What are the methods for cooking green pumpkin?

The pumpkins that are common in our lives are yellow, and are mostly used to make porridge. Green-skinned pumpkins are relatively rare, but they are also delicious to eat, and there are many ways to cook them. They have high nutritional value and contain a lot of dietary fiber. If you eat them often, they can clear away heat and dryness, moisturize the intestines and promote bowel movements, etc. Green-skinned pumpkin has a better taste, it is crispy and sweet, and can be used with many foods. So what are the ways to cook green-skinned pumpkin?

Methods/Steps

1Wash the green pumpkin and remove both ends.

2. Remove the skin of the green pumpkin, cut into slices, and place on a plate for later use.

3. Chop the garlic, ginger, and red pepper into small pieces, and cut the lean meat into shreds.

4 Add salt, starch and water to the cut lean meat and marinate for 10 minutes.

5 Heat oil in a pan.

6 Add garlic and ginger until fragrant.

7 Add red pepper and stir-fry until spicy.

8 Add the marinated lean meat and stir-fry until it changes color.

9 Add the green pumpkin and stir-fry evenly.

10 Add appropriate amount of salt and stir fry evenly.

11 After the green pumpkin is slightly softened, add MSG to season.

12 Stir-fry for a while until the green pumpkin releases water, then you can remove from the pan and serve.

13The stir-fried cucumber and shredded pork is ready.

Name: Fried Pumpkin with Salted Egg

Ingredients 1 : 2 salted eggs, egg white removed

Ingredients 2: One tender pumpkin weighing about 0.5 kg

Preparation method:

1. Crack the salted egg, remove the egg white, cut the tender pumpkin into shreds, then put them together, add a little water and stir evenly until it becomes a paste.

2. Put an appropriate amount of oil into the pot, heat it, then pour in the salted eggs and pumpkin that have been stirred, stir-fry for a few minutes and add appropriate amount of salt. It can be served immediately. (Be careful not to overheat)

Pearl Pumpkin

Raw materials:

10 quail eggs, 200 grams of old pumpkin, 1 green pepper, and a piece of ginger.

Seasoning:

20 grams of peanut oil, 8 grams of salt, 5 grams of MSG, 3 grams of sugar, and a little wet cornstarch.

Production process:

1. Boil quail eggs and remove the shells. Peel and seed the old pumpkin and cut into pieces. Slice the green pepper. Peel and slice the ginger.

2. Heat oil in a pan, add ginger slices, quail eggs, pumpkin, green pepper slices and salt and fry until 80% cooked;

3. Add MSG and sugar, stir-fry lightly, then add cornstarch, add the remaining oil and stir-fry until the sauce is thick, then serve.

Crispy Fried Pumpkin Shreds

【raw material】:

Choose 1-2 small and evenly-sized tender pumpkins with green skin, 50 grams of vegetable oil, and a little salt and chopped green onion.

【Preparation method】:

1. Wash the tender pumpkin with skin, cut into thin strips, and spread it in the sun to dry for half a day.

2. Heat the vegetable oil in a wok, pour in the pumpkin shreds, stir-fry over high heat for 2 to 3 minutes, sprinkle with salt, toss and fry evenly, add the chopped green onions, toss twice, and serve.

There are several other good ways to cook pumpkin that you can try.

Baked Pumpkin with Salted Egg Yolk

Ingredients:

1 small pumpkin (about 400-500g)

4 salted duck egg yolks

A little chopped green onion

2 tsp oil (10 ml)

1 tablespoon rice wine (15ml)

1/2 teaspoon salt (3 grams)

1/2 tsp chicken stock (3 g)

Purchasing tips:

1. The pumpkin should be a small one with a diameter of 15-20cm. You can buy a few of these pumpkins at a time and store them on the balcony. They will not go bad for several months. (See picture)

2. In supermarkets, there are individually sealed salted duck egg yolks, usually 4-8 pieces per bag, which avoids wasting salted duck egg whites and also makes the color more beautiful.

practice:

1. Put the salted duck egg yolk and rice wine in a small bowl, steam it in a steamer over high heat for 8 minutes, take it out and crush it with a small spoon while it is still hot into a fine paste.

2. Peel the pumpkin and cut into 4mm thick slices.

3. Heat oil in a wok over high heat, sauté scallions, add pumpkin and stir-fry for about 2 minutes. When pumpkin is cooked (edges become soft), pour in steamed salted duck egg yolks, add salt and chicken stock, and stir-fry until well combined.

Tips:

If the pumpkin becomes too dry while frying, you can also add a little water or stock along the edge of the wok.