This year is the latest year of the Arrival of the Dragon Boat Festival, there is probably a leap April, the summer solstice has passed, the weather is really too hot. As the saying goes, summer is coming, eat more bitter, then the summer will not be so bitter, listening to a bit of a mouthful, in fact, it means that the summer climate is hot, everyone's appetite is not good, easy to feel tired, and then will eat some heavy flavor of barbecue and other foods to boost appetite, over time, it is easy to catch fire.
At this time, eating some bitter dishes in moderation can not only clear the heat and defeat the fire, eliminate fatigue, but also refresh the mind, let you maintain the balance of the body in the summer, of course, the bitter dishes are appropriate to eat, and do not eat too much, after all, the nature is relatively cold.
When it comes to bitter dishes, everyone will first think of bitter melon, indeed bitter melon is the most common vegetable in the vegetable market supermarket, in addition to bitter buckwheat, bitter bamboo shoots, bitter tea and so on, but not as popular as bitter melon. Summer bitter melon is used to cook soup, cold mix, frying can be, of course, it is best to do not be so bitter, as much as possible to shave off the white melon, I will also add a few words when burning bitter melon soup into it, the taste of bitter melon will be more easily accepted by everyone.
Today, I boiled a pot of bitter melon flower clam soup, without a drop of oil, only ginger slices, and a few plums, and I got a bowl of delicious and clear seafood vegetable soup. Summer is long, make some delicious soup for your family, and spend the whole summer.
【Bitter melon flower clam soup】
Ingredients: 300 g of bitter melon, 250 g of flower clams
Accessories: 3 slices of ginger, 3 pieces of plum, salt to taste
Method: Step 1, 1 fresh bitter melon, half a catty of flower clams, put in salt water in the refrigerator for 2 hours, let it spit out the sediment, make bitter melon soup, I usually prepare a few words plum, make the soup more sweet, less bitter.
Step 2: Cut off the head and tail of the bitter melon, cut it in the middle, prepare a small steel spoon, and wash the clams and set aside.
Step 3: Use a small steel spoon to shave off the melon and melon seeds to remove the bitter taste.
Step 4: Wash the bitter melon and cut it into one cm wide slices
Step 5: Put half a pot of water in a casserole dish, add bitter melon, and bring to a boil over high heat
Step 6: Add ginger slices to remove fishiness and add plums to taste.
Step 7: Cover and simmer until soup brings to a boil
Step 8: Bring to a boil and add the clams
Step 9: The flower clams will open one by one in the boiling water
Step 10: Add half a spoonful of salt to taste, the clams contain salt, so don't add too much salt
Step 11: When the soup is boiling, there will be white foam on the surface, skim clean
Step 12: Keep the clean broth and look a little more delicious.
Summer exclusive good soup without adding a drop of oil, usually do not eat much plum, put in this soup very well, are also eaten by me one by one.