Silk melon, also known as vegetable melon, is a common vegetable in Taiwan in summer. However, during the cooking process, silk melons are easy to turn black. How can we keep the green color of silk melon?
According to the face fan page of the Agricultural Bureau, "Fresh Enjoy Farming YA - Agricultural Bureau", it points out that there are two common types of silk melons in Taiwan, which can be divided into round tube silk melons and horn silk melons according to their shape. The island is mainly planted with round tube melons, with dense flesh and clear fragrance, while the melons are mainly planted in Penghu. The melons are bright in the veins, green in color, and crispy in taste.
Why is the color of the melon darker after cooking? The Agricultural Department said that it is because the cucumber contains phenolic ingredients, which are oxidized in the air or overheated and affected by minerals, which will turn black after cooking. There are three cooking methods that are not easy to turn black:
. To cook and cut: Remove the thick outer skin, slice it before adding the crock, and cut it into 1 cm to make the taste better.. Hot oil coating: Stir in hot oil to let the hot oil penetrate the melon, add hot water and put it on for 2 to 3 minutes.
. Lastly: Add ginger, salt before starting the pot, or match it with tangy ingredients, you can omit the sprinkling of salt.
In addition to being suitable for cooking, if not collected after ripe, it will continue to be left on the melon shed for growth, wait for the outer skin to turn yellow, the weight will become lighter, and the standard will become thicker, which is suitable for the ripening melon cloth.
As for how to make caucus? The Agricultural Bureau shared the following 4 steps of making:
. Skin peel: After knocking out the cracks, rub them in water and clean them.. Remove seeds: knock the seeds off.
. Cleaning: Remove the skin and separate the flesh from the veins.
. Sunshine: Just dry it. What are the principles for choosing
Sheet melons?The website of the Agricultural Department pointed out that it is very easy to choose silk melons. If you can master the following principles, the quality can be of a certain level:
1. Choose a circular cylindrical shape that is evenly up and down, and do not have those with the middle or both ends.2. The surface color of the peel should be green and fresh. If the color is dark, it means that it has been collected for a long time. Even for dark green varieties, if the quality is good, the skin will be very glossy.
3. The epidermal protrusions need to be kept intact without injury.
4. There is no blackening of the skin or compression marks.
5. It turns out that there is no crack intact.