The thirtieth day of the Chinese New Year's Eve is one of the most important festivals for Chinese, and it is also a time for the whole family to reunite and share food. The Chinese New Year's Eve dinner is the highlight of the day, and each dish carries wishes and expectations for the New Year.
Today, I want to teach you a simple and unique Chinese New Year's Eve meal, using yam and dragon fruit to make a beautiful scene of "flowers blooming and rich", which not only means auspicious, but also nutritious and delicious, making your Chinese New Year's Eve dinner more perfect.
The combination of yam and dragon fruit is not only nutritionally balanced, but also brightly colored, making it a signature dish for Chinese New Year's Eve dinner. So, how do we do it?
Below, let me give you a detailed introduction to the production method of this "Blossom Wealth" dish!
Flowers bloom richly
Ingredients: 4 yams, 2 dragon fruits, 50ml honey, 50ml orange juice.
Step 1: Wear gloves, wash the yam and peel it.
Tip: The skin of yam contains mucus, which can make your hands itch if you don't wear gloves, so be careful.
Step 2:Cut the dragon fruit, peel it and cut it into small cubes, then put the small cubes into the strainer, put a bowl under the strainer to catch the juice, and then use a stainless steel spoon to crush the dragon fruit pieces, and the juice will flow from the strainer to the bowl below! This has the benefit of filtering out dragon fruit black seeds.
Tips: It is not recommended to use a juicer or blender to be lazy to beat dragon fruit into juice, because dragon fruit seeds are black, and once they are juiced with a blender, the seeds will also be broken at the same time, and the color is not good enough.
Step 3:Pour the dragon juice into the pot, and then put the yam into the pot, if the dragon juice is not enough to drown the yam, you can add an appropriate amount of purified water, but do not add too much water, so as not to light the dyeing.
Turn on high heat to cook the yam, then turn off the heat, cover the pot and let the yam soak in the dragon juice for 2-4 hours, during which time remember to turn the yam over so that the yam can be evenly colored.
Step 4:When the yam is colored, let's slice it. When slicing, you can slice diagonally, so that the cross-section of the yam slices will be a little wider, it is more convenient to pose the shape, and the flower shape is more realistic.
The yam tablets are first arranged in a circle on the outer edge of the large flat plate, and then stacked in order to form a flower blooming.
Step 5:Once the look is set, place a cherry tomato in the middle to complete the look. The red color of cherry tomatoes and the purple-pink color of yams contrast with each other, adding layers of color.
Serve with honey and orange juice and serve!
Tip: The sweet and sour taste of honey and orange juice neutralizes the subtle flavors of yam and dragon fruit, making the dish more delicious, while also adding to the fruity aroma that makes it mouth-watering.
This is the Chinese New Year's Eve meal I taught you "flowers bloom and become rich", isn't it very simple?
This dish is not only beautiful, but also has a profound meaning, yam symbolizes peace, health, longevity, dragon fruit symbolizes enthusiasm, vitality, luck, cherry tomatoes symbolize sweetness, beauty, perfection, the three in one, is a "flower blooming wealth" beautiful scene, entrusted with our blessings and expectations for the New Year.
This dish, whether rich or poor, can be easily made, making your Chinese New Year's Eve dinner more perfect and making your New Year even better. I hope everyone can bloom and be happy and healthy in the new year!
Tips
Selection of yams: It is best to choose fresh yams, with smooth skin, no scars, no moths, no mildew, and the meat is white and tender after cutting, with a fragrance. If the yam you bought is already dry, you can soak it in water for a while, then peel it and cook it.
Selection of dragon fruit: It is best to choose ripe dragon fruit, the skin is brightly colored, no scars, no moths, no mildew, elastic when pressed, and the meat is juicy and fragrant after cutting. If the dragon fruit you buy is not ripe enough, you can wrap it in newspaper and let it ripen at room temperature.
Honey and orange juice substitutes: If you don't like the taste of honey and orange juice, you can also substitute other sweet and sour sauces, such as sugar osmanthus sauce, lemon juice, jam, etc., you can try it as long as you like.
Celebrate the New Year in peace and auspiciousness