Meretrix meretrix is rich in nutrition, high in protein, reasonable in amino acid composition and proportion, low in fat, high in unsaturated fatty acid, easy to be digested and absorbed by human body, as well as various vitamins and medicinal ingredients. It contains calcium, magnesium, iron, zinc and other necessary trace elements for human body. The content of zinc is relatively high, which can be used as human nutrition and green food. Today's steamed egg of clam takes advantage of the high zinc content of shellfish. It uses food to supplement zinc. Although there are many ways to eat clam. You can cook, mix, stir fry and make stuffing. But if it's matched with eggs, then cooking together is the most comprehensive nutrition absorption.
Step1:Soak the clam in light salt water in advance to make it spit out the silt. Rinse the shell with a brush. Blanch the clam in a boiling pot until the shell is boiled. Remove and drain.
Step2:Use scissors to take the tips and shells of clams. Discard the rest.
Step3:Break the eggs with a little salt. After smoothing, remove the foam from the egg. Add twice the egg white water. (or warm water) add clam meat, stir well, cover with plastic wrap, and prick a few small eyes with toothpick. Steam in a steamer with cold water for 1015 minutes. Pour sesame oil, raw soy sauce and sprinkle with chopped chives according to the taste of each population.
Step4:In addition to zinc supplementation in childhood, pregnant women are also prone to zinc deficiency. Therefore, mothers in pregnancy should not forget to care for their own bodies and provide enough nutrition for their babies.
Cooking tips:Zinc comes from a wide range of sources, mainly from food. However, because of the different food, the content is also very different. There are also big differences in the absorption and utilization rate. Shellfish seafood, red internal species, animal viscera are all excellent sources of zinc. Plant food has low zinc content. Fine grain processing can lead to a large amount of zinc loss. There are skills in making delicious dishes.