How to make sun-dried sesame leaves

Sesame leaves, like sesame seeds, have certain therapeutic effects, and they also contain a certain amount of oil, so they taste quite fragrant. For example, many people like to use sesame leaves to make noodles, which are delicious and have certain medicinal value. After the season is over, the leaves can no longer be bought, but they can be dried and saved for winter. There are many ways to eat them. Let’s take a look.

How to make sun-dried sesame leaves

Ingredients: Main ingredient: 1000g sesame leaves, auxiliary ingredient: salt to taste, step 1. You can buy the sesame leaves that have been blanched in water and dry them directly. I happened to go up the mountain, so I picked fresh sesame leaves myself. 2. Wash them with clean water. 3. Put water in the pot, add a little salt, put in the sesame leaves and cook for 3-5 minutes. Sesame leaves are not like green vegetables that cook as soon as they are put into water. They are more difficult to cook. The ones I picked were young and cooked in 3 minutes. If the sesame leaves are older, they need to be boiled for more than 5 minutes. 4. Put the cooked sesame leaves into cold water and rinse them on both sides to wash off the mucus inside. Then continue to soak in cold water for 2 hours, changing the water twice in the middle. 5. Squeeze the soaked sesame leaves dry and spread them on the balcony to dry. 6. They will be very dry in one day. Those spread out to dry are just a little bit like this. 7. Use several rackets to dry, and this much is used to dry 2 kilograms of fresh leaves. These dried ones are sold for more than 30 yuan per pound in the market, but the key is that it is difficult to buy them even at more than 30 yuan. So if you like to eat, you must collect it in season.

The benefits of sesame leaves

Sesame leaves are mild in nature, bitter and slightly sweet in taste. Their main functions are nourishing the liver and kidneys and moistening the intestines. In addition to being eaten as a vegetable, they can also be used to treat many common diseases in humans, such as hepatitis, kidney deficiency, dizziness and vertigo. The therapeutic effect is very obvious. In addition, sesame leaves can promote hair growth and relieve constipation, and they also have a good regulating effect on human hair loss and dry stools.

Sesame leaves must be cooked and then dried. Then the dried sesame leaves can be eaten by soaking them in hot water. If you don't cook it, the dried sesame leaves will never be cooked.