"A delicacy for the banquet table" - what is the market price of dried daylily per jin? What nutrition does it have? How do you soak and rehydrate it after buying? Which cooking method tastes best?
Dried daylily is a traditional vegetable deeply loved by people. Its original name is xuancao, and in ancient times it was called “forget-your-worries grass.” It looks golden yellow, smells delicately fragrant, tastes tender and smooth, and has very high nutritional value, so it is regarded as a “delicacy for the banquet table.” It is grown in both northern and southern parts of our country. So, what is the current market price of dried daylily per jin? How do you soak and rehydrate it after buying? Which cooking method tastes better?
Dried daylily is not a difficult ingredient to harvest, so its price is also fairly affordable. According to relevant conditions at farmers' markets in Gansu, Henan, Shaanxi, Hunan and other places, the current price of dried daylily is around 20 yuan per kg.
What nutritional value does dried daylily have?
1. Brain-boosting effect: Daylily has a relatively good effect on boosting the brain and resisting aging, because it is rich in lecithin. This substance is a component of many cells in the body, especially brain cells, and plays an important role in enhancing and improving brain function. At the same time, it can clear deposits in the arteries, and has a special effect on symptoms such as poor concentration, memory decline, and cerebral artery blockage, so people call it the “brain-boosting vegetable.”
2. Beautifying the skin: Regularly eating daylily can also moisturize the skin, enhance the skin's toughness and elasticity, and can make the skin delicate, plump, smooth and soft, with fewer wrinkles and faded spots. Moreover, daylily also has antibacterial and immune functions, has mild to moderate anti-inflammatory and detoxifying effects, and has a certain effect in preventing infection.
3. Lowering blood pressure: Daylily can significantly reduce serum cholesterol levels, which is beneficial to the recovery of patients with high blood pressure, and it can be used as a health vegetable for patients with high blood pressure.
4. Cancer-preventing effect: Daylily also contains active ingredients that can inhibit the growth of cancer cells, and its rich crude fiber can promote bowel movements, so it can be used as a food for preventing and treating intestinal tumors.
In addition, after buying dried daylily, it cannot be eaten directly and needs some processing.
When processing dried daylily, first soak it and then boil it. First put the daylily in warm water to soak for a while. After the daylily softens, take it out and remove the hard stems at the top and impurities. Then put the daylily and cold water together into a pot and bring to a boil with water. After taking it out, soak it in cold water for at least two hours before eating. One point to note is that the soaked daylily should be washed clean with clear water, then squeezed dry, and in this way the impurities in dried daylily can basically be removed.
After soaking and rehydrating, dried daylily still yields a lot, and one jin of dried daylily can be eaten for several meals.
Which cooking method makes dried daylily taste better? Below are several simple and easy home recipes:
1. Scrambled eggs with daylily
[Ingredients] 3 eggs, an appropriate amount of daylily.
[Method] 1. Soak the daylily in clear water, and remove the heads, tails and roots. 2. Crack the eggs into a bowl, add salt and stir evenly for later use. 3. Add an appropriate amount of oil to the pan. After the oil is hot, pour in the egg mixture and spread it out, and heat over low heat for a few seconds. 4. Then add the daylily and stir-fry a few times, add a little water, then add appropriate amounts of salt, sugar, vinegar and sesame oil, cover the lid and simmer for 1 minute. 5. Before removing from the pan, add a little chopped scallion, then turn off the heat and serve.
2. Braised pork with daylily
[Ingredients] Daylily, pork belly, black fungus, chopped scallion, wine, soy sauce, sugar, salt.
[Method] 1. Wash the pork belly, cut it into pieces, first blanch it in a pot of boiling water, and filter off the blood and impurities. Put the dried daylily in water to soak and open, and remove the old heads. Soak the black fungus in water until it opens, remove the stems and tear into small pieces. 2. Heat the oil in the pan, first stir-fry the ginger slices and white scallion until fragrant, then add the blanched pork and stir-fry over high heat until the meat is fragrant. Then pour the soaked and washed daylily and black fungus into the pan and stir-fry for a while. 3. Add wine, soy sauce, sugar, salt, and clear boiling water, bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer slowly over low heat. 4. When the braised meat is tender and fragrant, and the daylily and black fungus are soft and moist, and the meat broth has reduced and thickened over low heat, sprinkle with chopped scallion and it is ready to serve.
3. Crucian carp soup with daylily
[Ingredients] One crucian carp, a handful of dried daylily, an appropriate amount of ginger, an appropriate amount of celery, appropriate amounts of oil, salt and chicken essence.
[Method] 1. Kill the crucian carp from the belly, remove the black membrane inside the crucian carp's belly, and cut several slashes on the fish body with a knife so it is easier to absorb flavor. 2. Slice the ginger, then chop it finely. Marinate the crucian carp briefly with ginger and salt, and also put a little ginger inside the fish belly. 3. Soak the daylily in cold water for 40 minutes, in warm water for 20 minutes, or in hot water for 10 minutes, remove impurities, wash clean and squeeze dry for later use. 4. Heat the pan, add cooking oil, add the crucian carp and fry until both sides turn yellow, pour in an appropriate amount of boiling water, and cook the crucian carp a bit more. 5. Add the soaked daylily, cook over high heat for 5 minutes, and add salt. 6. Add chicken essence for seasoning, then add celery, cook for a few minutes, and the delicious crucian carp soup with daylily is ready.