Wax gourd preserved egg lean broth is also a common preserved egg practice, which has a good diuretic and edema prevention effect. The practice of melon and egg lean broth is also very simple, just prepare a proper amount of lean preserved eggs and a small amount of melon. It has a good effect of promoting appetite, and it also has the effect of clearing heat and removing fire in summer. It is a good health-preserving and nutritious soup.

Preparation of thin soup of wax gourd and egg

Material: 600 grams of wax gourd.

Accessories: 20g vegetable oil, 4g salt, 2 cloves garlic, 3 onions, proper amount of water and 3 preserved eggs.

1. The ingredients are ready

2. Wash the preserved eggs with water after peeling.

Cut into small pieces

4. Wash and cut the wax gourd into 5 cm thick slices after peeling and removing seeds, and chop the onion.

Put the oil into the pot.

6. Add garlic and fry until cooked.

7. Pour the wax gourd into the pot and fry for 20 to 30 seconds.

watering

9. Add chopped preserved eggs

10. Cook the soup until it turns white and season with salt.

1 1. Pick up the pot and sprinkle with shallots.

Introduction of wax gourd

Wax gourd is a perennial herb with tendrils on its stem, which can climb vines, big leaves and open yellow flowers. The fruit is spherical or long cylindrical, with dark green skin, hairy surface and a layer of white powdery substance. Wax gourd meat is white and fleshy, with golden pulp wrapped in the middle. The skin and seeds of wax gourd can be used as medicine. Melon is shaped like a pillow, also called pillow melon, which is produced in summer. Because when winter melon matures, there will be a layer of white powdery substance on the epidermis, like winter frost, so winter melon is also called white melon.

Wax gourd contains more protein, sugar and a small amount of minerals such as calcium, phosphorus and iron, as well as various vitamins and other nutrients. Wax gourd is the only vegetable without fat, and it is rich in propanol diacid, which can inhibit the conversion of sugar into fat, and because of its strong diuretic effect, it can increase the weight loss effect, so it is also called "weight loss melon".

Wax gourd should be peeled, peeled and rinsed before eating. Wax gourd meat can be cooked in soup, stir-fried, pickled with sugar, and wax gourd seeds can also be processed and eaten. Fresh wax gourd meat is full of water and has a refreshing taste. Wax gourd has high nutritional value and contains adenine, β-sitosterol, cucurbitacin β, vitamin B 1, vitamin C, vitamin E and various amino acids.