How to make konjac silk delicious?
Cold hot and sour konjac shreds
1. Boil the water in the pot, blanch the konjac, take it out and cool it in cold boiled water.
2. Wash the cucumber and cut it into silk. Put the shredded cucumber on the bottom of the plate, drain the konjac and put it on the shredded cucumber.
3. Chop the millet pepper, onion and garlic. Take a container and add chopped millet pepper, onion and garlic.
4. Add Chili oil, soy sauce, rice vinegar, sugar, salt and 2 tablespoons of cold water, and mix well to make a sauce.
5. Pour in the prepared sauce and sprinkle with a spoonful of white sesame seeds.
What is konjac silk?
Although konjac is rich in soluble dietary fiber, it is unique that konjac is not suitable for direct consumption.
Because there will be a certain amount of toxic substances such as alkaloids and ceramides in konjac, the content of harmful substances in different varieties is different, especially in wild varieties, which may be higher. If eaten by mistake, it may cause a strong poisoning reaction. However, our clever ancestors have already found the correct posture to eat konjac, that is, to make konjac silk, konjac tofu, konjac powder and so on. In the production process, the content of harmful substances can be reduced to a safe range by heating, water treatment and other treatment methods, and the taste is more Q, killing two birds with one stone. Of course, at the same time, the nutrients such as starch in konjac will be further lost, and the "remaining" is dietary fiber.
Konjac is low in calories.
Konjac is not a potato, and losing weight is full of "magic". Although the name is "taro", konjac is not a potato. Potatoes are usually mainly starch, and the most commendable nutritional component of konjac is soluble dietary fiber, mainly a polysaccharide called glucomannan.
Can you tell from the name that "glucomannan" is a good thing? That's right! Glucomannan itself has almost no calories, which can not only promote the growth and reproduction of intestinal beneficial bacteria, but also soften feces and prevent constipation. But also can "by the way" absorb some toxic and harmful substances and excessive cholesterol and fat, and excrete them with feces. What is even more surprising is that the fat content of konjac and its products is very low, which can be called "fat-free" food. According to the national regulations, if the fat content is ≤0.5g/ 100g, it can be declared that "fat-free" food, whether it is konjac powder or konjac shredded, has low fat content and low calories. Similar to the sticky vegetable gum in oats, honey locust, peach gum, okra and other plants, konjac has a sticky taste and a strong satiety, but low calories.
The harm of konjac flour to weight loss
1. Konjac powder produced by regular manufacturers meets the requirements of national food hygiene standards and is harmless to human body.
2. But according to the grades and types of konjac flour, different konjac flour needs different ways to eat. Only the purified konjac powder can be directly taken orally with water. Konjac powder and ordinary micropowder can't be taken directly by mouth (mainly irritating, and it is not suitable for taking directly with water).
3. Konjac refined powder is mainly used to make foods such as Konjac tofu. The traditional manufacturing method can remove its irritation (pinch feeling) and has no harm to the body.
4. The purified konjac micropowder which can be taken with water is extracted with edible alcohol. You only need to take a few grams at a time. Drink slowly and carefully, and don't gobble up, so as not to choke or enter the trachea.
5. It is not ideal to lose weight simply by this kind of health care products, because this kind of health care products mainly control diet, so that the abdomen feels full, and then there will be slimming effect, but usually this situation is mainly dehydration.