Red amaranth is called longevity vegetable . From winter to spring, amaranth is also on the market. Amaranth tastes soft and smooth, with unique smell. The content of iron in amaranth is 1 times that of spinach, and the content of calcium is 3 times. It is the best among fresh vegetables. What's more, amaranth does not contain oxalic acid. The calcium and iron contained in amaranth can be easily absorbed and utilized after entering the human body. Therefore, amaranth can promote the growth and development of children, and has certain therapeutic value for fracture healing. Today, I use the steaming cooking method to better retain the nutrition of amaranth, and the method is simple. Less oil is more healthy.
Step1:Remove the roots and yellow leaves of amaranth and clean the
Step2:Put the washed amaranth in the drain basket to control the water content
Step3:In the amaranth with controlled dry water content, add proper amount of vegetable oil and mix well, then add flour and corn starch in the proportion of 1-1
Step4:Cover amaranth evenly with flour
Step5:Spread the mixed amaranth on the cage drawer. Steam over medium heat for 3 minutes. Don't stew. Open the lid immediately. (if you steam more, extend the time. My small handful of amaranth is just 3 minutes.)
Step6:Put the steamed chrysanthemum in the basin. Pick it up with chopsticks when it's hot. Because it's mixed with oil, it's easy to pick it up.
Step7:When steaming, start making mashed garlic juice. Mash two cloves of garlic into mashed garlic. Add in soy sauce and vinegar and mix well
Step8:This kind of steamed dish is served with mashed garlic sauce. It's healthy with less oil.
Step9:Try the delicious steamed dishe
Cooking tips:It's suggested to eat amaranth to enlarge garlic. Amaranth is cold, spleen and stomach are weak and cold. People who have diarrhea should eat less. Eat with warm garlic. It can neutralize amaranth's cold and cool. At the same time, garlic fragrance has the effect of promoting appetite. There are skills in making delicious dishes.