of dysentery, sores, heat stroke fever, excessive prickly heat, conjunctivitis and other diseases.
2. Protect the body
Bitter melon has the effects of preventing scurvy, protecting cell membranes, preventing atherosclerosis, improving the body's stress capacity, and protecting the heart.
3. Anti-cancer
The active ingredients in bitter melon can inhibit the cancerous transformation of normal cells and promote the recovery of mutated cells, which has a certain anti-cancer effect.
4. Lower blood sugar, lower blood lipids
It has medicinal and health care functions such as lowering blood sugar, lowering blood lipids, anti-tumor, preventing osteoporosis, regulating endocrine, antioxidant, antibacterial and improving human immunity.
5. Beautify the skin
Bitter melon can moisturize fair skin, but also calm and moisturize the skin, especially in the summer when it is easy to dry and hot, applying iced bitter melon slices can immediately relieve the irritability of the skin.
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