Ingredients and methods of lazy winter melon soup

Winter is here. How can you cook the winter melon you bought from the vegetable market quickly and nutritiously? Let me tell you how to cook it quickly and nutritiously.

Ingredients for lazy winter melon soup:

Some bacon, winter melon, a small amount of wolfberry, ginger, green onion, cooking wine, and chicken essence.

How to make lazy winter melon soup:

1. Peel the winter melon, clean it and cut it into slices;

2. Wash and cut the bacon into slices, cut the green onion into sections, and cut the ginger into slices;

3. Put the bacon slices into water, add cooking wine and a small amount of ginger slices, turn on the fire, bring to a boil, and simmer for 5 minutes;

4. Put the wax gourd slices and wolfberries into water and cook until the wax gourd is cooked;

5. Finally, add appropriate amount of chicken essence and chopped green onions.

Tips for making the daily dish: When choosing winter melon, you should buy a large one with plump kernels. This will prevent the melon from releasing water easily and making it less soft when cooked. If the bacon slices are too bland, add appropriate amount of salt to adjust the taste before serving. If they are too salty, soak them before cooking. It depends on personal preference. If you don’t mind, you can cook the winter melon without peeling it for higher nutrition.

Analysis of food nutritional value:

Nutritional value of bacon

Bacon is pickled with salt, also known as pickled meat, salted meat, and cured meat. Bacon is a popular food, and is popular among consumers because it is delicious and can be preserved for a long time. Bacon is rich in phosphorus, potassium, sodium, fat, protein and other elements; bacon has the effects of appetizing, dispelling cold, and digesting food.

Nutritional value of winter melon

Winter melon contains more vitamin C, high potassium content and low sodium content, so it is most suitable for patients with hypertension, kidney disease, edema, etc. who need low-sodium food; winter melon has the effect of protecting kidney function; winter melon also has good beauty function, can heal skin inflammation and make the skin moisturized; 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 is not high in calories, so it prevents weight gain and can also help to keep fit.