Winter Melon Pork

Winter Melon Pork

by Achen Qingcheng

4.9 (1)
Favorite

Difficulty

Normal

Time

30m

Serving

2

Winter melon, a common ingredient in summer, is not only cheap, but also rich in medicinal value. Winter melon is sweet in taste, cold in nature, and has the effects of reducing heat, hydration and swelling. Winter melon has a low sodium content and has a good adjuvant treatment effect on diseases such as arteriosclerosis, cirrhosis, ascites, coronary heart disease, hypertension, nephritis, edema and swelling. Winter melon also has functions such as detoxification of fish. 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 help the body to keep fit. The seeds and skin of wax gourd can also be used as medicine. The flesh and flesh of wax gourd have diuretic, heat-clearing, phlegm, and thirst-quenching effects. It can also treat edema, phlegm, heat, hemorrhoids and other symptoms. Winter melon can be used to reduce swelling and diuresis, clearing away heat and relieving heat.
Today’s dish uses winter melon and pork belly, two common ingredients. The preparation is very simple, rich in taste, salty, fresh and slightly spicy. Winter melon absorbs the aroma of the meat and is very delicious. "

Ingredients

Winter Melon Pork

1. A piece of pork belly, use a knife to remove the dirt on the surface of the skin, wash it and set aside

Winter Melon Pork recipe

2. Cut the pork belly into thin slices. You can freeze it in the refrigerator for easy cutting

Winter Melon Pork recipe

3. Stir pork belly, add appropriate amount of cooking wine, a little light soy sauce, a little five-spice powder, a little cornstarch, stir and marinate for ten minutes

Winter Melon Pork recipe

4. One piece of wax gourd, peeled and fleshed off, washed and set aside

Winter Melon Pork recipe

5. Sliced winter melon, thicker than sliced pork belly

Winter Melon Pork recipe

6. Wash the green onion, finely chop the green onion, peel the ginger, wash and slice, peel the garlic, wash and cut the garlic slices

Winter Melon Pork recipe

7. Wash dried chili, one star anise, one section of cinnamon and set aside

Winter Melon Pork recipe

8. Put a little oil in a hot pan, add chopped green onion, ginger slices, garlic slices and stir fragrant

Winter Melon Pork recipe

9. Add dried chili, star anise, cinnamon and stir fry

Winter Melon Pork recipe

10. Add the marinated pork belly slices and stir fry

Winter Melon Pork recipe

11. The meat slices get oily, pour in some light soy sauce

Winter Melon Pork recipe

12. Add soy sauce and stir fry evenly

Winter Melon Pork recipe

13. Add a little oyster sauce and stir fry evenly

Winter Melon Pork recipe

14. Add appropriate amount of hot water. Like me, I like the soup a little bit more water

Winter Melon Pork recipe

15. Add a few rock sugar, taste the saltiness, the soup is slightly saltier than the taste of the vegetables, cover and simmer for about 6 minutes, the pork belly slices are thinly sliced and they are already cooked

Winter Melon Pork recipe

16. Add the winter melon slices, transfer to the soup pot and continue to cover and simmer for 5 minutes. Because I want to fry the next dish in a wok, I switch to the soup pot and stew directly in the wok.

Winter Melon Pork recipe

17. The winter melon has become soft in five minutes, the pork belly slices are cooked through and slightly chewy, the taste is just right, and the juice is collected over high heat.

Winter Melon Pork recipe

18. The amount of juice is subject to my preference. I like this soup for rice, I left some more soup, pour it in thin gorgon, and cook for another minute or two on high heat to get out of the pot.

Winter Melon Pork recipe

19. Finished product

Winter Melon Pork recipe

20. This winter melon roast pork is simple to make. The winter melon absorbs the aroma of the meat, is salty and spicy, and is delicious when served with rice. The pork belly slices are soft and rotten with a hint of chewy and rich taste. It is very suitable for summer consumption.

Winter Melon Pork recipe

Tips:

Eating should avoid ⑴ winter melon is cold in nature, spleen and stomach deficiency, diarrhea, loose stools, cold stomach pain, do not eat raw winter melon, during menstrual cramps and cold dysmenorrhea, do not eat raw winter melon.
⑵Winter melon and red adzuki beans are compatible with each other. Eating winter melon and adzuki beans at the same time will cause a sudden increase in urine output in normal people, which is likely to cause dehydration.
⑶Wheat melon and vinegar are mutually gram. Vinegar will destroy the nutrients in wax gourd and reduce its nutritional value.
⑷Winter melon and red crucian carp go well together. The same food reduces the nutritional value.
⑷Winter melon and crucian carp are both swelling and diuretic ingredients, and the same food will cause an increase in urine output. If it is not edema, it is best not to eat the two together

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