There are many kitchen novices in life who love to eat but don't know how to cook. Today, I will teach you a simple and easy-to-learn medicinal recipe, which also tastes great.
【Medicinal Recipe Name】
Yuegua Pickled Melon Stir-Fried Tofu
【Medicinal Recipe Ingredients】
150g of Yuegua pickled melon, 150g of tofu, 10g of minced garlic, 10g of minced chili, a pinch of salt, 1/2 teaspoon of sugar, 1 teaspoon of light soy sauce, 1 teaspoon of rice wine
【Medicinal Recipe Instructions】
1. Wash and slice the Yuegua pickled melon, soak in water for about 5 minutes, then drain the water. Cut the tofu into strips and set aside.
2. Heat a pan, add 2 tablespoons of salad oil, sauté the minced garlic and minced chili until fragrant, add the tofu strips and stir-fry until slightly charred. Then add the sliced Yuegua pickled melon from step 1 and all the seasonings, stir-fry until well coated.
【Nutritional Value of Yuegua】
Yuegua is the fruit of the climbing or creeping herbaceous plant in the Cucurbitaceae family. It is also known as fresh melon, tip melon, crisp melon, with a diploid chromosome number of 2n=2x=24. The tender melon is crisp, with a moisture content of 95-96g per 100g of fresh fruit, carbohydrates of 2.5-3.4g, vitamins of 4-16mg, as well as minerals and other vitamins. It is suitable for consumption and can also be pickled or stir-fried. It is widely cultivated in various parts of China. The fruits are harvested when they are immature in summer and autumn. Wash before use.
【Medicinal Value of Yuegua】
It is beneficial for the intestines and stomach, relieves thirst, promotes urination, relieves restlessness and heat, detoxifies alcohol, and eliminates heat. It can be used to marinate fish with rice, which is beneficial for the intestines and stomach when consumed for a long time. When burned to ashes, it can be used as a mouthwash for angular stomatitis and heat sores. However, eating it raw in large quantities can cause cold-induced qi movement, causing chest pain, lump and pain in the lower abdomen, and various types of sores.
【Choosing Yuegua for Medicinal Recipes】
Yuegua can be divided into two types: raw consumption and processing. The raw consumption type has thin skin, crisp and juicy flesh, and can be eaten raw or used in cold dishes, stir-fried, or processed. Examples include Guangdong's white melon, as well as other varieties like su melon and tip melon. The processing type has thicker skin and denser flesh, with a slightly sour taste when eaten raw, such as old sheep melon.
Famous Yuegua varieties include white-skinned tip melon and flower-skinned tip melon, which are widely cultivated in East China.
In the recipe of Yuegua Pickled Melon Stir-Fried Tofu, white-skinned tip melon is chosen.
