Modern medical research has proved that leek not only contains more cellulose, can enhance gastrointestinal peristalsis, and has excellent effect on preventing intestinal cancer, but also contains volatile essential oil and sulfur-containing compounds, which can reduce blood lipid, so eating leek is quite beneficial to patients with hyperlipidemia and coronary heart disease.
Leek is a traditional vegetable in China, and it is also a commonly used medicine in Chinese medicine. It is one of the "medicine and food homologous" foods determined by the Ministry of Health.
Chinese chives have high nutritional value, including protein, lipid control, carbohydrate, crude fiber, calcium, phosphorus, carotene, thiamine, riboflavin, ascorbic acid and other nutrients, and have good anti-inflammatory and bactericidal effects. Leek has the effects of warming the middle warmer, lowering qi and tonifying the kidney and Yiyang, so it is called "Yang-tonifying grass". Chinese traditional medicine uses leek to treat male sexual hypofunction. There is a new saying in modern research that leeks can dilate blood vessels and lower blood lipids.
There are many kinds of folk dishes that eat leeks. Southerners like to make porridge with leek soup, while northerners like to make stuffing with leek, which is mostly used to wrap jiaozi or other stuffing dishes. For example, in the famous "three fresh dumplings", three fresh meats are mixed with pork, dried rice and leeks, and three fresh meats are mixed with tofu, vermicelli and leeks.
Here, I'll introduce some dishes that people don't often cook-
1, fried shrimps with leeks:
Fresh river shrimps are marinated in clear water for half a day, which makes them lose the taste of river soil. Wash leeks and cut them into inches for later use.
Stir-fry pan and eat proper amount of oil. Fire. When the oil smokes, stir-fry the shrimp, turn the spoon a few times, add the leek, add the refined salt and cooking wine, and stir-fry until the shrimp shell turns red and the leek is slightly soft.
This dish has the functions of invigorating stomach, tonifying deficiency, nourishing essence and strengthening yang. People with weak waist and knees and kidney deficiency can eat it often.
2, leek sheep liver porridge
Preparation: lamb liver (diced), leek (sliced), japonica rice, medlar and ginger (minced).
Add water to the pot and put the japonica rice into the pot. After boiling, put other raw materials into the pot and simmer until the japonica rice is cooked.
This prescription has the functions of tonifying kidney, warming kidney, solidifying essence, nourishing liver and improving eyesight, and also has a good curative effect on night blindness, night sweats, anorexia and other diseases.
3, leek tomato box
Chop pork, leek and dried seaweed into stuffing, add sesame oil, salt and onion ginger and mix well.
Choose long eggplant, wash it with skin, cut it into thick pieces and connect the two pieces together. Then put the prepared stuffing between two pieces of eggplant and dip both sides in wet starch for later use.
Take out the pan and put more oil. After the oil is hot, put the prepared tomato box into the pot and fry until the two sides are dark yellow until the eggplant and leek are cooked. (Note: Don't use the power of fire, lest it burn to the outside and the inside is not cooked. )
Special note: the rich cellulose in leek can enhance the peristalsis of intestine and make the stool unobstructed, which is said to have positive significance for preventing intestinal cancer. However, some people with indigestion or weak gastrointestinal function will have heartburn if they eat leeks. Please pay attention.
Leek is not only a common vegetable, but also has medicinal value. In addition to lowering blood fat, it also has outstanding functions of warming liver and kidney, supporting yang and fixing essence, so it is called "Yang Drafting" in Pharmacopoeia, which can be compared with the current "Wei Dan Gang". In addition, this product has the effects of warming the middle warmer, promoting qi circulation, promoting blood circulation and detoxicating, keeping warm, invigorating stomach and regulating intestines, and can be used to relieve nausea, vomiting, quenching thirst, nosebleeds, hematuria, hemorrhoids, trauma and swelling. Its leaves and roots have the effects of removing blood stasis, promoting blood circulation, stopping bleeding, stopping diarrhea, tonifying middle warmer, and helping liver to dredge collaterals, and are suitable for traumatic injury, hiccup, nausea, enteritis, hematemesis, nosebleeds and chest pain. Leek seeds have the functions of consolidating semen, strengthening yang, tonifying kidney, treating leukorrhagia and warming waist and knees. Suitable for impotence, premature ejaculation, nocturnal emission and polyuria.