How to make tea tree mushrooms and their medicinal value

Agrocybe aegerita? Is it a mushroom that grows on tea trees? That's right, Agrocybe aegerita is a mushroom that grows at the base of tea trees in high mountainous and dense forests. Do you want to know how to cook this kind of mushroom ? Come and learn with us.

Introduction to Agrocybe

Agrocybe aegerita is a pure natural edible fungus that is high in protein, low in fat, pollution-free, and harmless to medicine. It combines nutrition, health care, and physical therapy. According to the National Food Quality Supervision and Inspection Center, it is rich in 17 kinds of amino acids (especially eight kinds of amino acids that cannot be synthesized by the human body) such as aspartic acid and glutamic acid, and more than ten kinds of mineral trace elements and anti-cancer polysaccharides. Its medicinal and health care effects are higher than other edible fungi. It tastes delicious and is good for use as a main dish or seasoning. It has the effects of nourishing yang and strengthening yin, beauty and health care, and has unique effects on kidney deficiency, frequent urination, edema, and rheumatism. It has an ideal auxiliary treatment function for anti-cancer, blood pressure reduction, anti-aging, low fever in children, and bedwetting. It is called "magic mushroom" by the people.

Tea Tree Agrocybe Recipe

Dry Pot Tea Tree Mushroom

Ingredients: Fresh tea tree mushroom , pork belly , dried chili pepper , Sichuan peppercorns , onion, ginger

practice

1. Soak fresh tea tree mushrooms in light salt water for 10 minutes, then rinse with clean water, drain and cut into 6cm long segments. Cut green onions, ginger and garlic into thin slices for later use.

2. Cut the pork belly into 4cm long and 3mm thick slices. Chop the Pixian bean paste into small pieces. Break the dried chili peppers into two halves, and don’t throw away the chili seeds.

3. Pour clean water into the pot and heat it over high heat. After the water boils, add the tea tree mushrooms. When the water boils again, remove the tea tree mushrooms and drain.

4. Pour oil into the pot, heat on low heat, add chopped Pixian bean paste, stir-fry until fragrant, then turn to medium heat, add pork belly slices, onion, ginger and garlic slices, stir-fry until the meat turns white, then add dried chili, Sichuan peppercorns, and tea tree mushrooms in turn, continue to stir-fry for 5 minutes, add salt, soy sauce, and sugar, stir-fry evenly, finally drizzle in water starch and pour in sesame oil.

Tips:

Fresh tea tree mushrooms do not have too much fine sand at the roots, so they are easier to clean than dry tea tree mushrooms and also save the time of soaking. However, when cleaning, it is still best to soak them in light salt water for 10 minutes.

Tea Tree Mushroom and Duck Soup

Main ingredients: 20g of Agrocybe agrocybe, 10g of dried mushrooms, 1 old duck, 2 pieces of spring bamboo shoots, 20g of ham Seasoning: 2 teaspoons of refined salt, 1 teaspoon of MSG, appropriate amount of chopped green onion

1) Soak the Agrocybe and button mushrooms in warm water, remove and clean them, filter the soaking water and set aside.

2) Peel off the outer hard shell of the spring bamboo shoots, cut off the old roots, loosen them with the back of a knife, and then cut into sections.

3) Remove the head, tail, claws and internal organs of the old duck, then clean and chop into large pieces. Pour clean water into a pot, bring to a boil over high heat, add the duck pieces and cook for 5 minutes. Remove from the water after the surface changes color. Wash and cut the green onions into sections. Wash and crush the ginger with a knife.

4) Pour the soaked and filtered mushroom water into the casserole, add enough water again, bring to a boil over high heat, add duck pieces, ham slices, scallion segments, ginger pieces, tea tree mushrooms and mushrooms, cover with a lid and simmer on low heat for 3 hours.

5) After 3 hours, add the bamboo shoots and continue to simmer for 20 minutes. Add a little salt to taste before serving.

Dried Agrocybe

Tea Tree Agrocybe Production Steps

1. Wash and cut the tea tree mushroom into sections

2. Heat the pan, add the oil, add the ginger and garlic, stir fry until fragrant, add the tea tree mushrooms and stir fry continuously to dry out the water

3. Stir-fry for a while and add a small amount of soy sauce and chicken essence for seasoning

4. Finally, add the scallion segments and stir-fry until evenly mixed.

Tips

Tea tree mushroom is rich in nutrition, with a protein content of up to 19.55%. There are 18 kinds of amino acids in the protein, of which methionine has the highest content of 2.49%, followed by glutamic acid, aspartic acid, isoleucine, glycine and alanine. The total amino acid content is 16.86%. It contains all the 8 essential amino acids for the human body, and is rich in B vitamins and mineral elements such as potassium, sodium, calcium, magnesium, iron and zinc. Chinese medicine believes that this mushroom is sweet and warm, non-toxic, has the effect of strengthening the spleen and stopping diarrhea, and has special effects of anti-aging, lowering cholesterol, preventing cancer and fighting cancer.

The medicinal value of Agrocybe aegerita

Agrocybe aegerita has three major functions.

First, nutritional function, it can provide protein, fat, carbohydrates, vitamins, mineral elements and other physiologically active substances. According to the National Food Quality Inspection Center, every 100 grams of dry product contains 14.2 grams of protein, which is much higher than meat, vegetables and fruits. It also contains 18 kinds of amino acids required by the human body, especially 8 kinds of amino acids that cannot be synthesized by the human body. Among them, lysine and arginine, which have a promoting effect on children's growth and intelligence, account for 9.4% of the total. It also contains anti-cancer polysaccharides, more than 10 kinds of minerals, trace elements and rich vitamins.

Second, the hobby function, tea tree mushroom color, fragrance. The taste is quite good and unique. Fresh food is crisp and tender, the cap is fat and the stem is tender, and the taste is delicious. The dried product has the strong aroma of cream biscuits. The fragrance is rich, and it is endless aftertaste when cooked and fried. It is a top-notch product for family and hotel banquets. It is deeply favored by consumers.

Third, physiological function, it has health care and medicinal functions. After eating, it can participate in the metabolism of the human body, maintain, regulate or improve the balance of the internal environment. Tea tree mushroom is flat, sweet and warm, non-toxic, has the effects of clearing heat, calming the liver, and improving eyesight. It can nourish the kidney, promote diuresis, penetrate dampness, strengthen the spleen, and stop diarrhea. It is commonly used by the people to treat back pain, stomach cold, nephritic edema, dizziness, abdominal pain, vomiting and other symptoms. It also has the special functions of lowering blood pressure, anti-aging and anti-cancer. Therefore, it is called "magic mushroom" by the people.

Don’t miss out on this nutritious and delicious food.

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