How to cook crab and edamame?

Seafood is really popular with everyone. As our living standards are getting better and better, people have higher requirements for food. When crabs are on the market every year, many people begin to fall madly in love with them. There are many traditional ways to eat crabs, such as steaming, boiling, and frying. Few friends will use other side dishes to assist. Today I will introduce a new method to you, crabs cooked with edamame. So what are the nutritional values ​​of crabs cooked with edamame? What is its approach? Next, I will introduce them to you one by one

Nutritional Value

The fat content in edamame is higher than that in other vegetables, but it is mainly unsaturated fatty acids, such as linoleic acid and linolenic acid, which are essential for the human body. They can improve fat metabolism and reduce triglyceride and cholesterol levels in the human body.

2. The lecithin in edamame is one of the essential nutrients for brain development and can improve the brain’s memory and intelligence level [2]

3. Edamame is rich in dietary fiber, which can improve constipation, lower blood pressure and cholesterol

4. Edamame is high in potassium. Eating it in summer can help make up for the loss of potassium due to excessive sweating, thus alleviating fatigue and loss of appetite caused by the loss of potassium.

5. The iron in edamame is easily absorbed and can be used as one of the foods for children to supplement iron. Edamame contains trace amounts of functional flavonoid compounds, especially soy isoflavones, which are known as natural phytoestrogens. They have estrogen effects in the human body and can improve women's menopausal discomfort and prevent osteoporosis.

6. Edamame contains compounds that can remove fat from blood vessel walls, thus lowering blood lipids and cholesterol.

7. Edamame has the effect of nourishing the skin and effectively improving loss of appetite and general fatigue. Edamame is rich in balanced nutrition and contains beneficial active ingredients. Regular consumption can significantly help women maintain a slim figure. It can also prevent and assist in the treatment of obesity, hyperlipidemia, atherosclerosis, coronary heart disease and other diseases.

8. Fresh edamame has many medical uses, which are comparable to mature soybeans. Edamame can cure weight loss: According to nutritionists, edamame is the tender bean of soybean, which is rich in lecithin. In scientists' experiments, it was used to feed mice, and the results showed that they gained weight and developed well. The lecithin contained in edamame is also quite excellent.

9. Edamame is sweet in taste, neutral in nature, and enters the spleen and large intestine meridians; it has the effects of strengthening the spleen and relieving fullness, moistening dryness and eliminating water, clearing away heat and detoxifying, and invigorating qi; it is mainly used to treat malnutrition, diarrhea, abdominal distension and emaciation, pregnancy poisoning, sores, carbuncles, swelling and toxins, and traumatic bleeding. [3]

Production steps

1Wash the crabs and edamame

2Put the crab in a pot, add cold water and ginger and cook until the crab shell changes color slightly. Add rice wine during this time.

3. Remove the small lid on the crab's belly and cut the crab in half with a sharp knife. 4. Take an appropriate amount of flour and add water to mix into a slightly thick batter.

5. Put a small amount of oil in the pan and heat it to 70%. Put the crabs with batter on the cut side into the pan and fry for a while until the batter turns golden brown.

6 Pour in the fried crabs, stir fry, add cooking wine, soy sauce, and finally pour in some water, boil over high heat first, then turn to low heat and cook until cooked

7 Add appropriate amount of salt according to your taste, no need to add chicken essence. Finally, pour the remaining batter into the pot, stir-fry, add scallion segments and it is ready to serve.