The "dryness" of the autumnal equinox is cool and dry, so we should eat more warm foods in the autumnal equinox, such as sesame, walnut, glutinous rice, lotus root, etc., and some seasonal foods, such as pumpkin, sweet potato, jujube, pear, etc., which are all sacred products for recuperation at this time. Here are six delicious dishes to help you spend the autumn easily.
pumpkin
As the saying goes, "when autumn comes, pumpkins are in demand", and pumpkins are still delicious in this season. The climate in autumn is dry, so it is necessary to increase the content of vitamins to increase human immunity, and pumpkin is just rich in vitamin A.
Brown sugar pumpkin sweet dumplings
Ingredients: pumpkin, glutinous rice flour, brown sugar, clear water and a little white sesame.
working methods
(1) Prepare 200g pumpkin, peel it, remove the pulp, cut it into pieces, put it in a plate, and steam it in cold water until soft and rotten.
(2) Mash the steamed pumpkin while it is hot, then put it aside to dry at room temperature, add a small amount of glutinous rice flour several times, stir it into a flocculent shape, and knead it into a smooth dough.
(3) Divide the dough into balls about the size of the glutinous rice balls. After the water is boiled, put the ball in and keep stirring to prevent the ball from sticking to the bottom of the pot. Cook until all the balls float, turn off the fire, take them out and put them in cold water for supercooling.
(4) Add 300 ml of clean water and 40 g of brown sugar to another pot, and start to cook on high fire. After boiling, stir until the brown sugar is completely melted, pour in pumpkin dumplings, continue to stir slowly on low heat, and cook for about 5 minutes until the sugar solution becomes a little sticky and the dumplings are all wrapped in sugar solution.
(5) At this time, add sesame seeds or peanuts according to your own taste, stir evenly and take out the pot!
Pumpkin bean paste cake
Ingredients: Beibei pumpkin, glutinous rice flour, common flour and bean paste stuffing.
Slim practice
(1) 130 grams of pumpkin peeled, sliced and put on a plate, put the pumpkin in a pot and steam it in cold water until soft and rotten. 160g of bean paste stuffing is divided into 8 portions on average, rounded for later use.
(2) Press the steamed pumpkin into mud while it is hot, dry it until it is not hot, then pour 50 grams of flour and 80 grams of glutinous rice flour and knead it into a ball for later use.
(3) Divide the kneaded dough into 8 pieces, take one piece, wrap it with bean paste, pinch it tightly at the mouth, and then knead it round. Sprinkle a layer of powder inside the mold to prevent adhesion. Put the dough into a mold and press it into a certain shape.
(4) Boil the pot with cold water. After boiling, turn to medium heat and steam for about 15 minutes.
Lotus root glutinous rice
As a seasonal vegetable in autumn, lotus root naturally has a good moisturizing effect. Lotus root has the effects of refreshing, calming the nerves and helping sleep. If you have a bad appetite, eating lotus root can also help digestion and strengthen the spleen and stomach.
Glutinous rice contains protein, fat, sugar, calcium, phosphorus, iron, vitamin B 1, vitamin B2, nicotinic acid and starch. It is rich in nutrition, and can be used to make glutinous rice balls, warm and strengthen food. When it's cold, both body and mind will be warm.
Miscellaneous grains sweet-scented osmanthus and sugar lotus root
Ingredients: lotus root, round glutinous rice, black rice, rock sugar, brown sugar, jujube, red rice flour, clear water, osmanthus fragrans and honey.
Specific practices
(1)150g glutinous rice and 50g black rice are washed and soaked in clear water for more than 2 hours. Dry the soaked glutinous rice and black rice, then mix them together and stir them evenly for later use.
(2) Peel two lotus roots, then cut them at a quarter of the lotus roots, and cut a little more. Be sure to expose all the holes in the lotus root, so it is easier to stuff the rice.
(3) Put glutinous rice and black rice into the hole of lotus root, and press the rice tightly with chopsticks at the same time, so that the cooked rice is not easy to fall off.
(4) After the rice is stuffed, cover the previously cut lotus root and fix it with a toothpick. Put it in a pressure cooker, add 30g of rock sugar, 50g of brown sugar, 4g of jujube and 3g of red yeast powder, then pour in clear water that overflows the lotus root, cover and press for about 1 hour until the lotus root is soft and waxy.
(5) When eating, cut the lotus root into thin slices and sprinkle with dried osmanthus and honey.
Hong Tang ba ba
Ingredients: glutinous rice, white sugar, brown sugar, clear water, cooked bean flour, cooked sesame seeds and cooking oil.
Production steps
(1) Wash 300g of glutinous rice, soak it in clear water for at least 4 hours, and then steam it in a steamer until it is soft and rotten.
(2) Mix the cooked sesame seeds and the cooked bean flour evenly and lay them flat on a plate.
(3) Pour the steamed glutinous rice into a large bowl, add 15g sugar, and pound the glutinous rice with Chu Jiu while it is hot until it becomes sticky, until you feel that Chu Jiu is pulling hard, but it won't move.
