Green pepper

When the green pepper is ripe, it turns red. It is the best side dish to use. It has good color, aroma and taste. It is a very good dish.

Green pepper

Also known as big pepper, lantern pepper, and bell pepper. Because it can produce sweet berries, it is also called sweet pepper and vegetable pepper. Green pepper is an annual or perennial herb, characterized by large fruits, mild or even no spiciness, and is generally eaten as a vegetable rather than a seasoning. Because of its bright green color, and the newly cultivated varieties also have red, yellow, purple and other colors, it can not only be a dish in itself, but is also widely used as a side dish.

Green peppers evolved from peppers native to tropical regions of Central and South America in North America. After long-term cultivation and artificial selection, the fruit has increased in size, thickened in flesh, lost its spicy taste, and increased in the number of carpels and ovary cavities. It was introduced to China more than a hundred years ago and is now widely cultivated throughout the country. The flesh of green peppers is thick and crispy, and can be eaten cold, fried, boiled, used as stuffing, pickled, processed into cans, and made into candied fruit.

Green pepper benefits

1. Rich in vitamin A, it can enhance the body's immunity, accelerate the body's metabolism, and promote growth. It is especially effective in removing wrinkles, tightening the surface skin, and beautifying the appearance. It is a favorite food for many beauty lovers.

2. Chili peppers are pungent and warm, and can lower body temperature and relieve muscle pain by inducing sweating, so they have a strong antipyretic and analgesic effect.

3. Capsaicin, the active ingredient of chili pepper, is an antioxidant that can block the metabolism of related cells, thereby terminating the cancerous process of cell tissues and reducing the incidence of cancer cells.

4. The large amount of vitamin C it contains can neutralize the pH value in the body and excrete excess acidic substances and waste from the body.

5. Rich in silicon, it can maintain the health and beauty of hair, skin, nails and teeth, and strengthen the walls of blood vessels. It is a vegetable that people who love beauty should eat more.

6. Green peppers are rich in vitamin C, which can whiten the skin and protect teeth, skin and hair. They can be eaten alone and have a unique green smell.

Storage instructions

The refrigeration temperature of fruit vegetables should not be too low. It is best to wrap them in several layers of newspaper or paper towels, then put them in a plastic bag and place them on the bottom layer of the refrigerator. The storage time should not be too long.

Cooking knowledge

1. Before cooking, soak it in ice water for a while to make it taste sweeter.

2. It tastes sweetest when eaten raw. If you want to cook it, you can stir-fry it quickly over high heat and remove it from the pan quickly to retain the crisp taste of half-cooked.

3. There are many ways to cook green peppers. Whether they are eaten raw, stir-fried, grilled or boiled, they are delicious. However, when frying, remember to poke holes in the surface with a fork first to prevent them from expanding and bursting during frying.

4. When washing green peppers, remove the stems before washing. Because of the unique shape and growth posture of green peppers, pesticides accumulate on the concave stems.

5. Vitamin C is not heat-resistant and is easily destroyed, especially in copper utensils, so avoid using copper tableware.

Dietary precautions

Patients with eye diseases, esophagitis, gastroenteritis, gastric ulcers, and hemorrhoids should eat less or avoid eating it; people with hot symptoms or yin deficiency and hyperactivity of fire, hypertension, and tuberculosis should eat it with caution.

Delicious food

Stir-fried Shrimp with Green Peppers

Ingredients: Fresh shrimp, green pepper

Seasoning: oil, salt, chicken powder, cornstarch, cooking wine

practice:

1. Remove the shells from the fresh shrimps, leaving the shells on the tails to make the shrimps more dynamic. Then open the backs of the shrimps and wash away the mud intestines.

2. Marinate the shrimp with a small amount of cornstarch, cooking wine and salt for 10 minutes.

3. Wash the green peppers and cut them into small diamond-shaped pieces.

4. Heat up a pan with oil, add green pepper and stir-fry, add appropriate amount of salt, then add shrimp, stir-fry for 1 to 2 minutes, stir-fry until cooked, add some chicken essence and it's done.

Home remedies for curing diseases

Yin-nourishing and heat-clearing prescription

Ingredients: 50 grams of young wolfberry leaves, 350 grams of green peppers, 50 grams of soybean oil, a little starch, and appropriate amounts of soy sauce, sugar, MSG, rice vinegar, chopped green onions, and garlic slices.

practice:

1. Wash the wolfberry leaves, boil them in boiling water for a while, remove them, drain and set aside.

2. Wash the green peppers, remove the stems and seeds, and cut into pieces; mix soy sauce, sugar, rice vinegar, MSG, starch and a little water to make a marinade for later use.

3. Heat oil in a spoon, then add diced green onion, garlic slices, green pepper and wolfberry leaves and stir-fry until the green pepper turns dark green. Pour the prepared juice along the edge of the spoon, toss a few times and serve.