Preparation method of shrimp and winter melon soup

1. Peel the fresh shrimp, remove the shrimp line, add a little salt, pepper, cooking wine and corn starch, stir with chopsticks and marinate for 10 minute.

2. Wash the wax gourd, peel it, remove the pulp and cut it into small pieces for later use.

3. Shred ginger and cut onion into small pieces for later use.

4. Pour a small amount of oil into the hot pot, add shredded ginger and onion, stir-fry until fragrant, and pour in wax gourd and stir-fry;

5. Add water, cook until the melon is almost cooked, remove the ginger and onion and shred; Add shrimps, cook for a while and thicken with salt.

6. Add the right amount of sesame oil to taste, take out the pot and sprinkle with the right amount of chopped green onion.

Nutritional value of winter melon and shrimp soup

Wax gourd contains a lot of sugar and vitamins, which has the effects of clearing away heat and toxic materials and losing weight. Shrimp contains unsaturated fatty acids easily absorbed by human body, and also contains trace elements such as zinc and iodine, which has the functions of promoting wound healing, strengthening yang and replenishing essence.

Efficacy and function of winter melon soup

1, clearing away heat and relieving summer heat: wax gourd is cold and sweet, clearing away heat and promoting fluid production, relieving summer heat and relieving boredom, especially suitable for taking in summer.

2, lowering blood pressure, diuresis and detumescence: Because wax gourd contains more Vc, high potassium content and low sodium content, it is most suitable for patients with hypertension, kidney disease and edema disease who need low sodium food.

3. Protect kidney: Wax gourd juice and Wax gourd extract can increase the urine volume of animals, reduce the degree of nephropathy caused by mercury chloride, and significantly reduce the serum creatinine content.

4. Lose weight and fat: find that wax gourd is rich in malonic acid. It can effectively control the transformation of sugar into fat in the body, prevent the accumulation of fat in the body, consume excess fat produced by obesity, and has a good weight loss effect. Fenugreek mainly exists in the flesh of wax gourd, which can help human metabolism and inhibit the conversion of sugar into fat. It is also one of the functional factors of wax gourd to lose weight and reduce fat.

5. beauty beauty: Oleic acid in wax gourd seeds has the activity of inhibiting melanin deposition in vivo, and is a good amino acid for moisturizing and beautifying. Protein and citrulline contained in wax gourd seeds can moisturize the skin and inhibit the formation of melanin.

6. Hypoglycemic: The content of dietary fiber in wax gourd is very high, about 0.9g per 100g. Modern medical research shows that foods with high dietary fiber content have a good effect on improving blood sugar level, and people's blood sugar index is negatively correlated with the dietary fiber content in foods. In addition, dietary fiber can also reduce cholesterol in the body.

7. Eliminate carcinogens: The crude fiber in lipid-lowering wax gourd can stimulate intestinal peristalsis and excrete carcinogens accumulated in the intestine as soon as possible.