(4) Take a mold, spread it with oil paper or brush it with a layer of cooked oil to prevent sticking, put it in the rammed rice cake, spread it out, compact it, and put it in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
(5) Boiling sugar solution: add 100g water and 100g brown sugar into the pot, stir over medium heat until the brown sugar is completely melted, and turn off the heat. Boiled brown sugar juice needs to be cooled to have a proper consistency.
(6) Take out the frozen Ciba, tear off the oily paper, and then cut it into slender strips. Put the oil in the pan, heat it to 60%, add the rice cake, fry it until the surface is golden and crisp, then take it out and put it on a plate with soy flour and cooked sesame seeds in advance.
(1 1) Finally, sprinkle with brown sugar juice and a layer of soybean flour.
Sesame and walnut
Walnut has the reputation of "long live the seeds", "longevity fruit" and "treasure of health preservation" and is rich in nutrition. Besides protein, fat and carbohydrate, it also contains many trace elements and minerals such as calcium, phosphorus and iron, as well as many vitamins such as carotene and riboflavin, which has the function of caring skin and benefiting glory.
Black sesame is rich in cystine and vitamins B and E, which can increase sebum secretion, improve skin elasticity and keep skin delicate. It is called the best food to change rough skin by Japanese scholars.
Sesame walnut candy
Ingredients: black sesame and walnut kernel
Syrup: maltose, sugar and water.
Detailed practice
(1) 150g black sesame seeds are washed and drained, and then poured into a pot for frying.
(2) Walnuts can be broken into small pieces. Next, boil the syrup, pour125g of white sugar, 50g of maltose and 25ml of water into the pot, boil it over medium heat, and stir it from time to time until the maltose and white sugar melt and there are dense bubbles, then turn to low heat.
(3) Turn off the fire when the syrup is boiled to 140℃, and measure it with a kitchen thermometer. If there is no thermometer, dip chopsticks in cold water until the syrup turns amber, and it will become brittle and hard.
(4) After turning off the fire, pour in black sesame seeds and walnuts, and fully stir them evenly. Brush a thin layer of cooked oil or oiled paper on the mold in advance, pour in the mixed sesame and walnut sugar, flatten it with a rolling pin or shovel, let it cool and harden, and then cut it into pieces.
Black sesame pill
Ingredients: black sesame, black beans, black rice and honey.
productive practice
(1) 50 grams of black sesame/kloc-0, 80 grams of black beans and 80 grams of black rice were washed and drained for later use.
(2) Stir-fry black sesame seeds, black beans and black rice respectively, then pour them into a high-speed blender and grind them into powder, and then mix the three powders evenly.
(3) Pour in 150g honey, put on disposable gloves, and mix and knead evenly, as long as it can be kneaded into a ball and not easily scattered.
(4) Take a piece and hold it back and forth, and hold it tightly with a little force to prevent it from spreading. Then put it in the palm of your hand and knead it into a circle, and our black sesame balls will be ready.
What fruit does the autumnal equinox usually eat?
1 grape
Grape is a kind of fruit that people like because of its beautiful color, fragrant smell, sweet and sour taste, appetizing and digestion. At the same time, grapes are rich in nutrients, not only containing a lot of glucose and fructose, but also containing amino acids, vitamin C, calcium, iron and other nutrients. Among them, many polyphenols, such as proanthocyanidins and anthocyanins, have excellent antioxidant properties, which are 65433 higher than vitamin C.
Step 2 water chestnut
Water chestnut, also known as horseshoe, has the reputation of "underground Sydney". Water chestnut tastes sweet and cold, has the effects of clearing away lung heat, relieving sore throat, eliminating dampness and resolving phlegm, and has certain effects on preventing autumn dryness, cough, throat discomfort and thirst. Besides raw food, it can also be boiled, fried, roasted and simmered. However, water chestnut is not easy to digest, and people with deficiency of spleen and stomach and poor digestive function, children and the elderly should not eat more.
3. Lemon
Chinese medicine believes that lemon tastes sour, slightly sweet, slightly cold, and enters the lungs and stomach. According to nutrition, lemon contains sugar, citric acid, malic acid, citric acid, hesperidin, naringin, vitamin B 1, vitamin B2, vitamin C, nicotinic acid, calcium, phosphorus and iron. Lemon can clear away heat, relieve summer heat, promote fluid production, quench thirst, resolve phlegm and relieve cough.
4.pierce
Sydney is a cold fruit, which has the effect of moistening dryness and reducing fire. When autumn is dry, eating pears is the best choice. Pear is known as the "Sect of Hundred Fruits". Autumn climate is dry, people often feel dry nose and mouth, itchy skin, prone to dry cough, less phlegm and other discomfort. At this time, eating one or two pears a day can effectively relieve autumn dryness and is good for health.
5.sugar cane
Sugarcane has the effects of clearing away heat and moistening dryness, promoting fluid production and quenching thirst, and detoxifying and penetrating rash. In autumn, yin deficiency and lung dryness lead to cough, and eating sugar cane is the most suitable. Sugarcane juice is sweet and the best fruit. According to the analysis, the juice of sugarcane accounts for about 70%, and the sugar content can reach 17%, so it has the reputation of "syrup warehouse". The sugar contained in it is mostly sucrose, followed by glucose and fructose.