Although Houttuynia is loved to death, do not love people far away from, but have to say, Houttuynia still has a good medicinal value, anti-inflammatory bactericidal effect is very good. Houttuynia cordata can be cold mixed, and it tastes quite good. Do you need blanching before cold mixing?
Do you want to blanch Houttuynia in cold sauce
Houttuynia cordata salad can be made without blanching. It's all up to personal preference.
If you don't like the fishy smell of Houttuynia, you can blanch it with boiling water appropriately to make the fishy smell lighter. If you like the taste and like the crisp and tender taste of Houttuynia, it's suggested that you don't need to blanch it with boiling water, and you can mix it with fresh water directly.
The method of cold mixing Houttuynia cordata
Raw materials: Houttuynia cordata, salt, vinegar, chicken essence, chili oil, soy sauce, pepper oil
Practice:
1. Wash Houttuynia cordata with clear water, remove the old roots and leaves, leave the tender white roots and leaves, and then fold them into short and suitable sections by hand.
2. Press the garlic into mashed garlic, and use microwave oven to make chili oil.
3. Soak the Houttuynia cordata in cold boiled water for 5 minutes (people who don't like the smell of Houttuynia cordata will soak for more time), remove and drain.
4. Put the Houttuynia cordata in a large basin, sprinkle with chili oil, mashed garlic, and put on all the seasonings and mix well.
Nutritional components of Houttuynia cordata
Houttuynia cordata contains Houttuynia element, lauraldehyde, methyl-n-nonylketone, vinylidene, quercetin, houttuynine and other volatile oil components, which can inhibit Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus albicans, dysentery bacillus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, proteus, paraescherichia coli, gram-positive bacillus, etc., and have a strong effect on Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus albicans.