How to cook winter melon stewed pig's trotters

Vegetables like winter melon can remove the coldness in the body and are very good for the human body. People often boil winter melon into soup. Drinking a bowl of warm winter melon soup in winter will make the body feel unusually comfortable. His pig's trotters are rich in protein and fat, which can supplement the nutrients needed by the human body. If winter melon and pig's trotters are stewed together, the nutritional components of both can be better utilized. Here I will teach you how to stew pig’s trotters with winter melon.

Dish Introduction:

Winter melon is cool in nature and sweet in taste. It can eliminate heat and detoxify, promote diuresis and reduce swelling, quench thirst and relieve restlessness. It is effective for treating phlegm accumulation, swelling and pain of acne, constant thirst, irritability, hemorrhoids and bloody stools, edema due to athlete's foot, difficulty urinating, and difficult to eliminate summer heat.

Ingredients preparation:

500 grams of pig's trotter, 500 grams of winter melon, 1 piece of ginger, 1 star anise, and appropriate amounts of salt, pepper and MSG.

Preparation method

1. Chop the pig's trotters into small pieces, wash and drain; peel the winter melon and cut into appropriate pieces; smash the ginger.

2. Blanch the pig's trotters in boiling water for 5 minutes, then remove and wash with clean water.

3. Bring pig's trotters, ginger, aniseed and appropriate amount of water to a boil over high heat, then simmer over low heat for about 60 minutes. Add the winter melon and simmer for about 20 minutes. Remove the ginger and aniseed, add salt, pepper and MSG and serve.

Health Benefits:

Pig's trotters: blood tonic

Winter melon: promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis

Sichuan pepper: pain relief

Ingredients

Pig's trotter 1 piece of incompatible food Winter melon moderate amount of incompatible food

Ginger in moderation, pepper in small amounts

Foods that are incompatible with onions

How to make winter melon stewed pig's trotter soup

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1. Pour water into the pot

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2. Wash the pig’s trotters

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3. Pour the pig's trotters into the pot and boil them to remove the blood.

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4. After the water boils, put the pig's trotters into a bowl

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5. Chop ginger and add a small amount of peppercorns

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6. Take a casserole

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7. Add enough water to the pot at one time, pour in the pig's trotters, ginger and peppercorns, and simmer over low heat after the water boils.

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8. Wash the winter melon, cut into pieces and set aside.

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9. Simmer on low heat for a few hours. After the pig's trotters are cooked, pour in the winter melon. After the water boils, turn to low heat.

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10. After the winter melon is cooked, turn off the heat and add a little salt to season.

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11. The pig's trotter fork is moving and it's fine.

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12. Pour into a bowl.

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13. Sprinkle with green onions and you’re done.

Tips

Be sure to use a casserole and simmer over low heat so that the dish will be fragrant.

Don't put too much salt, otherwise the soup will not taste good.

Be sure to add enough water at one time, otherwise the soup will taste bad.

The winter melon should be cut into thick slices, otherwise it will easily become overcooked.