Okra Gourmet Series (1) - Okra Bacon Roll
In the spring, I planted two rows of okra on the south side of the gazebo in the small urban vegetable garden.
A row of okra, a row of red okra, about fourteen. When the okra plant grows into shape, it is just a small pavilion to block the sun. After Commander Hu's wife, Teacher Zhang, saw it, she called this area "Okra Garden".
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In summer, after work, sit in the gazebo and take a nap, just enough to enjoy the beauty of the "Okra Garden".
Okra plants are tall and tall, and can grow up to two meters.
The leaves of okra are huge and can be made into ball fans used by ancient beauties. Shaped like a chicken's feet, okra is also known as chicken claws. But how big a chicken do I think this must be? Golden Rooster Mother?
The flowers of okra are beautiful and feminine. The petals are large, pale yellow, and as thin as silk yarn. There is a purple halo on the inside of the flower center, near the flower pedicle. Okra flowers are feminine but delicate. The wind blows thin petals, and it is miserable.
I go to the small vegetable garden once or twice a week, and these okra flowers often leave no one to see her all day, and she just opens quietly and happily.
The newly grown okra resembles a little antler. Growing up is a bit like the horns of a buffalo. The flowers of okra fall off before revealing small green okra that resemble the size of winter dates.
Sitting in a small pavilion to watch the okra, a light wind blows, you will suddenly see the okra flowers fluttering with the wind, gently landing on the ground, almost no sound can be heard. It's a bit of a "people idle sunflower" feeling.
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In late summer and early autumn, okra enters the harvest season.
Delicate red okra and tender green okra grow one after another and can be harvested.
Okra is also on the market in large quantities. I heard from my neighbors that this year's supermarkets in Beijing also have okra supplies, and neighbors in the community bought it because they heard that eating okra is good for diabetics. But after buying home did not know how to do, raw to eat a little, sticky, not accustomed to eating, all thrown away. I think it's a pity.
It should be known that okra is known as the "vegetable king" and is a recipe dish for athletes. The tender flesh of the tender pod is tender and sticky because it contains a sticky substance composed of pectin and polysaccharides, which gives okra a special flavor and a smooth taste.
There are many ways to eat okra, which can be fried, made into soup, pickled, canned and so on.
Wang Zengqi mentioned in the article "Autumn Flowers in Beijing": "I have never seen okra in Beijing, and I think there are ones. "In the past, beijingers really rarely had access to okra. I am unfamiliar with it and do not know how to eat it.
But now the information is developed, as long as you pay attention, you can find a lot of okra recipes on the Internet and make a variety of okra delicacies.
Today, I will introduce a family version of the ultra-simple okra delicacy, just with a bag of bacon, the kitchen white can also quickly get started with the food -
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ingredient:
10 okra, 180 g bacon, a pinch of tomato sauce.
method:
Wash and drain the okra. Remove the root.
Bring the water to a boil and blanch for over two minutes. Put a little salt in the water and the okra will change color. Scoop out and set aside.
Heat the pan on the stove over low heat. Fry over low heat with bacon. After the oil comes out, add okra and pay attention to turning the noodles.
Fry the bacon until eight minutes cooked and out of the pan. Okra, out of the pan.
Bacon wrapped in okra. Roll into rolls.
Re-fry on the pan again. Fry until browned on both sides and remove from the pan.
Roll okra bacon on the plate. The excess okra is also placed on the plate and topped with red tomato sauce.
A plate of delicious okra bacon rolls is ready. Blanched okra is drizzled with red tomato sauce for an enticing color and delicious taste.
The meaty aroma of roasted bacon, the fragrance of okra and the sweet and sour taste of tomato sauce make this dish very rich and popular in my house. The key is that the method is simple, and the kitchen white who has just learned to cook can also succeed at one time, which makes people have a full sense of achievement.
Tips:
Because Peigen is salty, the whole dish does not need to be salted or any other spices.
Okra is rich in nutrients, and the young fruit contains a large amount of slimy juice with a special fragrance. Its juice is mixed with pectin, bovine lactoglycan and arabinosan. Its pectin is soluble fiber, which is highly valued in the new concept of modern health care. The first food is not very accustomed, just eat a few times. Okra is often consumed, has the effect of strengthening the stomach and intestines, and nourishing yin and yang.
Okra is the most enjoyable way for me to eat it, and I pick the most tender one from the small vegetable garden to cut from the plant, wash it, and take it directly into the mouth. Crunchy. When you get home, you can eat raw food dipped in tomato sauce or sweet noodle sauce.
In addition, in addition to the edible young fruits, okra leaves, buds and flowers can also be eaten.
Other ways to eat we will talk about it in the next issue, welcome to continue to pay attention to the okra food series.
Author Zheng Huazhi
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