Introduction to health: in summer, the hot and muggy weather will inevitably make you have a bad appetite. At this time, I always hope to have some fresh and refreshing cold dishes to appetizer and reduce the summer heat. However, although the cold dishes are delicious, they are quite particular about the cooking and eating methods. If you do not pay attention to them, you may damage your health because of the cold. So, what are the stresses of summer cold dishes? How to make cold dishes to appetizer? Let's have a look!
1. Vegetables and fruits should be fresh
The reason why cold dishes are attractive is that they are delicious, fresh and refreshing to eat. Vegetables such as fruits and vegetables are the preferred raw materials for cold dishes. As they do not need to be cooked at high temperature, the word "fresh" must be paid more attention to when selecting. Fresh vegetables and fruits bought may have pesticide residues. It is better to soak them in salt water for 2-3 hours before cooking.
In addition, vegetables and fruits should be eaten raw as far as possible, such as cucumber, tomato, lettuce, etc., as long as they are blanched with boiling water, and then mixed with ginger, garlic, vinegar and other seasonings. This is not only for the original taste, but also for the maximum retention of its nutritional components.
2. Choose cool meat for meat cold dishes
Although we should pay attention to a light diet in summer, but light does not mean eating only vegetarian meat, many meat can still make a cool taste. However, in terms of selection, it is better to choose cool meat, such as fish, ducks and other animals living in the water; but hot meat such as mutton, donkey meat, dog meat and other hot meat should be eaten less in summer, which is not suitable for making cold dishes.
In the production method, try to choose cold food instead of stewing and burning, which can reduce the greasy feeling of meat. But the "cold food" here should be "cooked cold food". The meat must be cooked thoroughly, and then cooled thoroughly before eating.
3. Cold dishes are best cooked and eaten now
Don't make too many cold dishes at one time. Do as much as you can. Because after the cold dishes are prepared, there will be a lot of juice. If you can't eat them and keep them for a long time, these juices will infiltrate into the food materials and cause them to become salty. Moreover, the cold dishes are also easy to be invaded by bacteria, causing gastrointestinal discomfort after eating.
Xiao Bian reminds: in summer, because of the high temperature, the microorganism propagates very fast, and the digestive tract infectious diseases are easy to occur. Therefore, the utensils used for making cold dishes, such as kitchen knives, choppers and containers, should be very clean. Before use, they should be scalded with boiling water, and vegetables should not be cut with raw meat plates and knives. The best condiments for cold dishes are vinegar, ginger and garlic, which can not only kill bacteria, but also promote appetite.
In addition, the cold dish is required to be made and eaten now, because salt will be added to the cold dish in general, and nitrite will be produced after a long time, which is a carcinogen, so it should be eaten as soon as possible.