How to Eat Pumpkin Stems

Pumpkin stems, which are the seedlings of pumpkin, also have certain nutritional benefits. It is beneficial to eat some of them on a regular basis. They taste delicious. When eating pumpkin stems, you need to process the fluff on them. There are many ways to eat them, such as stir-frying the pumpkin stems, stir-frying the pumpkin stems with dried bamboo shoots, etc. These are all common ways of eating them and are good for the body.

How to Eat Pumpkin Stems

1. Stir-fried pumpkin vines

Ingredients: pumpkin vines, garlic, chili peppers, pepper powder, and vegetable oil.

practice:

1. Clean the pumpkin vines, tear off the leaves, tear off the fluff on the vines, remove the old stems, and keep the whiskers on the vines.

2. Wash with water and break into small pieces. Rinse the leaves with water and gently rub them to remove the fluff. Slice the garlic and dice the chili pepper.

3. After heating the pan, pour in oil and add garlic slices and chili peppers and stir-fry until fragrant.

4. Then pour in the pumpkin vines and leaves and continue to stir-fry.

5. Stir-fry until the vines and leaves are soft and cooked, then add salt and a little pepper and stir well.

2. Stir-fried pumpkin vines with dried bamboo shoots

Ingredients: pumpkin vines, dried bamboo shoots, oil.

practice:

1. Soak the dried bamboo shoots in water in advance and cut them into short pieces. Remove the core of the pumpkin vine and cut it short.

2. Heat oil in a pan and stir-fry the pumpkin vines, stirring constantly.

3. Add dried bamboo shoots and stir-fry together.

4. Finally, add a little water and stir-fry.

3. Pumpkin sprouts in soup

Ingredients: pumpkin vines, garlic, ginger, and preserved egg cubes.

practice:

1. Tear off the old tendons of the pumpkin vine and pick small pieces. Blanch them in boiling water for two minutes, pick them up and place them in a container for later use.

2. Heat oil in a wok, add garlic slices and ginger slices, and stir-fry until the surface is slightly yellow.

3. Add a bowl of water (preferably with broth), add preserved egg cubes (you can also add ham, etc.), cook for about three minutes and then serve!

4. Ingredients for spicy fried pumpkin vines : minced garlic, chili peppers, and pumpkin vines.

practice:

1. First, clean it. This step is time-consuming and requires tearing off all the skin on the hard rod.

2. When cleaning, rub gently and repeatedly with your hands to remove the small white hairs on the tender leaves.

3. Use plenty of oil and high heat, first sauté the minced garlic and chili pepper, then pour in the pumpkin vines and stir-fry quickly. Note: do not cover the pan when frying.

5. Stir-fried pumpkin vines

My mother’s favorite vegetable is stir-fried pumpkin vines. She loves it and often makes it. I have also fallen in love with the taste after eating it a lot. The ingredients are easy to obtain and quick to prepare. Just pick a handful from your own vegetable garden, clean it, and fry it in a pan.

Ingredients: pumpkin vines, chili peppers, minced garlic, salt, chicken essence.

practice:

1. Remove the old stems of the pumpkin vines, leaving only the tender stems and buds. Also tear off the outer skin, which has small hairs on it. If you don't remove them, it will taste rough.

2. Stir-fry the chopped ginger, garlic and chili in a pan, then add the pumpkin vines and stir-fry for a few times. Add some salt and chicken essence and it is ready to be served. It should be crispy when eaten. If it is too cooked and too soft, it will not taste good.

Tips: Pumpkin vines are pumpkin seedlings. If you pinch them off, the vine will not produce pumpkins. That’s why people didn’t eat this vegetable in the past. After all, pumpkins are much more filling than pumpkin vines. It’s different now. Every family has enough food, and if there are too many pumpkins, they will rot if they are not eaten. So, pumpkin vines have gradually become a new dish on the table.