Braised soft-shelled turtle
Overview
Soft-shell turtle is rich in high-quality protein, amino acids, minerals, trace elements and vitamins A, B1, B2, etc. It has the delicious taste of five kinds of meat: chicken, deer, beef, pig, and fish, and is known as the gourmet five-flavor meat. Medicinal effects of soft-shelled turtle All parts of the turtle, including the turtle shell, the turtle head, the turtle meat, the turtle gallbladder, the turtle fat, and the turtle shell glue, have medicinal value. Its main functions are: Nourishing yin, controlling hepatitis and abnormal hyperactivity; nourishing, increasing plasma protein content, promoting hematopoietic function, and strengthening physical strength; clearing away heat, reducing abnormal increases in body temperature, and dispersing lumps in the body, etc. Modern medical research shows that turtle meat contains an important substance that resists the aging of human blood vessels. Regular consumption can lower blood cholesterol and is beneficial to patients with hypertension and coronary heart disease. Eating an appropriate amount of turtle is beneficial to the recovery of the mother's body and improves the quality of breast milk. Experiments by Japanese scientists have also confirmed that turtles have certain anti-cancer effects and the ability to improve the body's immunity. Turtle contains iron, folic acid, etc., which can stimulate hematopoietic function and help improve athletes' endurance and recover from fatigue. When eating soft-shell turtle, you should pay attention to the records in Chinese medicine. When eating soft-shell turtle, you should not eat it with eggs, rabbits, pigs, chickens, ducks and amaranth, otherwise it will be useless. It should also be noted that when eating soft-shell turtles, you must eat them alive and not dead, because soft-shell turtles contain a lot of histamine and are easily putrefactive after death. Histamine can decompose to produce toxic histamine substances, which can cause poisoning after eating. Edible value: According to records in my country a long time ago, turtles can replenish tuberculosis, strengthen yang energy, and replenish yin deficiency. They have been regarded as nourishing nutritional and health care products since ancient times. The nutritional value of turtle is recognized by the world. It is a treasure of aquatic products and a delicacy for high-end banquets. It is a food that is very popular and loved by people. It is not only delicious, high in protein and low in fat, but also a nourishing treasure containing a variety of vitamins and trace elements. Depending on the type of turtle and the area in which it lives, its nutritional content is not exactly the same. According to analysis, every 100 grams of fresh turtle meat contains: 73-83 grams of water, 15.3-17.3 grams of protein, 0.1-3.5 grams of fat, 1.6-1.49 grams of carbohydrates, 0.9-1 grams of ash, 3.9 mg of magnesium, 1-107 mg of calcium, 1.4-4.3 mg of iron, and 0.0 phosphorus. .54-430 mg, vitamin A13-20 international units, vitamin B10.02 mg, vitamin B20.037-0.047 mg, niacin 3.7-7 mg, thiamine 0.62 mg, riboflavin 0.37 mg, calories 288-744 kilojoules. The fat of turtles is mainly unsaturated fatty acids, accounting for 75.43%, of which highly unsaturated fatty acids account for 32.4%, which is 6.54 times that of beef and 2.54 times that of tilapia. Trace elements such as iron are several times or even dozens of times that of other foods. Medicinal value: The turtle's body is full of treasures, and its head, armor, bones, meat, eggs, gallbladder, and fat can all be used as medicine. "Famous Doctors" states that turtle meat has the effect of nourishing the body and replenishing qi. According to the "Compendium of Materia Medica", turtle meat has many functions such as nourishing yin and nourishing the kidneys, clearing away heat and siltation, strengthening the spleen and stomach, etc. It can treat fatigue and night sweats, yin deficiency and yang hyperactivity, backache and leg pain, chronic illness and diarrhea, epilepsy in children, amenorrhea in women, dystocia and other diseases. "Daily Materia Medica" believes that external application of turtle blood can cure facial nerve, relieve stroke, thirst, fatigue and hot flashes, and treat bone tuberculosis. Turtle blood contains ingredients such as animal glue, keratin, iodine and vitamin D, which can nourish latent yang, replenish blood, reduce swelling, and calm liver fire. It can treat liver cirrhosis, hepatosplenomegaly, amenorrhea, menstrual leakage, and ulnar epilepsy in children. Turtle gallbladder can cure hemorrhoids. Turtle eggs can cure chronic diarrhea. Bake the turtle head and grind it into powder, and drink it with rice wine to treat anal prolapse. The fat of the turtle can nourish yin and yang and treat gray hair. Modern science believes that turtles are rich in vitamin A, vitamin E, collagen and a variety of amino acids, unsaturated fatty acids, and trace elements. They can improve the body's immune function, promote metabolism, enhance the body's disease resistance, beautify the skin, and delay aging. The following groups of people should not eat soft-shell turtles: Patients with hepatitis have greatly weakened digestion and absorption functions due to edema of the gastric mucosa, thickening and shortening of small intestinal villi, and imbalanced bile secretion. Turtle is rich in protein. Not only is it difficult for patients to absorb it after eating it, but it will increase the burden on the liver. In severe cases, liver cells will undergo massive necrosis, serum bilirubin will increase sharply, and plasma concentration will increase, inducing hepatic coma. People with weak gastrointestinal function and indigestion should eat with caution. Especially patients suffering from gastroenteritis, gastric ulcer, cholecystitis and other digestive system diseases should not consume it. Insomnia, pregnant women and postpartum diarrhea are also not suitable for consumption.
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Steps
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Kill the soft-shell turtle, wash it, remove its internal organs and cut into small pieces. Chop ginger, garlic, and dried chili peppers. Spare.
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Heat the pan, add an appropriate amount of oil, add ginger, stir-fry for a while, then add garlic, then add the sliced turtle and stir-fry.
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Then add the chopped turtle and stir-fry for a while.
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When there is no water, pour in the rice wine, steamed fish soy sauce, and chili soy sauce, sprinkle a small amount of five-spice powder and stir-fry evenly, then pour in an appropriate amount of beer, and pour in the stock, you can have more stock than the soft-shelled turtle.
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Cover, turn to medium heat and cook slowly. Do not cover tightly. When it is almost dry, add the chopped green and red peppers, stir-fry for a few seconds, and then pour in the pepper. These are just for color matching. Sprinkle with MSG and serve.
