1. Cut the bitter gourd into pieces and dig out the middle part
2. Finely chop lean meat, shiitake mushrooms, and garlic
3. Stir the lean meat with shiitake mushrooms, garlic, salt, and oil until uniform
4. The hollowed-out part of bitter gourd is stuffed with the prepared minced meat
5. Put water and a little vegetable oil into the pot and cook for 20 minutes
Tips:1. Bitter gourd is most suitable for summer use. What are its effects? a Bitter gourd has the effects of clearing away heat, relieving heat, nourishing blood and nourishing qi, nourishing the kidney and spleen, nourishing the liver and improving eyesight. You can eat more prickly heat in summer. b Bitter gourd has a high vitamin C content, which can prevent scurvy. c The active ingredients in bitter gourd can inhibit the canceration of normal cells and promote the recovery of mutant cells, and have a certain anti-cancer effect. d The bitter gourd in bitter gourd is known as the "fat killer" which can reduce the intake of fat and polysaccharides.
2. How to choose bitter gourd? a. The skin of bitter gourd: the fruit tumors on its body are the key to judging the quality of bitter gourd. The larger and fuller the outer particles, the thicker the pulp inside. On the other hand, if the grains on the outside are small, the flesh inside the bitter gourd is also thinner. b Color: When choosing, you should pick bitter gourd with emerald green skin. This kind of bitter gourd is relatively fresh. Some yellowed bitter gourds are overgrown. They don't have the taste that bitter gourd should have. They are soft and don't feel crunchy. c Weight: The weight of picking bitter gourd should be about 500 grams as the standard. This kind of bitter gourd has thick flesh and good taste, and the juice in the bitter gourd will be more abundant. It is not recommended that you choose the smaller bitter gourd, because it will be very bitter. When you choose, you can choose the heavier and straighter.
