Weihai thorn ginseng
Sea cucumber is one of the famous "eight treasures of seafood" in China, and China's edible sea cucumber has a long history. Among the 217 dishes of "Man Han Quan Xi" edited by Zhou Jin, the sea cucumber appears 12 times, which shows its importance.
Thorn ginseng is the best quality of more than 20 kinds of edible sea cucumbers in China, known as the "first of a hundred supplements" reputation. Weihai coastal islands and reefs are dense, rich in algae resources, very suitable for the growth and reproduction of ginseng, so Weihai ginseng is fat, thick spines, thick flesh and delicate, can be called "the king of ginseng", and thus has become one of the main production areas of ginseng in China.
01 Sea cucumber health knowledge
Qing Dynasty medical scientist Zhao Xuemin's "Compendium of Materia Medica" said that sea cucumber "has the effect of tonifying kidney yin, generating blood, treating diarrhea and ulcers" and so on. ”
Sea cucumber is rich in nutrients, containing protein, unsaturated fatty acids, vitamins and a variety of trace elements, but almost no cholesterol, and contains polysaccharides, sea cucumber saponins, cerebral glycosides, gangliosides and other biologically active substances, with enhanced immunity, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, anti-tumor, anti-fatigue, anticoagulant effect, auxiliary blood pressure lowering, auxiliary hypolipidemic, anti-aging and other nutritional effects.
02 The Legend of the Sea Cucumber
Sea cucumber is known as the first of the sea treasures and has high nutritional value.
There are also beautiful legends about sea cucumbers
Fairchild and sea cucumber
It is said that a long time ago, when the ancestor of the founding of the world, Taishang Laojun, fell asleep while refining the elixir for the Jade Emperor, and the boy who pulled the bellows stole the elixir and went down to the human world, and after discovering it, he was hunted down by Li Tianwang, so he sprinkled the elixir while running, and the first elixir was sprinkled in Yunnan, becoming Tian Qi, also known as "Tian Qishan"; the second elixir was sprinkled from the Bohai Sea to the Changbai Mountain area, and the one sprinkled in the Bohai Sea became sea cucumber, and the one sprinkled on the Changbai Mountain became ginseng. Careful observation, Tian Qi ginseng and ginseng shape is very similar, pharmacology also has a common place, ginseng has the effect of "immortality", sea cucumber is also rumored to be so, it can be seen that the three are related.
Iron Crunch Plum with Sea Thorn Ginseng
One of the Eight Immortals, "Iron Abduction Li", was a poor scholar before becoming an immortal, who repeatedly failed to gain fame and was seriously ill. One day, he came to the beach, wanting to throw himself into the sea to relieve himself, and suddenly smelled a delicious aroma, and saw an old man cooking something in a pot. Xun Xiang came to the old man's side, only to see the old man's spirit, the fairy wind Dao bone, "Iron Crutch Li" asked: "What is boiled in the pot?" The old man smiled slightly: "This is the 'Tongtian Sea Thorn Ginseng', which is a treasure in the sea, which can strengthen the body and body when eaten, and can forget all the troubles of the world." Young people, there are nine times out of ten unexpected things in life, but it is not worth it to cut off your life for this, how many beautiful things in the world are waiting for you to experience, just like this 'Tongtian Sea Thorn Ginseng, if you just invested in the sea, I'm afraid you won't be blessed to enjoy such food today. A word woke up Tie Quan Li, and the old man turned into a fairy cloud and went away with the wind.
Since then, "Iron Abduction Lee" has been observing the words of the old man every day, and eating "Tongtian Sea Thorn Ginseng" every day. After forty days, he felt refreshed and his mind clear; after eighty days, he penetrated the Zen machine; on the eighty-first day, he ascended to heaven. Later, after being enlightened by the bodhisattva, he abandoned his flesh and became the head of the "Eight Immortals", "Iron Abduction Li", for the benefit of the world. The folk winter supplement with 81 days of sea cucumbers also comes from this.
Liu Gong and sea cucumber
Historical records record that in the last years of the Eastern Han Dynasty, wars were continuous, natural disasters also appeared continuously, in the chaotic world, The Han Shao Emperor was persecuted by the chaotic courtiers and thieves, and in desperation, the young emperor's concubines could only take their young son Liu Min on a long and endless escape road.
After experiencing the life-and-death tribulations of chasing soldiers and trekking through mountains and rivers, the mother and son finally arrived in the East China Sea, temporarily ending the life of escape from displacement.
Due to years of upheaval and displacement, the young emperor's concubines were physically ill and often had various discomforts. An old fisherman told Liu Min, who was not yet an adult, that the most nourishing thing in the sea was the sea cucumber, which was large and fleshy, had a superior taste, and had the effect of nourishing the body, so it was best to try it for the mother.
Since then, the young Liu Min fished a few such "soft and spongy, short and thick" black guys every day, took home and cooked them for his mother to eat, it is rumored that Liu Min's mother has eaten the sea cucumber, the physical condition has improved significantly, the weak and weak has become a light object that can be carried, the face has gradually become white and red, the body bones are getting harder and harder day by day, the filial piety Liu Min is surprised, and the sea cucumber is as deeply loved as a Buddha. Liu Min, who is kind by nature, will pass on the "secret recipe" wherever he goes, and the value of the sea cucumber has increased sharply.
