What nutrients does the "flower of fungi," the Elm Oyster mushroom, have, and how do you cook it deliciously?

The Elm Oyster mushroom is a common edible mushroom found in plastic greenhouses, idle single-story houses, trenches and the like. Because of its delicious taste and rich nutritional value, it is deeply loved by people. So what nutrients does the Elm Oyster mushroom have? How do you cook it deliciously?

1. What nutrients does the Elm Oyster mushroom have?

1. Nutritional value:

(1) The organic Elm Oyster mushroom is a long-famous local specialty of Northeast China. It has brilliant color, a graceful shape, a mellow aroma, a crisp and tender texture, and a delicate mouthfeel. It is a rare edible and medicinal mushroom. It is rich in many nutrients such as protein, vitamins and minerals, among which the amino acid content is especially rich, and the content of essential amino acids is high.

(2) Eaten over the long term, the Elm Oyster mushroom has the function of lowering blood pressure and lowering cholesterol content, and has a tonifying and strengthening effect. It treats weakness and atrophy (muscle atrophy), dysentery and the like; it is an ideal health food for the elderly, patients with cardiovascular disease and patients with obesity.

2. What effects and functions does the Elm Oyster mushroom have?

(1) Removing fat and lowering blood pressure: it can soften and protect blood vessels, and has the effect of lowering blood lipids and cholesterol in the human body.

(2) Strengthening yang and the waist: suitable for treating impotence, lumbago, frequent urination and insufficiency of the qi of the five zang organs caused by kidney yang deficiency.

(3) Weight loss: it contains rich dietary fiber, easily gives a feeling of fullness, and also absorbs excess fat and excretes it together.

(4) Strengthening bones: it contains rich calcium, can stimulate the growth of bone matrix and bone cells, and makes calcium salts deposit in bone tissue.

(5) Other effects: eaten over the long term, it has the function of lowering blood pressure and lowering cholesterol content, and has a tonifying and strengthening effect. It treats weakness and atrophy (muscle atrophy), dysentery and the like. It is an ideal health food for the elderly, patients with cardiovascular disease and patients with obesity.

2. How is the Elm Oyster mushroom best eaten?

1. Elm Oyster mushroom stewed with chicken bones

Ingredients: Elm Oyster mushroom, chicken bones, shiitake mushrooms, goji berries, chicken powder, salt, pepper

Method:

(1) Wash the Elm Oyster mushroom, soak it overnight, then tear it into small pieces. Blanch the chicken bones in water and set aside.

(2) Pour the Elm Oyster mushroom and the water it was soaked in into a clay pot, add a little pepper, bring to a boil over high heat, then turn to medium-low heat.

(3) Add the blanched chicken bones and the shiitake mushrooms to the clay pot as well. After it is cooked soft, add a little soaked goji berries, salt and chicken powder to season, and it is ready.

2. Stir-fried Elm Oyster mushroom

Ingredients: Elm Oyster mushroom, ham, green pepper, chopped scallion, light soy sauce, oyster sauce, chicken essence, salt

Method:

(1) Wash the fresh Elm Oyster mushroom, cut the ham into diamond shapes, and shred the green pepper. Blanch the Elm Oyster mushroom briefly in boiling water, remove and rinse in cold water, then squeeze dry.

(2) Heat oil in a wok, add the chopped scallion and the Elm Oyster mushroom and stir-fry. Add the green pepper and ham.

(3) Add an appropriate amount of light soy sauce, oyster sauce, chicken essence and salt, and stir-fry evenly, and it is ready.