Steamed Turtle with Jujube Balls

Name: Steamed Turtle with Jujube Balls
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 7 pcs Red dates; Some Longan (dried); 1 piece Turtle; Some ginger; a little Shallots; A few drops Cooking Wine; a little Wolfberry

by Feixue Piaoxu (from Tencent.)

5.0 (1)

Favorite

Difficulty

Easy

Time

30m

Serving

2

Turtle is also called soft-shelled turtle or tuanyu. It is rich in animal glue, keratin, copper, vitamin D and other nutrients, which can enhance the body's disease resistance and regulate the body's endocrine function. The locals believe in the nourishing function of turtles. It can be eaten by the general population, and it is especially suitable for people with weak physique and deficiency of liver and kidney yin. The traditional local cooking method of soft-shelled turtle is very simple, usually it is steamed. Even if it is for a banquet, many steamed foods do not add any auxiliary materials except cooking wine. And I like to add supplementary ingredients. In addition to ginger, cooking wine and green onions, I added lotus seeds and wolfberry to a recipe last year. I read a diet book this year and added red dates and dried longans. Used to soothe the mind and nourish the heart and replenish the spleen. When it comes to efficacy, I agree.

Ingredients

7 pcs Red Dates
Some Longan (dried)
1 piece Turtle
Some Ginger
a little Shallots
A few drops Cooking Wine
a little Wolfberry

Steamed Turtle with Jujube Balls

1. One live turtle, because it was sent by a friend, I don’t know how much

2. After slaughter, scald the black clothes with boiling water, open the abdomen, take out the internal organs and wash them

3. Prepare dried longan, red dates, a little wolfberry, sliced ginger, small green onions

4. Separate the turtle neck from the fish body, take out what can be removed

5. Take a large enough bowl, add the remaining red dates, dried longan and ginger slices, add a little water

6. First stuff the turtle neck into the abdomen, add sliced ginger, shallots, and then put two or three washed red dates

7. Put the soft-shelled turtle into the bowl, with the abdomen facing up, pour the cooking wine

8. Add half a pot of water to the electric pressure cooker and put a bowl of soft-shelled turtle on the steaming rack

9. Cover, dial straight air valve

10. Turn on the power and select the "Meat" button to start steaming.

11. Wait until the time is up. Open the lid and sprinkle in the wolfberry that has been soaked in boiling water, and sprinkle in the green onions

Tips:
1. The turtle must be scalded after being slaughtered, and a thin layer of rough clothing on the back, neck, claws and skirt can be torn off in order to remove the fishy and ensure a good taste;
2. It can be eaten by the general population, especially suitable for people with weak physique and deficiency of liver and kidney yin. Compatible with red dates and longan, can achieve the effects of soothing the nerves, nourishing the heart and spleen;
3. Turtles are greasy, so people with poor appetite and reduced digestive function should not eat or eat less. In addition, those who suffer from excessive phlegm eat cautiously.