After Liu Min's mother died of illness, Liu Min and his wife came to Liu Gong Island to reclaim land on the island and rescue boat people in distress in the past, so the descendants honored the two old men as "Liu Gong Liu Mother of the Sea Saint".
This is exactly "Liu Gonglao's rescue of his mother, filial piety touched the heavens and the earth", the little sea cucumber witnessed the filial piety of the ancients, so that future generations of people widely praised.
03 Sea cucumber health recipes
According to the principle of Chinese medicine "spring and summer yang, autumn and winter yin", autumn supplement is very suitable.
Grilled sea cucumber with green onion
raw material:
Water hair sea cucumber, green onion white, sugar, soy sauce, starch, cooking wine, clear soup, monosodium glutamate, peanut oil
Production process:
(1) Put the green onion into the oil pan, fry it over medium heat until golden brown, and put the green onion oil into a bowl;
(2) Sea cucumber with boiling water, then put into a spoon, add 150g of clear soup, add soy sauce, salt, monosodium glutamate, cooking wine to boil, put in the ginseng, simmer on low heat for 5 minutes, fish out the control of dry water;
(3) Start another oil pan, add a part of the shallot oil, soy sauce to the pan, add the remaining clear soup, sugar color, sugar, monosodium glutamate and other condiments to boil, use water starch to outline, pour in sea cucumber and fried green onion white, stir evenly, drizzle with green onion oil, divide into 10 parts and plate.
Flavor characteristics:
The color of the dish is brown, the sea cucumber is fresh, soft and smooth, the green onion is fragrant, there is no juice left after eating, the dish is oily, and the taste is salty and fresh and slightly sweet.
Crystal high-pressure ginseng
Water hair sea cucumber, pork skin, green onion, ginger, salt
As the main ingredient of Weihai thorn ginseng, thick thorns, thick flesh, pig skin, green onion ginger as an accessory, first wash the pig skin, change the knife to cut strips, add water and onion ginger seasoning, send into the steamer, steaming on high heat for 8 hours, amber soup from the time of quenching, emitting a rich salty fragrance, the pressed sea cucumber into the soup, refrigerated for 2 hours, the juice condensed into freezing, change the knife plate, decorate with fragrant rice dumplings, you can complete. Crystal clear, unique taste, "ginseng" into the hearts of the people, leading the "fresh" world. This is a greeting from the sea, and it is also a good product for health.
With a clear and transparent texture that melts in the mouth and is refreshing, it is a rare delicacy.
Warm mix sea cucumber
Fresh sea cucumber, shallots, green peppers, red peppers, monosodium glutamate, rice vinegar, horseradish, very fresh soy sauce, sesame oil, oil consumption, sugar.
(1) Remove the offal and sand spout of the fresh sea cucumber, clean it, massage it until it is soft, beat it with a flower knife, cut it into wide strips, pour in boiling water at 80 ° C, soak it for 1 minute, fish it out cold, rinse it, put it into a basin, pour it into water and soak it; peel and wash the shallots, remove the seeds and wash the green and red peppers, place them on a cooked cutting board, cut into small pieces, and put them into side dishes for use;
(2) Take a large bowl, add soy sauce, monosodium glutamate, rice vinegar, horseradish, oil consumption, sugar, sesame oil and stir well to make a sauce and set aside;
(3) Remove the sea cucumber, dry it, put it in a large bowl with seasoning sauce, add shallots, green and red peppers and mix well, and put it into a cold dish.
The texture is soft and tender, the taste is salty and fresh, the sour and spicy is suitable, and the nutrition is rich.
Millet stewed sea cucumber
Water hair sea cucumber, millet, pumpkin, monosodium glutamate, chives, ginger, salt, goji berries, pepper, chicken fat, mineral water.
(1) Cut the chives into small pieces, cut the ginger into thin strips, clean the goji berries, put them into a small bowl, rinse into boiling water and blanch them to soften, and then put the above ingredients into the side dish and set aside;
(2) Remove the old skin of the pumpkin, cut into thick slices, put it into a steamer, steam it for fifteen minutes on high heat until it is cooked, take out the pumpkin and cool it thoroughly, put it into a blender, add mineral water, beat into pumpkin juice, pour into a large bowl and set aside;
(3) Cut the sea cucumber from the tail to the head and the midline of the abdomen, take out the inner tendons and sand spout, rinse them clean; put them into a pot of boiling water and then fish them out, and put them into 10 soup cups for use;
(4) Clean the millet, put it in a stainless steel pot, pour water, boil it on a high heat, boil it for 30 minutes on a low heat until it thickens, add pumpkin juice and stir well, then add ginger, salt, monosodium glutamate, pepper and other condiments, bring it to a boil, pour into the chicken fat, scoop it into the soup cup, sprinkle with chopped chives, and garnish with goji berries.
Millet fragrance, sea cucumber soft glutinous, rich in nutrients.
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