Home-style recipe for stir-fried Chinese yam, crisp and tender in just a few simple steps
Chinese yam is a medicinal and edible Chinese herbal medicine. It contains diastase digestive enzymes that can break down protein and sugar, and has the effect of reducing weight and slimming the body. For thin people, Chinese yam is also rich in protein, starch and other nutrients that can help with weight gain. Stir-fried Chinese yam is a home-style dish that uses Chinese yam as the main ingredient. Let's take a look at how to make stir-fried Chinese yam!
Ingredients for stir-fried Chinese yam
400 grams of Chinese yam, 15 grams each of green pepper and red pepper, 3 grams of salt, 2 grams of chicken essence.
How to make stir-fried Chinese yam
1. Peel and wash the Chinese yam, cut it diagonally into thin slices, wash the green pepper and red pepper separately, and slice them.
2. Add oil to a wok and heat it to 70% hot, add the Chinese yam slices and stir-fry until cooked, then add the green pepper slices and red pepper slices and stir-fry, season with salt and chicken essence, then remove from the wok and plate.
Nutritional value of Chinese yam
1. Strengthens the spleen and benefits the stomach: Chinese yam is a mild tonic for both the spleen and stomach, a medicinal and edible product containing substances such as diastase and polyphenol oxidase, which are beneficial to the spleen and stomach's digestion and absorption function. It can be eaten whether there is spleen yang deficiency or stomach yin deficiency, and clinically it is commonly used to treat conditions such as weakness of the spleen and stomach, poor appetite and fatigue, and diarrhea.
2. Nourishes the kidney and benefits essence: Chinese yam contains a variety of nutrients and has the effect of strengthening the body, nourishing the kidney and benefiting essence. It can be taken for conditions such as kidney deficiency and spermatorrhea, excessive vaginal discharge in women, and frequent urination.
3. Benefits the lungs and relieves cough: Chinese yam contains saponins and mucilage, which have lubricating and nourishing effects, so it can benefit lung qi, nourish lung yin, and treat prolonged cough with phlegm due to lung deficiency.
4. Lowers blood sugar: Chinese yam contains mucilage protein, which has the effect of lowering blood sugar and can be used to treat diabetes. It is an excellent food therapy product for diabetics.
5. Prolongs life: Chinese yam contains a large amount of mucilage protein, vitamins and trace elements, which can effectively prevent blood lipids from depositing on blood vessel walls, prevent cardiovascular diseases, and achieve the effects of benefiting the mind, calming the spirit, and prolonging life.
6. Anti-hepatic coma: In recent years, research has found that Chinese yam has a sedative effect and can be used against hepatic coma.