Winter melon bamboo shoot chicken recipe and nutritional value

There are many ways to cook winter melon, so today I will tell you how to cook winter melon and bamboo shoot chicken:

Ingredients for Winter Melon and Bamboo Shoot Chicken

2-3 green bamboo shoots

2-3 chicken legs

1/2 cup pickled winter melon

8 mushrooms

Bamboo fungus

1/2 tsp salt 1 tbsp rice wine

Winter melon and bamboo shoot chicken production process

(1) Wash and cut chicken legs into pieces. Soak mushrooms until soft and cut into pieces. Peel and cut bamboo shoots into pieces and set aside.

(2) Heat up some oil in a pan and stir-fry the chicken thighs until the surface is cooked.

(3) Bring a pot of water to a boil and add bamboo shoots, pickled winter melon and fried chicken. When the soup boils, remove impurities from the soup surface and simmer over low heat for about 20 minutes.

(4) Soak the bamboo fungus in water for about 15 minutes, drain the water, and then soak it in water with a little rice wine. Drain and cut into sections.

(5) Cut the processed bamboo fungus into sections and add it to the bamboo shoot chicken soup. Continue cooking for 10 minutes before serving.

Nutritional Analysis of Winter Melon and Bamboo Shoot Chicken

Winter melon: Winter melon contains more protein, sugar, and a small amount of calcium, phosphorus, iron and other minerals and vitamins B1, B2, C and niacin. Vitamin B1 can promote the body's starch and sugar into heat energy instead of turning into fat, so winter melon is good for children.

Winter melon helps lose weight. Winter melon is different from other melons and vegetables in that it does not contain fat, and its sodium content and calories are very low. Winter melon seeds contain urea, adenosine, histidine and fenugreek alkaloids, and the melon pulp contains adenosine, histamine, etc. Winter melon contains more vitamin C, and has a high potassium salt content and a low sodium salt content. Patients with hypertension, kidney disease, edema, etc. can eat it to reduce swelling without hurting their vital energy. The succinic acid contained in winter melon can effectively inhibit the conversion of sugars into fat. In addition, winter melon itself does not contain fat and has low calories, which is of great significance for preventing the body from gaining weight, and can also help to keep fit. Winter melon is cold in nature and sweet in taste. It can clear away heat and promote the production of body fluids, and it can relieve summer heat and relieve restlessness. It is especially suitable for consumption in summer.

Bamboo shoots: Bamboo shoots have been regarded as "treasures among vegetables" in my country since ancient times. In terms of nutrition, many people used to think that although bamboo shoots taste delicious, they have no nutrition. Some even think that "eating a meal of bamboo shoots requires three days of fat removal". This understanding is inaccurate. In fact, bamboo shoots are rich in protein, amino acids, fat, carbohydrates, calcium, phosphorus, iron, carotene, vitamins B1, B2, and C. Every 100g of fresh bamboo shoots contains 9.79g of dry matter, 3.28g of protein, 4.47g of carbohydrates, 0.9g of cellulose, 0.13g of fat, 22mg of calcium, 56mg of phosphorus, and 0.1mg of iron. The content of multiple vitamins and carotene is more than double that of Chinese cabbage. Moreover, the protein content of bamboo shoots is relatively superior. The essential lysine, tryptophan, threonine, phenylalanine, glutamic acid, which plays an important role in protein metabolism, and cystine, which plays a role in maintaining protein configuration, all have a certain content, making them excellent health vegetables.