Artemisia quinoa, scientific name Artemisia reed, also known as Artemisia annua, mainly grows in the Poyang Lake area of northern Ganbei, and belongs to the Asteraceae family. There is a saying that "the grass of Poyang Lake, the treasure of the Nanchang people", you can see how much the people of Jiangxi attach importance to quinoa. Wild quinoa is often only found around the spring in March, but now there are greenhouses where you can eat artificially grown quinoa all year round.
Artemisia quinoa
The taste of quinoa is strong, many people can not accept this taste of the nose, people who like it are more and more like to eat the more they love to eat. Artemisia vulgaris generally eats only the stems, the leaves are usually discarded, and the stems can be stir-fried or cold. As early as a long time ago, there is a record of this plant in the "Compendium of Materia Medica", and the whole plant can be medicated, and it has the effect of stopping bleeding, suppressing cough, and reducing stasis.
Stir-fried bacon with quinoa
Quinoa fried bacon, is a very Jiangxi characteristics of the classic dish, rumored to be a dish invented by Zhu Yuanzhang, the fragrance of quinoa with the aroma of bacon, perfectly blended together, can stimulate people's taste nerves, eat endless aftertaste. Of all the dishes combined with bacon, only a few quinoas reached its highest level. The bacon is salty and soft, which can also set off the unique aroma of quinoa.
Preparation method of fried bacon with quinoa:
Ingredients: 250 g of quinoa, 250 g of bacon, 100 g of fresh red pepper, 100 g of garlic, oyster sauce, rice wine, salt, monosodium glutamate
1: Remove the leaves, remove the old part, clean it, and cut into short and consistent small pieces.
2: Cut the garlic into slices and the bright red pepper into small pieces.
3: Wash and cut the bacon into thin slices, and then wash it with water 2 times, it will not be so salty to eat.
4: Pour oil into a pan, pour in the bacon, sauté until fragrant, and set aside.
5: Wash the pot, re-add the oil, pour in the garlic slices, fresh red pepper segments, and stir-fry the quinoa together.
6: Stir-fry the flavor and add the stir-fried bacon and stir-fry over high heat.
7: Add a little salt, monosodium glutamate, oyster sauce, rice wine, stir-fry evenly.
8: Drizzle with sesame oil and put on the plate.