About foreign lentils (online article)
Lentils, also known as flat pods and flat beans, are annual herbs. The stem is vines, the leaflets are lanceolate, and the flowers are white or purple. Some pods are cylindrical and some are flat knife shaped. Tender pods are common vegetables. The seeds are mixed with traditional Chinese medicine, which has the effects of dispelling heat and strengthening the spleen.
In northern Jiangsu, for many years, for some unknown reason, lentils have never been seriously planted by rural farmers as a "housekeeping crop", and it has never been "qualified" to entertain relatives and friends in a decent manner as a dish. Its growth space is beside the ditch and the roadside, and its growth conditions are miscellaneous trees and reeds, without management or management. It was bitten by insects and damaged all over the body. This is the living situation where it has been in low status and poor treatment for many years.
With the pace of reform, the rural planting structure has been adjusted, and farming science has been popularized. This little-known little lentil suddenly became worth a hundred times. With its gorgeous colors, eye-catching appearance, unique aroma and tender meat quality, it grandly appeared on the dining table of a high-end hotel. It is also praised by diners for its magical therapeutic effect.
Foreign lentils seem to be the only crop available in our area.
I remember when I was a child in Xiamen, my parents kept saying they wanted to eat, but there was no food in the south.
It wasn't until she returned to her hometown that her mother planted a few trees in front of and behind the house.
In the countryside, every family grows plants. When they go to the fields, they randomly pick up a few vegetables, a few eggplant, cook several large bowls at a time, and eat them with the coarse grains of rice to wipe off their fatigue---
Nowadays, even shells are sold for 8 yuan per catty. The price of only eating seeds is much higher than meat.
Braised eggplant with lentils
By ChetAdams
Recipe Recommendations
- eggplant 250 grams
- shrimp appropriate amount
- oil appropriate amount
- salt appropriate amount
- chicken essence appropriate amount
- cooking wine appropriate amount
Steps for Braised eggplant with lentils
1
Soak the eggplant in clear water for 30 minutes, wash it, peel off the shells of the lentils, and rinse the shrimps.
2
Heat the oil in the pan, put down the lentils and stir-fry them, add appropriate amount of water and bring to a boil over high heat, and boil over medium heat for 8 minutes.
3
Add dried shrimp, add cooking wine, and ginger slices.
4
While rotating the eggplant, use a knife to peel the eggplant into the pan until it is finished.
5
Turn on high heat and cook for 5 minutes.
6
Add salt, chicken essence, and chopped green onion.Braised eggplant with lentils Make Tips
1. Make sure you cook lentils. 2. Cooking eggplant requires high fire to make it green.