As the saying goes: "Eat buds in spring, melons in summer, fruits in autumn, and roots in winter". Winter is the time to eat all kinds of root fruits, and at this time, there is a delicious ingredient that is not only a good winter product, but also a nourishing food with health blessings, and that is sweet potatoes. Before the harvest of sweet potatoes in winter, every household will stock up on some. There are many ways to eat sweet potatoes, which can be steamed, roasted, boiled, and can also be used to make various snacks, such as sweet potato branding, pulling sweet potatoes, etc.
Sweet potatoes are rich in starch, dietary fiber, carotene, vitamin C and other nutrients. Starch is the main component of sweet potatoes and is one of the main energy sources of the human body**. Dietary fiber helps promote intestinal motility, and vitamin C helps to strengthen immunity. In addition, sweet potatoes are also rich in antioxidants, which have antioxidant and anti-aging effects, and are known as "longevity food".
In the countryside, people will say: "Eat sweet potatoes in winter, you don't need to catch the medicine", which is enough to show the status of sweet potatoes in winter, it is not only delicious, but also rich in nutrients. Every year, I will rub twenty or thirty catties of sweet potatoes into silk and dry, store them, and it is very convenient to eat and take them at any time. Dried shredded sweet potatoes are also a must-have delicacy, and in the morning they are made into rice cereal with dried shredded sweet potatoes and other beans, which is both delicious and delicious, and has a strong fragrance throughout the house. Let's take a look at how it works!
First, the practice of drying shredded sweet potatoes:
1.Pick some sweet potatoes with a smooth surface and no spots. After cleaning the sweet potatoes, peel them, rub them into thin wires with a grater, and place them on a drying rack or grate.
2.Put the grate in a place with strong sunlight and good ventilation, and turn over the sweet potato shreds every day to dry the sweet potato shreds evenly.
3.After about 4-5 days, the shredded sweet potatoes are dried until they are completely dry, then put them in a bag and store them in a ventilated place.
This simple process of drying shredded sweet potatoes is not only a traditional way of preserving the ingredients, but also a farmer's craft. The dried shredded sweet potatoes can be stored for a long time, which not only facilitates the storage of the farmer, but also provides convenience for future cooking.
Second, the multi-purpose of sweet potato shreds:
The dried shredded sweet potatoes can be used to cook porridge and drink, or they can be used to make steamed buns, ground into flour and noodles, and make sweet potato noodles. Among them, sweet potato shredded porridge is a simple and nutritious food.
3. The practice of sweet potato shredded porridge:
Ingredients: shredded sweet potato, cornmeal,
1.Add water to the pot and bring to a boil, add the shredded sweet potato, bring to a boil over high heat, turn to low heat and cook until the shredded sweet potato is ripe.
2.Add the cornmeal to the bowl, add water and stir until there are no dry cornmeal particles.
3.Pour the cornmeal batter into the pot, stir constantly with a spoon, bring to a boil over high heat, turn to low heat and cook for 5 minutes, turn off the heat.
This sweet potato shredded porridge has both the sweet aroma of sweet potatoes and the delicate taste of cornmeal, which is simple and easy to make, rich in nutrition, and is a delicious porridge suitable for winter.
In winter, you might as well buy more sweet potatoes and dry them into delicious shredded sweet potatoes, which can not only preserve the traditional skills of the farmer, but also provide rich nutrients in the cold season. In the daily diet, by making sweet potato shredded porridge and other delicacies, the delicious and nutritious sweet potatoes are perfectly integrated, which can not only nourish the body, but also make people feel warm and satisfied in winter. So, when you encounter this delicious ingredient in December, don't be soft, buy more to dry, soak in water and cook porridge. On this winter day, make sweet potatoes your best choice to warm up your appetite.