The preparation and efficacy of chicory

In summer, people are prone to loss of appetite and excessive stomach fire. At this time, it is recommended that you eat more bitter vegetables, which can play a role in clearing away heat and relieving summer heat. There are many bitter vegetables in life, such as bitter melon and chicory. Today, the editor will focus on the recipe of bitter melon, so that you can eat delicious and refreshing vegetables in summer.

How to cook chicory

Cold endive salad

1. Ingredients: 350 grams of chicory, one head of garlic, a little salt, MSG, sesame oil and vinegar.

2. Remove impurities from the chicory and clean it. Then add water to the pot. After boiling, blanch the chicory in the water, take it out quickly, wash it with clean water several times, squeeze out the water and set aside. After this treatment, the chicory will be less bitter and easier for everyone to eat.

3. Cut the processed chicory into small pieces, peel the garlic and make it into garlic paste and put it into a small bowl, then add salt, MSG, vinegar, sesame oil and other seasonings and mix well.

4. Pour the prepared sauce on the chopped chicory, then mix it evenly with chopsticks and it is ready to eat.

Endive Dumplings

1. 500 grams of chicory, 200 grams of minced meat, seasonings as you like, and an appropriate amount of flour.

2. Blanch the chicory in boiling water, then remove the moisture, chop it into small pieces and mix it with the meat filling. Add your favorite seasonings to make dumpling filling and set aside.

3. Add water to the flour to make dough. After kneading, roll it into dumpling skins. Add the prepared fillings and wrap them into dumplings. After wrapping, put them in boiling water and cook them.