Steamed pumpkin with red dates

Steamed pumpkin with red dates

Introduction:

"Pumpkin is warm in nature, sweet in taste and non-toxic. It enters the spleen and stomach meridians. It can moisten the lung, replenish qi, remove phlegm, expel toxin, treat cough and asthma, treat lung carbuncle and constipation, and has diuretic and cosmetic effects. The main nutritional functions of pumpkin: 1. Pumpkin contains vitamins and pectin, pectin has good adsorption, can bond and eliminate bacterial toxins and other harmful substances in the body, such as lead, mercury and radioactive elements in heavy metals, can play a role in detoxification. 2. Protect gastric mucosa, help digestion, pectin in pumpkin can also protect gastric mucosa from rough food stimulation, promote ulcer healing, suitable for & lt; stomach disease. Pumpkin ingredients can promote bile secretion, strengthen gastrointestinal peristalsis, help food digestion; pumpkin has the health effect of reducing blood sugar; 3; Blood glucose and pumpkin are rich in cobalt. Cobalt can activate the metabolism of human body, promote the hematopoietic function, and participate in the synthesis of vitamin B12 in human body. It is an essential trace element for human pancreatic islet cells. It has a special effect on the prevention and treatment of diabetes and the reduction of blood glucose. 4. Eliminate carcinogens. Pumpkin is rich in zinc, which is beneficial to skin and nail health. Among them, antioxidant beta carotene has the effects of eye protection, heart protection and anti-cancer. In addition, pumpkin seeds are an excellent food source of important fatty acids such as omega-6, which are beneficial to brain health. The closer to the pumpkin skin, the more nutritious. Therefore, the less peeled the pumpkin, the better. Pumpkin seeds can be cooked or dried and fried. 5. Promote growth and development. Pumpkin is rich in zinc, which participates in the synthesis of nucleic acid and protein in human body. It is an inherent component of adrenocortical hormone and an important material for human growth and development. 6. To prevent pregnancy edema and hypertension, pumpkin is rich in nutrition. &It can not only promote the development of fetal brain cells and enhance their vitality, but also prevent pregnancy complications such as edema and hypertension, promote blood coagulation and prevent postpartum hemorrhage. Nutritional analysis and efficacy of jujube: jujube tastes sweet and warm, returns to the spleen and stomach meridian, has the functions of Tonifying the middle and replenishing qi, nourishing blood and calming the nerves, and easing the drug properties; while modern pharmacology has found that jujube contains rich nutrients such as protein, fat, carbohydrate, organic acid, vitamin A, vitamin C, trace calcium, multiple amino acids, etc. Efficacy: 1. Jujube can improve human immunity, and inhibit cancer cells: pharmacological research found that jujube can promote the generation of white blood cells, reduce serum cholesterol, improve serum albumin, protect the liver, jujube also contains substances that inhibit cancer cells, and even make cancer cells into normal cells. 2. People who often eat fresh jujube seldom suffer from gallstones. This is because the rich vitamin C in fresh jujube makes the excess cholesterol in the body change into bile acid. With less cholesterol, the probability of stone formation will be reduced. 3. Jujube is rich in calcium and iron, which play an important role in the prevention and treatment of postpartum anemia due to osteoporosis. Middle aged and elderly people often suffer from osteoporosis during menopause. Adolescents and women at the peak of growth and development are prone to anemia. Jujube has a very ideal therapeutic effect on them, and its effect is usually incomparable with drugs. 4. It also has a good tonic effect on people with body deficiency after illness. 5. The rutin contained in jujube is a kind of substance which can soften blood vessels and reduce blood pressure. It has preventive and therapeutic effect on hypertension. 6. Jujube can also resist allergy, eliminate fishy smell, calm the mind, improve intelligence and brain, and enhance appetite. "

Production steps:

Step 1: prepare the raw materials.

Step 2: wash the pumpkin. In order to make it steamed and beautiful, remove the coarse skin (note that if it's not for the banquet, the skin should not be too clean, and the nutrition of the skin itself is also very high).

Step 3: cut the pumpkin into uniform pieces, and then cut it into 3cm thick and 7cm long strips.

Step 4: wash the jujube, remove the core and cut it. Take another red jujube and cut it into long strips.

Step 5: put the cut pumpkin on the plate.

Step 6: put the flower shape on the pumpkin with red dates and medlar. Take a bowl, put some salt, vegetable oil in the bowl, add 50ml warm water, mix well, then pour on the pumpkin.

Step 7: put the pumpkin in the steamer and steam for 8 minutes.

Materials required:

Pumpkin: 200g

Red dates: 10

Wolfberry: 1

Oil: right amount

Salt: right amount

Note: 1. When choosing steamed pumpkin, choose Shanghai pumpkin, long one, small tail and big head. The skin is yellow like a long gourd, which is sweet. 2. When steaming pumpkin, you don't need to peel it, but it tastes rough. The nutrition of the skin is very rich. 3. When steaming pumpkin, don't pour too much soup on it, because there will be steam water when steaming.

Production difficulty: simple

Process: steaming

Production time: 10 minutes

Taste: sweet