How to make Platycodon pickles?

In life, Platycodon flowers are very beautiful. The roots of Platycodon can not only be used as medicinal materials, but also are rich in nutrients and can be eaten. The more common way to eat Platycodon is to make it into pickles. The taste of Platycodon pickles is sweet with a hint of spicy, and is very popular with everyone. Many people do not know how to make Platycodon pickles. The following is a method of making Platycodon pickles.

How to make Platycodon grandiflorum pickles

Make your own Platycodon pickles, they taste just as good as the ones you buy! The important thing is that you can adjust the flavor you want. Prepare the platycodon for use.

First remove the skin of the Platycodon grandiflorum and rinse it. You can scrape off the skin like you would peel potatoes using a hard, thin tool.

Next, cut off the root with the black spot on one end of the Platycodon grandiflorum and cut it into long strips or pat it and tear it into long strips.

Put the Platycodon grandiflorum strips in a larger basin and soak them in clean water for a day. I added some salt to the water.

Take out the soaked Platycodon grandiflorum strips, drain the water, and then you can start making pickles.

Add appropriate amount of chili powder, salt, chicken essence, sugar and rice vinegar to the platycodon strips.

Mix the platycodon and seasonings evenly. As shown in the picture. If you like sesame seeds, you can add some at this stage and mix well.

Finally, put the prepared pickles on a plate and serve!

Tips

1. Wash the fresh Platycodon grandiflorum, peel it while it is fresh (it is difficult to peel it if it is dry), tear it into several pieces, and dry it in the sun;

2. Soak the dried Platycodon grandiflorum in cold water for 12 hours, and remove it after it softens;

3. Use a wooden stick to smash the platycodon into filaments, then soak it in cold water for 12 hours to remove the odor, then remove it and drain the water;

4. Put the shredded platycodon into a bowl, add salt, soy sauce, sugar, vinegar, chopped green onion and ginger, sesame oil, MSG, and chili powder and mix well;

5. Cover tightly and place in a cool place until marinated.

What is Platycodon grandiflorum? What are its benefits to humans?

Promote lung qi, dispel wind and relieve exterior symptoms: The lung controls the skin and fur. If the external wind and cold invade the skin and fur, it can cause the lung qi to be blocked, thus causing exogenous cough. Platycodon can be used to promote lung qi and dispel wind and heat. It is often used together with mulberry leaves, chrysanthemum, almond, burdock, reed root, schizonepeta, mint, etc. This product can also be used to disperse lung depression for those whose lung qi is not functioning properly due to liver qi stagnation and poor qi movement. It is often used together with Magnolia officinalis, Apricot kernel, Citrus aurantium, Sophora flavescens, Cyperus rotundus, etc.

Expectorant and pus discharge: Platycodon grandiflorum, lung qi, expectorant and cough reliever, often used together with Pinellia ternata, Tangerine peel, Poria cocos, Perilla seed, Apricot kernel, etc. If wind-cold binds the lungs, this product can be used to eliminate phlegm and pus, and promote the discharge of phlegm and pus from the body. It is often used together with raw licorice, raw rice, wax gourd seeds, honeysuckle, fritillaria, peach kernel, and reed root.

Throat relief:

The throat is the gateway to the lungs and stomach. Heat in the lungs can cause redness, swelling, pain in the throat, thirst, and preference for cold drinks. Platycodon grandiflorum can be used to dispel lung heat, benefit the throat and relieve pain. It is often used together with raw licorice, sophora flavescens, mint, Belamcanda chinensis, and burdock seeds. If yin deficiency and excessive fire occur, and virtual fire rises and causes sore throat (without obvious redness and swelling), thirst at night, hot hands and feet, etc., it can be used together with Ophiopogon japonicus, Rehmannia glutinosa, and Yuanshen.

Lifting:

Platycodon grandiflorum has the function of guiding drugs to float into the lungs, so it is often used as a meridian-guiding drug. This drug also has the function of lifting and raising lung qi. The lungs are responsible for regulating the water channels. If the lung qi cannot be circulated and the qi transformation fails, resulting in systemic edema and oliguria, this product can be added to appropriate decoctions and diuretics to promote the function of lifting lung qi and promoting diuresis. It is often used together with mulberry bark, perilla leaf, almond, and bitter orange peel.