Braised Winter Melon

Name: Braised Winter Melon
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 500g Winter melon; 20g garlic; 1 tablespoon Vegetable oil; 10g ginger; Some Braised Sauce; 1/2 tablespoon Oyster sauce; 1 teaspoon Chicken noodles; 3 pieces Chives; 1 tbsp Pixian Doubanjiang

by marieanne (from Tencent.)

4.6 (1)

Favorite

Difficulty

Easy

Time

30m

Serving

2

Braised winter melon is a famous dish of the Han nationality, belonging to Zhejiang cuisine. This dish is fresh and salty, red and bright in color, winter melon is soft and rotten, fragrant and delicious.
Winter melon contains more vitamin C, high potassium salt content, low sodium salt content. It can reduce swelling without hurting righteousness by eating it for patients with high blood pressure, kidney disease, edema.
The glycolic acid contained in wax gourd can effectively inhibit the conversion of sugars into fat. In addition, wax gourd itself does not contain fat and has low calories. It is of great significance to prevent the body from gaining weight and can also help body shape and fitness. Winter melon contains protein and a large number of vitamins and minerals, which play an important role in skin care and whitening. "Compendium of Materia Medica" believes that using wax gourd "washing face and bathing body" can remove dark spots.
Braised winter melon is so delicious and nutritious, can pregnant women eat braised winter melon? In fact, pregnant women can also safely eat braised winter melon. Braised winter melon is especially suitable for eating in summer. It not only quenches thirst, relieves heat and diuresis, but also prevents boils. In addition, wax gourd is also a good product for reducing swelling of chronic nephritis edema, malnutrition edema, and pregnant woman edema. Pregnant women who are troubled by edema can eat some wax gourd in moderation, which helps to quickly eliminate edema and reduce the burden of the Eucharist during pregnancy. Winter melon also has anti-aging effects. Eating more winter melon during pregnancy can keep your skin as white as jade, moisturized and smooth during pregnancy.
If the physique is relatively cold, pregnant women should eat less winter melon to avoid side effects. In the hot summer, you sweat a lot and pregnant women have a poor appetite. Eating some braised winter melon can not only cool down the heat and appetite, but also has the effect of hydrating. It is a good choice for pregnant mothers. In addition to braised winter melon, pregnant women can also choose to use winter melon soup, which is also nutritious!

Ingredients

500g Winter Melon
20g Garlic
1 tablespoon Vegetable Oil
10g Ginger
Some Braised Sauce
1/2 tablespoon Oyster Sauce
1 teaspoon Chicken Noodles
3 pieces Chives
1 tbsp Pixian Doubanjiang

Braised Winter Melon

1. Prepare the ingredients, wash the shallots and ginger

2. Peel the garlic and winter melon (the seeds and sacs of the old winter melon should be removed), wash and cut into thick slices, cut the ginger into thick slices, and cut the shallots into chopped green onions

3. In the frying pan, fry the garlic and ginger slices over low heat until fragrant, then add a tablespoon of Pixian bean paste and stir-fry the red oil

4. Then pour in winter melon and stir fry

5. Stir-fry until the winter melon is slightly soft

6. Add a bowl of water and an appropriate amount of braised sauce, stir-fry, cover the pot, turn to medium heat and simmer until the winter melon is cooked.

7. Harvest the sauce over high heat, add oyster sauce and chicken powder, and sprinkle with chopped green onion

8. Stir-fry and get out of the pot

Tips:
1. Add more oil to this dish, the braised dish will taste better if it has a heavier taste;
2. Winter melon is cool in nature and should not be eaten raw.
3. Winter melon is cold in nature, weak in the spleen and stomach, kidney deficiency and cold, long-term ailments, and cold limbs.
4. When pregnant women choose to eat braised winter melon, remember not to eat too much. You can also make it lighter when making it, that is, put less seasonings in the auxiliary materials.
5. Because the braised sauce, Pixian bean paste and oyster sauce all have a salty taste, I didn't add salt. Taste the saltiness before serving, if not salty, you can add a little salt as appropriate.