Full Guide to Braised White Radish - Nutritional Value of Braised White Radish

It is said that eating turnips in winter is good for health.Turnips Eating turnips in summer is also good.Ginger As winter approaches, the taste of turnips is becoming more popular.White turnip which is sold well in the market. Many people like to eat turnips with a rich flavor, such as braised white turnips. However, due to differences in taste and preferences, there are many different ways to cook braised white turnips. Let's learn how to cook braised white turnips together.

How to cook braised white turnips

I think it's great to eat a pot of braised white turnips in winter. Let's take a look at the recipes.

Recipe 1:

1. Prepare the ingredients.

2. Place water in a pot, add a spoonful of rice wine, and put in pork belly and let it soak for 15 minutes.

3. Boil the pork belly in hot water, then remove it.

4. After removing, let it cool and cut into uniform cubes. Put a little oil in the pot, and slowly sauté the pork belly cubes over low heat.

5. Sauté over low heat until the pork belly is slightly browned and oil comes out. Remove the excess oil and set aside.

6. Wash the pot, add 1 tablespoon of oil, and cook sugar until the color of the sugar liquid darkens.

7. Add the sautéed pork belly, stir-fry evenly, and add light soy sauce and old soy sauce.

8. Stir-fry evenly.

9. Add boiling water to cover the meat, and bring to a boil then remove the foam. Add ginger, scallions,star anise and cinnamon.

10. Add pot and cook over low heat (or cook directly in a wok).

11. When the meat is about 67 cooked, add the cubed turnips and cook together.

12. Cook the turnips until soft, then increase the heat and thicken the soup, add a little salt to adjust the seasoning, and sprinkle with chopped green onions.

Recipe 2:

1. Wash the turnips and cut them into pieces of similar size.

2. Heat the oil in a pot, add a little salad oil, and sautédried chili until fragrant.

3. Finally, add the chopped turnips and stir-fry.

4. Add a little sugar, light soy sauce, and old soy sauce one by one.

5. Add water (add a little more than the volume of the turnips). Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce the heat and cook until the soup thickens.

6. Before serving, add a little salt and chicken powder and plate. Sprinkle chopped green onions on the turnips.

Nutritional value of braised turnips

Braised turnips have a rich flavor and are a common dish in winter.Turnips are cheap, but they are not low in nutrition. What are the nutritional benefits of braised turnips? Relevant research shows that 100g of turnips contains the following nutrients:Calories (21.00 kcal),

Protein

Content (0.90g), Fat (0.10g), Carbohydrates (5.00g), Dietary Fiber (1.00g), Vitamin A (3.00 mcg),Vitamin C (20.00 mcg), Thiamine (0.02 mg), Niacin (0.03 mg), Vitamin E (0.92 mg), Calcium (36.00 mg), Phosphorus (26.00 mg), Potassium (173.00 mg), Sodium (61.80 mg), Magnesium (16.00 mg), Iron (0.50 mg), Zinc (0.30 mg), Selenium (0.61 mcg), Copper (0.04 mg), Manganese (0.09 mg). Although turnips may not look very attractive, they are full of nutrients. It's not surprising that so many people love them.Benefits and effects of braised turnips Due to the high and comprehensive nutritional value of turnips, braised turnips have the following benefits and effects.

1. Strengthen the body's immune function:

Turnips are rich in vitamin C and zinc, which can help strengthen the immune system and improve resistance to disease.

2. Help digestion:

The mustard oil in turnips promotes gastrointestinal movement and increases appetite, helping digestion.

3. Help absorb nutrients:

The amylase in turnips can decompose starch, fat, etc., and make it fully absorb.

4. Anti-cancer:

Turnips contain lignans, which can enhance the activity of macrophages and engulf cancer cells. 

In addition, the various enzymes in turnips can decompose nitrite, which has anti-cancer properties.

In addition, turnips also have a gas-expelling function.

The vitamin C in turnips can help remove toxins from the body and promote metabolism. With so many benefits, braised turnips are not only delicious and flavorful, but also have many health benefits. Have you eaten braised turnips?

Applicable population of braised turnipsAlthough turnips are cheap, versatile, and delicious, this does not mean that everyone can eat turnips.

So, who can eat braised turnips?

1. Most people can eat braised turnips.

2. Turnips are cold and help digestion, so those with poor digestion should eat them in moderation. People with stomach ulcers, duodenal ulcers, chronic gastritis, simple thyroid, threatened abortion, and uterine prolapse should not eat them.

3. People with dandruff, itchy scalp, cough, and nasal congestion can eat them.

Turnips are best eaten raw because the amylase in turnips is not heat-resistant and is destroyed above 70°C. Turnips are also known as "turnip tea" to eliminate summer heat, eliminate toxins, and restore vitality.

In addition, turnips should not be eaten with snake meat andginsengand

fish cooked in a pan and grilled meat and oranges together. Because turnips are laxative and carrots are nourishing, they should not be eaten together.Red turnip and white turnip should not be cooked together. Now that you know who can eat turnips, and what precautions you should take when eating turnips, you can better enjoy the benefits and effects of turnips. How to make braised turnips taste better It's difficult to satisfy everyone's taste. So how to cook braised turnips to better satisfy most people's tastes?

You can start from the following aspects.

1. The turnips in braised turnips are usually cut into large pieces, which is not easy to absorb the flavor and takes a long time to cook. To make braised turnips taste better, you need to simmer over low heat to make them more flavorful.

2. Some people don't like soy sauce, but soy sauce is essential in braised dishes. If you don't like soy sauce, you can use light soy sauce or regular soy sauce.3. To make braised turnips, you need to add a little water, but turnips contain a lot of water, so you should add less water when cooking.

The white radishes in braised white radish are usually cut into large pieces. Large pieces of radish are difficult to absorb the flavor, and it takes a long time to cook the radish through. Therefore, in order to make braised white radish taste better, it is necessary to use small fire to braise, so that the radish can absorb more flavor and the cooked radish will be delicious.

Some people don't like to eat it.Soy sauce However, soy sauce is essential in braising. To make braised white radish taste better, chili soy sauce is a very flavorful soy sauce. If not, use ordinary soy sauce as a substitute.

Due to the need to cook the radish thoroughly, a certain amount of water must be added during the cooking of braised white radish. Since the radish itself has a lot of water, a lot of water will be released during cooking. Therefore, in order to make braised white radish taste better, the amount of water starch at the end should be less, not too much.