Core Tip: Eating watermelon in the summer clears heat and relieves summer heat. After eating the watermelon, everyone usually throws away the watermelon rind. In fact, watermelon rind is also great for cooking! How to make watermelon rind delicious? Let's take a look!
How to make watermelon rind delicious
With the arrival of the hot summer, watermelon has become our favorite. Don't waste the watermelon rind after eating it. Make good use of it, and it can become a beautiful dish on our dining table. There are various ways to eat watermelon rind. Not only that, it can also beautify the skin. So, let's not waste it. If you are moved, take action. Now, I will briefly introduce the various ways to make watermelon rind. If you like it, you can try it yourself.
Cold-dressed Watermelon Rind
In the hot summer, cold-dressed watermelon rind is essential. Cut the rind into long, thin strips, marinate with a little salt for two to three hours, drain the salt water, and add seasonings like soy sauce, vinegar, and sesame oil to serve. It's a refreshing and appetizing cold dish.
Watermelon Rind Juice
Peel off the green skin of the watermelon rind, then put it in a juicer to make juice. Mix it with an appropriate amount of other juices and add some sugar. It will definitely be delicious, clearing heat and relieving summer heat, and the taste is quite good.
Watermelon Rind and Vegetable Congee
Take 150 grams of watermelon rind, peel off the hard skin and remaining pulp, rinse clean, and cut into small cubes. Marinate with a little salt. Take a pot, add water, watermelon rind cubes, 100 grams of washed japonica rice, 30 grams of Chinese yam, and 30 grams of lentils. Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce to low heat and cook for about 15 minutes. Finally, season with salt and sesame oil, or with brown and white sugar. This congee has the effects of replenishing qi, strengthening the spleen, removing dampness, and clearing summer heat.
Stir-fried Watermelon Rind
Take a thicker watermelon rind, wash it, and slice off most of the red pulp. Carefully slice off the green skin. Cut the watermelon rind into thin slices, sprinkle with an appropriate amount of salt, and marinate for 10-15 minutes. Then rinse with water to remove the salt, and squeeze out the moisture. Shred green and red peppers, flatten the garlic, and wash the scallions and chop into small pieces. Heat an appropriate amount of oil in a wok, add the green and red peppers and garlic, and stir-fry for 1-2 minutes. Add the drained watermelon rind and continue to stir-fry for 2-3 minutes. Add an appropriate amount of salt, sugar, black pepper, and chopped scallions to season.
Watermelon Rind and Pork Rib Soup
Wash the watermelon rind, peel off the green skin, and cut into cubes for later use. Wash the pork ribs, blanch in water to remove blood, and set aside. Place 8 bowls of water in a pot, bring to a boil over high heat, add the pork ribs, and simmer over low heat for 40 minutes. Add the prepared watermelon rind cubes and continue to simmer over low heat for 10 minutes. Add a little salt to season.
Watermelon Rind Stir-fried with Pork
Remove the outer green hard skin and inner red pulp from a thick watermelon rind, wash, and cut into thin slices. Marinate with salt for about 15 minutes. Squeeze the water out of the marinated rind and set aside. Shred the lean pork and marinate with salt, cooking wine, soy sauce, and water starch. Heat oil in a wok, add a little minced ginger to fragrance the oil, then add the marinated pork and stir-fry until it changes color, then remove and set aside. Heat the remaining oil again, add the squeezed watermelon rind and stir-fry, then add shredded red pepper. Sprinkle a little sugar to enhance the flavor, then add the stir-fried pork and mix well before serving.
Braised Pork with Watermelon Rind
Cut the watermelon rind into thin slices and expose them to the sun to quickly lose moisture and become dried watermelon rind. Collect the dried rind and store it for the winter when vegetables are scarce. Then, cook it with meat to make a hot bowl of braised pork with watermelon rind.
Watermelon Rind and Egg Soup
Peel the outer green skin and inner red pulp from the watermelon rind and cut into thin strips. Slice the tomatoes. Beat the eggs. Add water to a pot, bring to a boil with the watermelon strips, then add the tomato slices, pour in the beaten egg, and season with salt, MSG, and sesame oil.
Hot and Sour Watermelon Rind and Pickled Mustard Greens
Peel off the red pulp and the outer green skin from the watermelon rind, cut into strips, add an appropriate amount of salt, and mix well with your hands. Marinate for 15 minutes, then squeeze out the excess water. Heat oil in a wok. When the oil is 70% hot, add garlic. When the aroma is released, add dried green and red peppers and pickled mustard greens. After the color of the peppers darkens, add the marinated watermelon rind. Stir-fry a few times, and before turning off the heat, add MSG and white vinegar in sequence.
Watermelon Rind Can Relieve Heat Rash
In the hot summer, heat rash is the most common skin condition for babies. Parents try various methods, but they may not be effective. At this time, you can try rubbing watermelon rind to relieve heat rash.
According to Traditional Chinese Medicine, heat rash is caused by the combination of summer heat and dampness accumulating in the skin, leading to blockage of the pores. Watermelon rind has the effects of clearing heat, detoxifying, and promoting urination. Therefore, whether used internally or externally, it has a certain effect on preventing and treating heat rash.
Take some fresh watermelon rind, wash it, mash it to extract the juice, apply it to the body for 5-6 minutes, then rinse with warm water. Or, gently rub the watermelon rind on the skin for 10 minutes and then rinse with water. Do this once a day. Persisting during the hot summer can not only prevent and treat heat rash but also avoid or eliminate skin itching and make the skin smoother. In addition to rubbing, you can also use an appropriate amount of fresh watermelon rind to boil water for a foot bath, twice a day for 20 minutes each time. Heat rash will also disappear after a few consecutive days.
For internal use, take 200 grams of fresh watermelon rind (the outer green skin) and 15 grams of Liu Yi San (wrap it in a cloth bag), steep in 1000 ml of boiling water, and drink it as a substitute for water. Alternatively, take one watermelon, cut it open, scoop out the pulp, put it in a basin, add 7 peeled tomatoes, and mash them together. Then, use a clean cloth to extract the juice, add an appropriate amount of sugar, mix well, and drink.
In addition, fresh watermelon rind has a good auxiliary therapeutic effect on edema, nephritis, scalds, and swelling. After eating the watermelon, the rind can be slightly cooked and then eaten.