How to cook boiled winter melon

Winter melon is one of the most commonly eaten vegetables. Its most obvious effect is that it has a good diuretic effect. It can play a certain effect in preventing urinary tract inflammation. Moreover, it has very low calories and is more suitable for people who are losing weight. It has a good conditioning and health care effect. There are many ways to cook winter melon. The simplest is to boil it in water. At this time, you can add some dried shrimps and some seaweed, and it will be a very good soup.

How to cook boiled winter melon

1. Method 1

When making it at home, you can prepare 200 grams of fresh winter melon, remove the skin and pulp, cut into cubes, and prepare appropriate amounts of chopped green onions, ginger and salt. After putting oil in the wok, add chopped green onion and ginger and stir-fry until fragrant. Then add the chopped winter melon and stir-fry evenly. Add water and boil. After boiling, cook for about half an hour, then add salt and sesame oil to season.

2. Method 2

You can add an appropriate amount of seaweed when cooking winter melon, which can make its diuretic and anti-edema effects more effective. You can prepare 300 grams of fresh winter melon and 20 grams of seaweed, wash the seaweed with clean water in advance, cut the winter melon into slices, put it into the pot, add clean water and boil, then add an appropriate amount of dried shrimps and table salt, cook together for more than ten minutes, then add the prepared seaweed, cook for a while, add sesame oil to enhance the flavor, and then take it out and eat.

The efficacy and function of boiled winter melon

1. Reduce blood lipids and blood sugar

High blood lipids and high blood sugar are common problems that plague modern humans. Eating more boiled winter melon can change these adverse symptoms, because active wax gourd can not only promote insulin secretion, but also improve the body's sugar tolerance, which can effectively prevent blood sugar from rising. The alkaline ingredients it contains can remove accumulated cholesterol in the human body, soften blood vessels, and prevent the occurrence of high blood lipids.

2. Clear away heat and relieve summer heat

Boiled winter melon is most suitable for people to eat in summer. It can clear away heat and relieve summer heat, relieve human thirst caused by summer heat, and reduce the occurrence of heatstroke symptoms in humans. In addition, it can clear lung heat and prevent the occurrence of common diseases such as bronchitis, pneumonia, and hot cough.