Shepherd's purse, many friends have seen it since childhood, especially in summer, the elders at home always buy a handful of shepherd's purse, or fry it directly with garlic, or add it to the noodle soup. Noodles in soup look tender and pleasing to the eye, which can turn white rice into a better pale pink and make people have to eat more.
In fact, shepherd's purse is a wild vegetable. Because it is full of energy, it can climb a floor at random and grow to half a person's height. The older generation will film shepherd's purse to raise pigs and use shepherd's purse as concentrate. Now shepherd's purse has already been put on the dinner table, and many people who like health care are scrambling to eat it. Of course, shepherd's purse not only oozes beautiful pink vegetable juice, but also lies in the nutritional value of amaranth.
According to scientific research, the leaves of shepherd's purse contain more calcium and are easily absorbed. For developing children, supplementing calcium and zinc is undoubtedly a good food, which can promote the growth of teeth and human bones. The pink of shepherd's purse is actually related to iron. Shepherd's purse contains a lot of iron and vitamin K 1, which has strong hematopoietic capacity, can increase hemoglobin content and enhance oxygen carrying level, and is very beneficial to girls.
But in protein, shepherd's purse has excellent functionality, which is not only high in content, but also easier to be absorbed and digested than fresh milk. For glycogen, human fat, vitamins and other nutrients, it is also the pursuit of physical and mental health care and conditioning personnel.
Let's go back to the "red" of shepherd's purse Shepherd's purse contains a lot of "amaranth red melanin", which is a kind of food pigment. If you have a shopping mall, you may see the words "amaranth red" on the packaging of some foods. This food pigment is widely used in candy, crystal jelly and other daily snacks.
Just be careful between friends. If you eat too much shepherd's purse on the first day, you may see your blood in the stool. Actually, you don't have to worry. This is also a "amaranth red" problem.
Why is the bright red color of shepherd's purse not so obvious before cooking, and pink vegetable juice will be discharged after cooking? Because amaranth is hidden in the leaves of shepherd's purse and only covered with carotene, it is not easy for people to see with their eyes. When the leaves are heated, carotene is destroyed and may show bright red.
Many friends also lamented this way. Although shepherd's purse is nutritious and looks good, its main disadvantage is that it is not delicious! Shepherd's purse contains a lot of hydrochloric acid, which is not smooth and bitter, so chefs always blanch shepherd's purse directly with boiling water to remove most of the hydrochloric acid. But even after blanching with water, shepherd's purse is still a little bitter, so cold shepherd's purse is not as good as cooked shepherd's purse.
Garlic is a good partner in selling shepherd's purse. Garlic itself tastes delicious. After stir-frying or frying, the garlic is fragrant, which can just block the bitter taste of shepherd's purse and improve the taste of shepherd's purse. So friends who don't like shepherd's purse can try adding a little more garlic to enhance the aroma of fried shepherd's purse.