How long to steam eggplant for cold salad

People who like to eat eggplant will like it no matter how it is prepared. Eggplant itself can be prepared in many ways. It can not only be fried but also eaten cold. Before making cold-mixed eggplant, the eggplant must be steamed first, because raw eggplant cannot be eaten by people. When making cold steamed eggplant, how long does it take to steam the eggplant?

Cold steamed eggplant is a dish, also known as steamed eggplant and cucumber. The main ingredients are eggplant, green and red peppers, etc. It has the effects of lowering blood pressure, lowering cholesterol, reducing swelling and relieving pain, and treating cold and heat.

raw material

Ingredients: Eggplant.

Ingredients: 1 green pepper and 1 red pepper (because the size of green peppers and red peppers in my house is very different, I only use two green peppers. This is the color combination, you can mix and match as you like), garlic, and sesame seeds.

How to make steamed eggplant salad

1. Wash the eggplant, remove the stem, cut it in half, and steam it in a steamer (I use an electric rice cooker, which comes with a steaming rack)

2. While steaming the eggplant, chop the green and red peppers and mince the garlic (if you can mash the garlic, it will be better); take another small bowl, add 2 spoons of soy sauce, 2 spoons of chili sauce, and 1 spoon of sesame oil to make a sauce; after the eggplant is steamed, let it cool in a ventilated place (if you are not afraid of getting burned, just ignore what I said), and cut it into thin strips after it cools down;

3. Add appropriate amount of oil to the pot, add chopped green and red pepper, minced garlic and sesame seeds and stir-fry slightly. Turn off the heat after the aroma comes out, pour in the sauce just prepared, stir evenly with the residual heat, and then mix with the eggplant shreds.

Dietary tips for cold steamed eggplant

1. About selection: There is a circle of light-colored ring where the eggplant sepals and fruit are connected. The wider and more obvious this ring is, it means that the eggplant fruit is growing rapidly and has not aged. If the ring band is not obvious, it means that the eggplant has stopped growing when it was harvested. The eggplant is now old and cannot be eaten.

2. Still about selection: young eggplants are dark in color, have thin skin and loose flesh, are light in weight, and the seeds and flesh are not easy to separate. There is a green-white skin on the lower part of the calyx. Old eggplants are shiny and bright in color, have thick and tight skin, the flesh is easy to separate, are heavy, and some have a bitter taste.

Finished product picture of cold eggplant

3. The skin of eggplant is covered with a layer of wax, which not only makes the eggplant shiny, but also protects the eggplant. Once the wax layer is washed away or mechanically damaged, it is easy to be invaded by microorganisms and rot. Therefore, to preserve eggplant, you must never wash it with water, and you must protect it from rain, bumps, and heat, and store it in a cool and ventilated place.

4. Old eggplants, especially old eggplants in autumn, contain more solanine, which is harmful to the human body and should not be eaten too much.

5. Eggplant is cold in nature, so people with weak spleen and stomach or asthma should not eat too much. Try not to eat eggplant before surgery, otherwise the anesthetic may not be decomposed normally, which will delay the patient's awakening time and affect the patient's recovery speed.

According to traditional Chinese medicine, eggplant is a cold food. Therefore, eating it in summer can help clear away heat and relieve summer heat. It is especially suitable for people who are prone to prickly heat and boils.