Braised winter melon

Overview

Studies have shown that winter melon vitamins have higher contents of ascorbic acid, thiamine, riboflavin and niacin. Vitamin B1, which has the effect of preventing and treating cancer, is quite abundant in winter melon seeds. There are 8 mineral elements including potassium, sodium, calcium, iron, zinc, copper, phosphorus and selenium. Among them, the potassium content is significantly higher than the sodium content. It is a typical high-potassium and low-sodium vegetable. It is suitable for patients with kidney disease, hypertension and edema who need to eat low-sodium foods. Among them, the element selenium also has many functions such as anti-cancer; it contains 8 essential amino acids except tryptophan, with high content of glutamic acid and aspartic acid. It also contains ornithine, Y-aminobutyric acid and histidine that are particularly needed by children; winter melon does not contain fat and has dietary fiber as high as 0.8%. It is rich in nutrients and has a reasonable structure. Nutritional quality index calculation shows that winter melon is a high-quality food that is beneficial to health.

Tags

• hot dishes
• common dishes
• chicken essence
• edible oil
• winter melon
• salt
• soy sauce

Ingredients

Steps

1. 1 Dice winter melon

   

2. 2 Heat the pan, add oil and fry the winter melon

   

3. 3 Fry the winter melon until it is a little transparent and then add some salt. Add the salt now to make it more flavorful

   

4. 4 Fry the winter melon until it is a little transparent and then add some salt. Add the salt now to make it more flavorful

   

5. 5 Add a little water, just enough to cover the winter melon

   

6. 6 Boil the water until the winter melon is almost cooked, then add some soy sauce and chicken essence

   

7. 7 Stir well and it's ready to serve