In the cold winter, many seafood is no longer fat, but some are in good times. What seafood to choose in the middle of winter? Xiaobian today will introduce a kind of seafood suitable for eating in winter - Wen clam.
The clam is also known as the flower clam because of its beautiful pattern on the surface and is a common shellfish seafood in the market.
But you know what? The first thing in the world is the wen clam. And this is not what the editor said casually, but it was given by the emperor himself!
According to legend, the Zhengde Emperor of the Ming Dynasty went to Jiangnan to swim in the spring, sailed into the Yellow Sea by boat and was suddenly hit by a storm, drifting for three days and nights and then mooring to Qintan Village near Lusi in Nantong. A hungry group of people went ashore to ask for food. It was late at night, and the fisherman's daughter Qin E was entertained with barley clam rice and clam spinach soup. The mercurial Zhengde Emperor swallowed the steaming, fragrant fisherman's meal. In particular, the delicious and beautiful Clam Spinach Soup not only drank a fine light, but also praised: "Good fresh, so fresh, really the world's freshest." ”
Of course, those who have eaten wen clams also understand the delicious flavor of wen clams. But you may not know that there are many benefits to the clam!
Wen clams are not only delicious and nutritious, but also have high therapeutic and medicinal value. Li Shizhen's "Compendium of Materia Medica" said that it can cure "sores, boils and poisons, eliminate blocks, and detoxify alcohol" and other diseases. Modern research has also shown that the clam has the effect of clearing heat and dampness, dissolving phlegm and loosening knots, has obvious inhibitory effect on liver cancer, and has obvious efficacy on asthma, chronic tracheitis, goiter, lymph nodes and other diseases.
Not only that, because of its high amino acid content and complete variety, the clam contains 18 kinds of amino acids, including all 8 essential amino acids needed by the human body and has become an ideal protein source, especially the high content of flavored amino acids - glutamate and has achieved the reputation of "the world's freshest".
But if you want to taste the delicacy of the clam, just know the above is not enough, the selection of this clam can also be asked by the university.
Clams should choose a smooth shell, shiny, relatively flat shape. Be sure to buy live, touch the shell with your hand, and what can be closed immediately is fresh and alive. What doesn't close the shell, or that keeps the shell open, is dead clams. There is also a way to select clams, when purchasing, you can take two clams to knock each other on the shell, the sound is more solid, relatively fresh, there is an empty sound, it is mostly a dead clam.
<h1>Original sauce clams</h1>
【Material】
1000g clams, water to taste, a little green onion, a little sesame oil
【Directions】
1. Wash the clams with water, put them in a basin with an appropriate amount of water, add a little salt and let stand for 30 minutes.
2. Finely chop the chives.
3. Add an appropriate amount of water to the pot (no clams can be used).
4. Add the clams.
5. Cover and bring to a boil.
6. Turn off the heat after the clams open.
7. Put the soup with clams in a large bowl and add a little green onion sesame oil.
<h1>Winter melon clam soup</h1>
1 piece of winter melon, 400 grams of clams, 5 slices of ginger, 1 green onion, cooking wine, salt to taste.
1. Put the clams in a basin, then put cold water, put some salt in the water, and let the clams spit sand. Leave on for about 2 hours. Rinse with clean water and set aside.
2. After peeling the winter melon, cut into 3cm pieces and set aside. Cut the green onion into long pieces of about 6 cm.
3. Add shallots, ginger and cooking wine to a casserole dish, and when the pot is boiling, add clams and simmer over low heat for 30 minutes
4. Use chopsticks to fish out the green onion, add the winter melon pieces, continue to simmer for 30 minutes on low heat, add some salt to taste and it will be OK.