Sea cucumber, a name of Chinese herbal medicine. It is also one of our favorite ingredients to eat. Sea cucumber is the top treasure among tonics and is highly valued for its nourishing properties. According to the theory of traditional Chinese medicine, food and medicine belong to different meridians in the human body and can be used for treatment and health preservation. It is well known that sea cucumber has the effect of preventing aging and prolonging life. Today, I will recommend this dish called "Braised Stuffed Sea Cucumber" to you!
【Recipe Name】
Braised Stuffed Sea Cucumber
【Effects】
- Regulating anemia - Delaying aging - Preventing and fighting against cancer - Nourishing yin (a concept in traditional Chinese medicine related to bodily fluids and cooling properties)
【Ingredients】
Main Ingredients: Soaked sea cucumber 500g, lean pork 300g
Auxiliary Ingredients: Eggs 200g, water chestnuts 75g
Seasonings: Spring onions 20g, ginger 10g, Sichuan peppercorns 5g, cooking wine 10g, starch (pea) 20g, sesame oil 10g, appropriate amount of each.
【Cooking Method】
1. Blanch the soaked sea cucumber in boiling water and remove the moisture inside the body. Coat the outside with a layer of dry starch and set aside. Crush the spring onions, ginger, and Sichuan peppercorns separately, then extract the juice by adding cooking wine and water.
2. Mix the minced pork, spring onion, ginger, and Sichuan peppercorn juice together. Add beaten eggs and mix well. Then add water chestnut powder, salt, pepper, monosodium glutamate, and a little dry starch to make the filling. Stuff the filling into the bellies of 10 sea cucumbers.
3. Heat the oil in a pan, add spring onions and cooking wine, then add broth, soy sauce, a little salt, and sugar to season. Place the sea cucumbers with the filling facing down, and simmer over low heat until cooked. Then flip the sea cucumbers and continue to simmer to absorb the flavor. Remove them and place them on a plate. Season the remaining sauce, thicken it, and pour it over the sea cucumbers. Finally, drizzle with Sichuan peppercorn oil.
【Nutritional Value】
1. Sea Cucumber
Sea cucumber is warm in nature and has a sweet and salty taste. It has the functions of nourishing yin and tonifying the kidneys, strengthening yang and nourishing essence, nourishing the heart and moistening dryness, nourishing blood, and treating ulcers.
Sea cucumber has low cholesterol content and relatively less fat. It is considered a good dietary supplement for patients with hypertension, coronary heart disease, hepatitis, and the elderly. Regular consumption of sea cucumber is beneficial for both disease treatment and health preservation.
Sea cucumber contains chondroitin sulfate, which is helpful for growth and development, can delay muscle aging, and enhance the body's immune system. Sea cucumber has the highest content of the trace element vanadium among various foods, which can participate in the transportation of iron in the blood and enhance hematopoietic function.
2. Pork
Pork is rich in high-quality protein and essential fatty acids. It provides hemoglobin (organic iron) and cysteine, which promotes iron absorption, and can improve iron-deficiency anemia. It has the effects of tonifying the kidneys, nourishing blood, and nourishing yin and moistening dryness.
3. Water Chestnuts
Water chestnuts have a certain inhibitory effect on bacteria and can lower blood pressure and prevent and treat tumors.
Water chestnuts have the highest phosphorus content among rhizome vegetables, which can promote growth and development and maintain the physiological needs of the body. They are very beneficial for the development of teeth and bones and can promote the metabolism of carbohydrates, fats, and proteins in the body and regulate acid-base balance. Therefore, water chestnuts are suitable for children to eat.
Water chestnuts contain crude protein and starch, which can promote intestinal peristalsis. The crude fat in water chestnuts has a lubricating effect on the intestines and can be used to treat constipation. Water chestnuts are tender and juicy, which can treat symptoms of thirst caused by fever and dehydration. They also have certain adjuvant therapeutic effects on people with polyuria caused by diabetes.
