How to cook winter melon with vinegar

Winter melon is a vegetable that many people like to eat, and it is also a food with relatively high nutritional value. There are many ways to cook winter melon. For example, vinegar-fried winter melon is a dish that is popular with many people. Of course, if you can master certain techniques in the process of making vinegar-fried winter melon, the taste of the vinegar-fried winter melon will be very good. Next, I will introduce to you how to make vinegar-fried winter melon!

1. Required Ingredients

Young winter melon (300g), sugar (6g), balsamic vinegar (7.5g), green onion and ginger (4g), refined salt (4g), dried chili pepper (a little), soy sauce (a little), wet water chestnut powder (a little), whole Sichuan peppercorn (a little)

2. Production Method

1. Remove the core of the winter melon, cut into thin slices, add a little salt, mix, and squeeze out the juice.

2. Heat sesame oil in a pan, add peppercorns and dried chilies and stir-fry until red. Add winter melon, then pour in the scallion, ginger, vinegar, soy sauce, and wet water chestnut powder and stir-fry for a few times.

3. Nutritional value

1. Anti-tumor: Cucurbitacin C contained in winter melon can enhance the body's immune function and achieve anti-tumor purpose. In addition, this substance can also treat chronic hepatitis and persistent hepatitis, and prolong the survival of patients with primary liver cancer.

2. Anti-aging: Winter melon is rich in vitamin E, which can prolong life and anti-aging; the winter melon enzyme in winter melon has strong biological activity and can effectively promote the body's metabolism. Applying mashed winter melon juice to the skin can moisturize the skin and smooth out wrinkles.

3. Anti-alcohol: Alanine, arginine and glutamine contained in winter melon have a certain auxiliary therapeutic effect on liver patients, especially those with alcoholic cirrhosis, and can prevent and treat alcohol poisoning.

4. Lowering blood sugar: The glucosides and fructose contained in winter melon do not participate in the normal sugar metabolism. Therefore, if diabetics use winter melon instead of starchy foods to satisfy their hunger, their blood sugar will not increase, and may even decrease.

5. Lose weight and strengthen the body: The succinic acid contained in winter melon can inhibit the conversion of sugars into fat. In addition, the cellulose in winter melon plays a certain role in promoting the elimination of corrupt substances in the human intestine and lowering cholesterol, which can strengthen the body.

6. Nourish the brain and calm the mind: Winter melon contains vitamin B1, which is beneficial to improving the functions of the brain and nervous system, can calm the mind and assist in the treatment of insomnia.