Cold Malantou

Overview

It’s the herbivorous season again~ Malantou is also known as malan, red stalk, chicken intestine, tibia, purple chrysanthemum, crabgrass, etc. It is a perennial herbaceous plant belonging to the Asteraceae family. Malantou is originally a wild species, growing on roadsides, fields, and hillsides, and is found in most parts of the country. There are two types of Malantou: red-stemmed and green-stemmed Malantou, both of which are edible. The red-stemmed Malantou is better for medicinal purposes. Due to the relationship between Cold Food Festival and Qingming Festival, some places still retain the habit of eating cold food during Qingming Festival. In Zhejiang, when eating Malan's first-class fresh vegetables, the word "green" is chosen to match the meaning of "green" during the Qingming Festival.

Tags

• cold dishes
• vegetarian dishes
• appetizers
• home cooking
• little fresh
• good looks
• spring recipes
• dried tofu
• msg
• malantou
• sesame oil
• salt

Ingredients

Steps

1. 1 Malan heads dug from the ground and picked to remove impurities

   

2. 2 Wash with water

   

3. 3 Put it in a pot and blanch the water

   

4. 4 Soak the blanched Malantou in water for 10 minutes

   

5. 5 Take out the soaked malan head and squeeze out the water

   

6. 6 Cut into small pieces and set aside

   

7. 7 Dried tofu and carrots are also cut into small cubes for later use

   

8. 8 Put an appropriate amount of oil in a pot, add in diced carrots and beans and fry until fragrant

   

9. 9 Pour in the chopped Malantou and stir-fry quickly

   

10. 10 Add appropriate amount of salt and MSG to taste

    

11. 11 Finally, drizzle a little sesame oil

    

12. 12 Stir fry quickly and it’s ready to serve

    

13. 13 So simple, so delicious😍