Introduction: The only wild vegetable that does not contain oxalic acid in spring is fresher than shepherd's cabbage and leeks, and the protein is high, and it is in season!
With the arrival of spring, everything is revived and full of life, and more and more wild vegetables are served to the table. The wild vegetables in spring are tender and delicious, and they are very popular with people, and it is simply a feast for the taste buds for foodies who love to eat wild vegetables.
Wild vegetables are delicious, but most of them contain oxalic acid, which needs to be removed by blanching. If it is not removed, it will not only taste bitter, but also inhibit the body's absorption of calcium. So is there a kind of wild vegetable that is tender and delicious, but also does not contain oxalic acid? The answer is: Of course! It is "elm money". Yuqian is the fruit of the elm money tree, and the older generation is very familiar with it, and they all use it as "relief food" in that green and yellow era.
As its name suggests, it looks like an ancient copper coin, not only looks like a coin, but also has a homonym with "surplus money", which has a beautiful meaning of wealth and auspiciousness. In the countryside, when the elm money is hung full of branches, people will climb the branches to pick it, climb the tree to pick the elm money, which is also my favorite job when I was a child, and every time I climb the tree, I will first take a handful of fresh. To be honest, I didn't like to eat elm money very much at that time, but now that I am older, I love eating elm money, and if I don't eat a few meals of elm money every spring, I always feel that something is missing.
March and April every year is the best time to eat Yuqian, it is not only sweet and delicious, but also very rich in nutrition, is a kind of wild vegetable with high nutritional value. Now that it's season, don't miss eating, I'll share a few simple and delicious ways to eat elm money:
Recommended food: [Yuqian scrambled eggs]
Clean the elm money first, the elm money grows on the tree, and there is no need to use pesticides, so there is only a layer of floating ash, and you can rinse it several times. Beat 3~4 eggs into the washed elm money, then add a spoonful of salt, a spoonful of pepper, and stir them well with chopsticks. Then add oil to the pot, pour in the Yuqian egg liquid after the oil is hot, and then use a spatula to stir-fry constantly, after frying, you can turn off the heat, put it out of the pot and put it on the plate, it is delicious!
【Steamed Elm Money】:
After washing the elm money, control the moisture, then add an appropriate amount of salt and pepper, then beat in 1 egg, stir and then add a spoonful of ordinary flour of cornmeal, continue to stir evenly, add the cornmeal steamed elm money is not sticky and loose, the flour does not need to be added too much, let the elm money evenly wrap a layer.
Then put the elm money into the steaming drawer covered with a drawer, steam for about 10 minutes or so, and finally mix a favorite garlic sauce, stir well and then eat.
【Yuqian dumplings】:
Wash the elm money, add 2 tablespoons of cooking oil and stir well and set aside, chop the pork into the meat filling, then add 1 tablespoon of salt, 1 tablespoon of soy sauce, 1 tablespoon of oyster sauce, an appropriate amount of white pepper, chicken essence, chopped green onion and minced ginger, stir until the meat filling is completely absorbed, then knock in an egg, stir well again and marinate for half an hour. After half an hour, put the minced meat and elm money together, continue to stir well, it is tender and juicy.
In addition to these methods, Yuqian can also be made into Yuqian soup, branded Yuqian cakes, steamed Yuqian Wotou, and you can also add a handful when making noodles and marinade, the taste is very fresh, sweet and moisturizing! Yuqian is the only wild vegetable that does not contain oxalic acid in spring, it is fresher than shepherd's cabbage and leeks, and the protein is high, just in season, don't miss it!
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