Eggs contain a lot of vitamins and minerals and proteins with high biological value. For humans, eggs have the best protein quality, second only to breast milk. The calories of an egg are equivalent to the calories of half an apple or half a cup of milk, but it also contains 8% phosphorus, 4% zinc, 4% iron, 12.6% protein, 6% vitamin D, 3% Vitamin E, 6% vitamin A, 2% vitamin B, 5% vitamin B2.4% vitamin B6. These nutrients are essential to the human body. They play an extremely important role, such as repairing human tissues, forming new tissues, consuming energy and participating in complex metabolic processes.
Eggs are rich in protein, fat, vitamins and minerals such as iron, calcium, and potassium needed by the human body. Protein is a high-quality protein and has a repairing effect on liver tissue damage; rich in DHA, lecithin, and vitellotin, it is beneficial to the nervous system and body development, can brain and intelligence, improve memory, and promote liver cell regeneration; eggs contain more vitamin B and other trace elements, which can decompose and oxidize carcinogens in the human body and have anti-cancer effects.
How to choose eggs:
1. Use sunlight transmission to hold it in a circle with your left hand, place the egg at the end of the circle with your right hand, and transmit it to sunlight. The fresh egg is reddish and translucent, and the outline of the egg yolk is clear; if it is dark, opaque or stained, it means that the egg has deteriorated.
2. It can be observed that there is a layer of frost-like powder attached to the eggshell. The eggshell is bright in color and the pores are obvious. Old eggs are the opposite and greasy.
3. Fresh eggs can be gently shaken with your hands without sound, and old eggs can be shaken with sound.
4. Use cold water to test if the egg is lying flat in the water, it means it is very fresh; if it is tilted in the water, it has been stored for at least 3 to 5 days; if it stands straight in the water, it may be stored for as long as 10 days. If it floats on the water, this egg may have deteriorated, so it is recommended not to buy it.
Steamed egg with sweet pepper
By FerminDach
Steps for Steamed egg with sweet pepper
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Prepare the required raw materials.
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Wash and drain the bell peppers, and cut in a circle near the head.
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Open the pepper head and remove the chili seeds inside for later use.
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Wash and chop the green onions, wash and remove the stalks and chop the mushrooms for later use.
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Beat the eggs into a bowl and add a little salt.
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Add oil and mushrooms to the egg mixture and stir well, add appropriate amount of water and stir well.
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Pour the stirred egg mixture into the bell pepper and cover.
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Place the bell peppers in a steamer and steam over water for 5 minutes. If the bottom of the bell pepper is uneven, you can use chopsticks or spoon to pad it.
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When the egg is steamed for two minutes, remove the bell pepper cover on top, continue to steam for 2 minutes, sprinkle with chopped green onion, and steam for another minute.) This dish needs to be cooked and eaten right away. When cold, it affects the taste and color.