How to make delicious Sichuan peppercorns

Food is the most important thing for people. It can provide the human body with the necessary energy and nutrients for physical development every day. The emergence of condiments is to elevate food to a higher level. Sichuan peppercorns are a very common condiment in daily life. However, they are not just a condiment. Sichuan peppercorns can also be eaten as a dish. Here we will introduce how to make delicious Sichuan peppercorns.

1. Fried Pork with Sichuan Peppercorns

Material

Peppercorns

Fresh meat, garlic and red pepper

Heat the oil

Put red pepper

Add garlic and fry until fragrant

Add meat and stir fry

Add soy sauce and salt

Finally, add the peppercorns

Stir-fry until cooked, but remember not to use too high a heat, otherwise the Sichuan pepper tips will lose their unique aroma.

2. Stir-fry peppercorns

1. Wash the tender pepper tips and drain the water

2. Put some oil in the pot

3. Add the peppercorns and stir fry

4. Stir-fry until wilted

5. Remove from heat, add some soy sauce and salt, mix well

6. It's Done

3. The efficacy and function of pepper leaves

(1) Clearing away heat and dissipating fire

Although Sichuan pepper leaves are also warm foods like Sichuan peppercorns, they have a good dispersing effect, especially when used externally, they can play a good role in clearing away heat and dispersing fire. People often use Sichuan pepper leaves to boil water to treat hemorrhoids, which has a heat-clearing effect.

(2) Antibacterial

Zanthoxylum bungeanum leaves also contain volatile plant oils, among which the limonene component has a strong bactericidal and antibacterial effect. In folk culture, Zanthoxylum bungeanum leaves are often boiled in water to clean wounds and prevent infection. Zanthoxylum bungeanum leaves have broad-spectrum antibacterial properties and are very effective.

Zanthoxylum bungeanum contains volatile oil, Sichuan pepper, phytosterols, unsaturated organic acids, etc., which have inhibitory effects on diphtheria Corynebacterium, anthrax Corynebacterium, Staphylococcus aureus, hemolytic Streptococcus, Pneumococcus, Salmonella typhi, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and certain skin fungi.

(3) Anesthesia and analgesia

Sichuan pepper leaves, like Sichuan peppercorns, also have anesthetic properties. Crush the fresh and tender Sichuan pepper leaves and apply them to the swollen areas with congestion to relieve pain and swelling. You can also use the Sichuan pepper leaves to massage the earlobes and then directly pierce the ears after anesthesia. Local anesthesia is more effective.

(4) Pest control

The volatile substances contained in Sichuan pepper leaves have a very strong insecticidal effect. In our country, people also use Sichuan pepper leaves to kill intestinal worms such as roundworms and hookworms. Eating them with food is especially suitable for children who do not take medicine.

(5) Seasoning and flavoring

Sichuan pepper leaves have the same fragrance as Sichuan peppercorns, and their fragrance is even stronger than that of Sichuan peppercorns. Sichuan pepper leaves can be added to many foods. It is especially suitable for meat and seafood, and is often used to remove fishy and stinky smells.

(6) Weaning

Sichuan pepper leaves also contain many ingredients that can help with weaning. Soaking the leaves in water or eating them directly can help with weaning. They are suitable for women after weaning, and weaning can usually be successfully stopped within 2 to 3 days.