Wax gourd is a famous diet vegetable, which contains propanol diacid, which can effectively inhibit the conversion of sugar into fat.
However, wax gourd is cold. Eating in autumn requires some warm ingredients to neutralize it. It's just that garlic and green onions in braising can play this role.
Ingredients: a piece of wax gourd, a spoonful of white sugar (or rock sugar), a green onion, 2-3 cloves of garlic, star anise 1-2 pieces, tsaoko 1 piece, a little cinnamon, several pieces of fragrant leaves and a proper amount of salt.
Exercise:
1. Peel the melon and remove the pulp. In order to be more delicious, first put a flower knife obliquely on the surface.
Then cut into small pieces, be careful not to be too small, because the wax gourd has a large water content, and if it is too small, it will soon burn too soft and shapeless.
2. Put the oil in a cold pot, pour in the sugar, stir-fry the sugar color over low heat until the sugar melts and turns brown, and then when it turns golden yellow, add the minced garlic and green onions and stir-fry it to give a fragrance.
3. An important step: stir-fry winter melon, because we need a dark "skin" to make it like braised pork. Turn down the fire first, put the melon with the flower knife facing down in the pot, and then simmer for a while on medium heat.
It was like this when it was fried. Very nice!
Of course, if it's too much trouble, you can skip this step and go straight to the next step.
4, put the melon down, stir fry and color evenly. Then add a little water, add star anise, tsaoko, cinnamon and fragrant leaves. After the water is boiled, cover it and simmer slowly.
Don't add too much water at a time because the wax gourd will come out by itself, or it will end up as a pot of water!
5. After stewing for a few minutes, open the lid and collect the juice. Be careful not to fry too hard. At this time, the wax gourd is already soft, so you can't afford to toss it vigorously! Add salt to adjust the salty mouth before cooking, and serve on a plate!
This "vegetarian braised pork" has exactly the same seasoning and practice as the real braised pork! It's really delicious. For those who like braised pork but are afraid that braised pork is greasy, this dish can be eaten casually!