First, how to make cold cucumber?
1, prepare materials. Remove the prickly skin from the cucumber and cut it into sections. Garlic, pepper and coriander are prepared according to personal taste.
2, garlic cut garlic, pepper cut into circles, coriander cut into small pieces. Prepare backup.
3. When shooting cucumbers, in order to avoid cucumbers splashing everywhere, you can wrap cucumbers in fresh-keeping bags first, and then shoot them with a kitchen knife through the fresh-keeping bags.
4. Put the photographed cucumber into a bowl, and first marinate the cucumber with two teaspoons of salt for ten minutes. Then pour out the water of the pickled cucumber.
5. Add the prepared garlic and pepper to the pickled cucumber, then add two spoonfuls of white sugar, appropriate amount of soy sauce, sesame oil and white vinegar, stir and let stand for half an hour to make the cucumber more tasty.
6. When you are ready to eat, pour in the coriander and stir fry repeatedly, just chill the cucumber.
Second, the nutrition and edible value of cucumber:
1. Anti-tumor: Cucurbitacin C contained in cucumber can improve human immune function and achieve the purpose of anti-tumor. In addition, the substance can also treat chronic hepatitis and persistent hepatitis, and prolong the survival time of patients with primary liver cancer.
2. Anti-aging: Cucumber is rich in vitamin E, which can prolong life and resist aging; Cucumber enzyme in cucumber has strong biological activity, which can effectively promote the metabolism of the body. Rubbing the skin with cucumber juice has the effect of moistening skin and stretching wrinkles.
3. Anti-hangover: Alanine, arginine and glutamine contained in cucumber have certain auxiliary therapeutic effects on patients with liver diseases, especially those with alcoholic cirrhosis, and can prevent and treat alcoholism.
4. Lowering blood sugar: Glucosides and fructose contained in cucumbers do not participate in the usual sugar metabolism, so diabetics use cucumbers instead of starchy foods to satisfy their hunger, and their blood sugar will not increase or even decrease.
5. Lose weight: Propanolic diacid contained in cucumber can inhibit the conversion of sugar into fat. In addition, the cellulose in cucumber can promote the elimination of spoilage substances in human intestine and reduce cholesterol, which can strengthen the body.
6. Strengthening the brain and calming the nerves: Cucumber contains vitamin B 1, which is beneficial to improve the function of the brain and nervous system, soothe the nerves and assist in the treatment of insomnia.
Third, cucumber precautions
Cucumber can promote metabolism and treat sunburn, freckles and skin allergies. It can also clear away heat and diuresis and prevent constipation. Cucumber is cold, people with spleen and stomach deficiency and chronic illness should eat less.
① Unclean cucumbers should not be eaten raw;
(2) It is not advisable to add alkali or cook with high heat before eating;
③ It is not suitable to discard juice for stuffing;
④ It is not advisable to eat more partial eclipse;
⑤ Not suitable for eating with pepper and spinach;
⑥ Not suitable for eating with cauliflower, Chinese cabbage, tomato and orange.