Balsam pear is a very common food in summer, many people like to eat, but some people can't stand the bitter taste of balsam pear, so how can balsam pear not be bitter? Balsam pear is not only delicious, but also rich in nutrition, clearing heart and eyesight, benefiting qi and relieving heat, reducing blood sugar and preventing cancer However, if the bitter gourd is not cooked well, it will have a bitter taste. How to stir fry the bitter gourd is not bitter, in fact, it has skills.
1、 How to stir fry bitter gourd
Bitter gourd contains a substance called cucurbitacin, so it tastes bitter. Common methods to remove bitter taste of balsam pear are as follows:
1. Stir fry: stir fry balsam pear and pepper together to reduce bitterness. Wash balsam pear and cut into shreds. Heat up the frying pan without oil. Pour balsam pear shreds into the pan and stir fry. If it's too dry, add a little water and stir fry until it's done. Then stir fry shredded pepper in hot oil pan, pour the stir fried shredded balsam pear into the pan, add appropriate amount of salt and sugar, and leave the pan.
2. Salting: Sprinkle the cut melon slices with salt to marinate for a while, and then filter out the water to reduce the bitterness.
3. Blanch in water: cut the bitter gourd into pieces, boil it in water, and then soak it in cold water. In this way, the bitter taste can be eliminated, but the flavor of bitter gourd is also lost.
4. Water bleaching: the bitter gourd is cut open, seeded, cut into strips, and then rinsed with cold water, gently pinched by hand while washing. After washing for a while, change the water and wash again. After rinsing three or four times, the bitter juice will be lost with the water. The bitter gourd processed in this way is delicious, slightly bitter and sweet.
5. Iced: it is to slice balsam pear and soak it in ice water for a period of time, so that the bitterness can be reduced. Or put it in the fridge and freeze it.
6. High temperature: is the bitter gourd slices with boiling water over again.
2、 How to make clear fried balsam pear delicious
1. Green fried vegetables, oil to some more, fire to Wang, fried vegetables to taste good.
2. The bitter gourd is cut obliquely, and the flesh is exposed, so that the sugar taste can fully penetrate into the bitter gourd flesh and neutralize the bitter taste.
3. Fried this dish is to put more sugar, the bitter gourd is not bitter, salt with sweet taste is good.
4. Stir fried bitter gourd, the heat must be mastered, generally from the pot to the pot time should not be more than 4-5 minutes, bitter gourd raw point is delicious, general rare green good. If it's too crisp, it doesn't feel crisp and tastes a little bitter.
3、 How to make scrambled egg with bitter gourd
Bitter gourd should be cut into thin slices, so that it is easy to cook and taste. To scramble eggs with bitter gourd, first fry the shrimps with bitter gourd, and then you must wait until it is cold before you add the eggs. Otherwise, if you scald the eggs, the fried eggs will not be tender and smooth, and the dishes will not be beautiful.
Efficacy of balsam pear
Balsam pear has the effects of clearing away heat, nourishing blood and Qi, tonifying kidney and spleen, nourishing liver and improving eyesight. It has a certain effect in the treatment of dysentery, sore swelling, heat stroke, excessive heat rash, conjunctivitis and other diseases. Momordica charantia has a high content of vitamin C, which can prevent scurvy, protect cell membrane, prevent atherosclerosis, improve the body's stress ability and protect the heart. Momordicin in balsam pear is known as' fat killer ', which can reduce pinch fat and polysaccharide.
Promote diet, anti-inflammatory and antipyretic: Momordica charantia glucoside and bitter element can increase appetite, invigorate spleen and appetizer; the alkaloid quinine has the effect of diuresis and blood circulation, anti-inflammatory and antipyretic, clearing heart and improving eyesight;
Lowering blood sugar: the fresh juice of Momordica charantia contains momordoside and insulin like substances, which has good hypoglycemic effect and is an ideal food for patients with diabetes.