How to make dried sweet potato leaves delicious?

Generally, what is sold in the market are fresh sweet potato leaves, and dried sweet potato leaves are rarely seen. Sweet potato leaves actually have many benefits for the human body, such as supplementing the body's vitamins, promoting large intestine motility, and preventing constipation. Its edible value is still very high. There are many ways to cook sweet potato leaves. For example, stir-frying them with minced garlic is relatively simple and tastes crispy.

Nutritional value of sweet potato leaves

Modern nutritional research has found that sweet potato leaves have a special flavor and rich nutrition that are incomparable to many vegetables. They are rich in vitamin C, B2, carotene and α-tocopherol, and are a good source of minerals needed by the human body. According to analysis, sweet potato leaves are rich in carotene, vitamin C, calcium, phosphorus, iron and essential amino acids, but very little oxalic acid.

Sweet potato leaves are also rich in flavonoids, which can capture the "killer" oxygen free radicals that cause trouble in the human body. They have many health benefits such as anti-oxidation, improving the body's disease resistance, delaying aging, anti-inflammatory and cancer prevention.

In addition, modern scientific research has also shown that sweet potato leaves and roots contain a large amount of liquid protein, which can prevent fat deposition in the cardiovascular system, maintain the elasticity of arteries, and help prevent coronary heart disease. It can also prevent atrophy of connective tissue in the liver and kidneys, and maintain lubrication of the digestive tract, respiratory tract and joint cavity. The fiber rich in sweet potato leaves can also speed up the movement of food in the stomach and intestines, and has the effect of cleansing the intestines.

How to make garlic fried sweet potato leaves

Material

Sweet potato leaves, garlic, salt, sugar

practice

1. Remove the sweet potato leaves, peel off the skin on the stalks, and break the stalks into sections;

2. Chop the garlic into fine pieces;

3. Heat the wok, add vegetable oil and minced garlic;

4. Add the washed and drained sweet potato leaves and stir-fry quickly over high heat, add salt and a little sugar to taste;

5. Stir-fry evenly until the sweet potato leaves release water and become soft. The whole stir-frying process over high heat takes about 1 minute.

How to make sweet potato leaf pancake

Materials

Ingredients: 2 eggs

Seasoning: a little salt, a little sesame oil, a little baking soda

How to make sweet potato leaf pancake

1. Wash the sweet potato leaves;

2. Rinse with boiling water for later use;

3. Put the blanched sweet potato leaves into cold water;

4. Squeeze out the water and chop into small pieces. Take a large bowl and add white flour, cornmeal, eggs, baking soda and salt.

5. Add a little water and stir into a paste for later use;

6. After preheating the pancake pan, brush it with sesame oil. Pour the batter into the pancake pan with a spoon and fry until both sides are golden brown.