What Are The Spring Health Recipes? What Spicy Foods Must Be Eaten At The Beginning Of Spring? Spring Cakes And Spring Cakes

The beginning of spring is the time when spring bites, hand-made spring cakes awaken the vitality of the year

The beginning of spring is the prelude to the four seasons, when all things come to life and Yang Qi begins to grow. At this time, the diet should follow nature, starting from enjoying the warm and refreshing air of early spring. As a food blogger, today I will not only lead everyone to "eat spring", but also share a quick, convenient and authentic method of making spring pancakes, as well as a few simple medicinal meals that conform to the solar terms, so that we can use delicious food to maintain our health in the spring breeze.

The soul of "Zhaochun": spring cakes and vegetables

The key to "biting spring" is to bite the word "fresh". Northerners like to eat carrots raw, while southerners prefer lettuce. The most classic one is to use spring pancakes as thin as cicada wings and roll them with a chopstick of fresh vegetables. This sweet and spicy taste can help the liver qi to grow upward and relieve the stagnation of the whole winter.

Core ingredients:

Shamelessly say: 250 grams of all-purpose flour, 120 grams of boiling water, between 50 and 60 grams of cold water, and a little vegetable oil.

The classic combination dish includes 100 grams of mung bean sprouts, 1 handful of leek or leek yolk, 2 eggs, 1 handful of vermicelli, and 50 grams of shredded pork loin.

[Zero Failure] Complete Guide to Homemade Spring Cake

If you want spring cakes to be soft, chewy, thin but not broken, blanching the noodles and brushing them with oil are the two key steps.

1. Kneading and waking up noodles:

Prepare the flour in advance, put the flour into a basin, and then pour boiling water into the flour while stirring. The boiling water should be poured continuously until the dough is blanched into a fluffy shape. This operation is the first step in making the crust soft.

Add cold water in batches and knead it into a smooth dough, then cover it with plastic wrap and let it rest for 30 minutes. This step can fully relax the gluten and prevent it from shrinking when rolling.

2. Combination of agent and oil:

Roll the rested dough into strips, divide into small dough pieces of about 15 grams each, and flatten them.

Take a piece of dough, apply a thin layer of vegetable oil, and then cover it with another piece of dough so that the top and bottom of the two are accurately aligned. This method of making oil is the key to being able to easily divide it into two parts after it is baked.

3. Rolling and baking:

Roll out the folded dough into a pancake about 15 cm in diameter, with even thickness.

First, preheat the pan over medium heat, then add the cake base. Then, when big bubbles appear on the surface of the cake, it means that one side has been steamed, so quickly turn it over. Then, bake until light yellow flowers appear on both sides, that is, golden spots, and then you can take it out of the pan. The whole process takes about 1 to 2 minutes.

While they are hot, pull the two cakes apart, stack them together, and cover them with a damp cloth to keep them warm and moisturized. This will make the cakes extra pliable.

【Kuaishou Mixed Vegetables】Roll up with a mouthful of spring flavor

The combined dishes are crispy, tender and refreshing, and the essence is to stir-fry them quickly over high heat.

In the preparation process, use a little starch and cooking wine to marinate the shredded tenderloin and set aside; beat the eggs, stir-fry them and serve them out; soak the vermicelli in warm water until soft, then cut them into pieces; and cut the leeks into sections.

The second point, regarding frying, is to heat the pot first, then pour in cold oil. First, put the shredded pork into the pot and fry until the color of the shredded meat changes. Then add the bean sprouts and stir-fry quickly over high heat. Then add the soaked vermicelli and scrambled eggs.

3. Seasoning: quickly add light soy sauce and salt to the pot, then add the leek segments, stir-fry for 10 seconds , and then remove from the pot immediately to ensure the spiciness and crisp texture of the leek.

Take out a piece of pancake, place the vegetables on it, add a few shredded green onions and cucumber strips, roll them up, and take a bite, your mouth will be filled with the vitality of spring.

The beginning of spring, two quick home-cooked dishes

In addition to eating spring, the diet at the beginning of spring should be "boosting and nourishing" and eat more pungent and warm foods.

1. Stir-fried shrimps with leeks – warming and nourishing kidney yang

Ingredients: 30 grams of shrimp, 250 grams of leeks, 1 egg white, and a little starch.

Wash the shrimps and drain them, use egg white and starch to mix well and then paste them. When the oil is hot, put the shrimps in and stir-fry until they change color. Immediately add the leek segments, stir-fry quickly over high heat for 20 seconds, add salt, drizzle with sesame oil and take it out of the pot.

Warm reminder: Leeks will soften when exposed to fire. Stir-frying them quickly over high heat can preserve their spicy juice to the greatest extent.

2. Pearl Three Delicacies Soup——warming and replenishing qi

The ingredients involved are: 50 grams of chicken breast, 50 grams of peas, one tomato, one egg white, and 25 grams of milk.

Chop the chicken into a puree, mix it into the egg whites, add milk and water starch, and stir to form chicken puree; bring the stock to a boil, add salt and cooking wine; then add diced peas and tomatoes into it; boil again and turn to low heat, use chopsticks to shape the chicken puree into pearl-sized balls and put them into the pot; cook until the meatballs float, thicken into a thin gravy, pour in sesame oil and make the finished product.

Warm tips from food bloggers

The way to store the baked cakes is that if you make a large quantity at one time, stack the baked cakes neatly, then wrap them tightly with plastic wrap, and then put them in the refrigerator for freezing. When it's time to eat, take it out and steam it for a few minutes, it will still stay soft.

The leftover spring pancakes are cut into thin strips. They can be made into "fried pancakes" and stir-fried with shredded pork and cabbage. This will become another delicious and extremely quick staple food.

When shopping for vegetables after the beginning of spring, you should choose vegetables that are green and spicy, such as onions, coriander and leeks. They have the most significant effect in helping the body's yang energy rise.

After the cold winter, the woods gradually become lush in spring. When we turn and chew, what we eat is not only the delicious food of the season, but also the vibrant expectation for the new year. Taking advantage of the spring breeze, hurry up and prepare this spring-filled meal for your family.