How to make delicious yam? I bought some yams and they are about to go bad, but I still don’t know what to do?

When it comes to yam, everyone is familiar with it. It is an item that has the same origin as medicine and food. Our family is in Henan, and Henan is the origin of iron rod yam. I often hear my father, an old Chinese medicine doctor, talk about it. The Chinese medicine community believes that it is from Huaiqing, Henan. The yam in Fuzhou (near Qinyang, Henan) is relatively famous, so it is also called "Huaiyam".

Yam is not only rich in nutrients, but also has good medicinal value. The medicinal properties of yam are sweet and neutral, and can return to the spleen, lung, and kidney meridians. It has the effects of replenishing qi and nourishing yin, nourishing the spleen, lungs and kidneys, strengthening menstruation and stopping vaginal discharge. Clinically, it is often used in the treatment of spleen deficiency syndrome, lung deficiency syndrome, kidney deficiency syndrome, and Xiaoke Qi and Yin deficiency syndrome.

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Now I will introduce to you the best way to eat yam.

1. Steamed yam

Remove the fluff from the yam, wash it, cut it into sections, and put it in a basket. Steam it over high heat until the water boils. After the steam comes out, reduce the heat to a low heat and steam it again. Turn off the heat after about fifteen minutes, simmer for a few more minutes, and serve immediately.

We like to eat steamed yams dipped in sugar. Steamed yam is delicious and easy to digest, making it suitable for the elderly and children.

Because yam has a sweet and mild taste, it can replenish the spleen, nourish qi, and nourish spleen yin. It is often used clinically to treat weight loss, fatigue, lack of food and loose stools caused by weak spleen or qi and yin deficiency.

Steamed yam is easy to digest and is more suitable for patients with chronic spleen and stomach weakness or those who are emaciated after illness.

According to the theory of traditional Chinese medicine, Qi and Yin deficiency syndrome is related to the lungs and kidneys. Qi and Yin deficiency is the main pathogenesis of Xiaoke syndrome. Yams can nourish the spleen and kidneys, so steamed yam can be used as a medicine. The best food for patients with diabetes mellitus to eat for a long time. However, patients with diabetes mellitus syndrome are only suitable to eat steamed yams, and they must not be dipped in sugar.

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2. Carved yam

Wash the yam, remove the fuzz and peel it, cut it into moderately sized yam pieces, control Dry and set aside.

Dry the pot and add an appropriate amount of cooking oil. When the oil temperature is medium, add the washed and dried yam segments, fry slowly over low heat until both sides of the yam are golden and set aside.

Then wash the pot, add a small amount of water, and after the water boils, add an appropriate amount of white sugar. Let it boil until the sugar turns yellow and bubbles, then add the fried yam, and stir it back and forth evenly. A delicious caramelized yam is made.

The shredded yam not only retains the nutritional value of the yam, but is also tender and refreshing. With the crispy and sweet shredded yam, it is very popular among food-loving friends. My family and I like this dish and eat it often. Do.

Yam can not only nourish lung qi, lung yin, but also nourish kidney yin. Its qi-tonifying effect is mild, but it is not suitable for people with lung, spleen, and yin deficiency or spleen and kidney deficiency who do not want to drink traditional Chinese medicine. For patients, long-term consumption of yam is more suitable. However, shredded yam uses white sugar as its ingredient and is not suitable for diabetics.

@Forest Doctor Xiangzi

In addition, yam can also be stewed, porridge, stewed in hot pot, and stir-fried with black fungus and squid. You can follow your own Flavor options.

Finally, let me tell you that if the yam goes bad, it must not be eaten anymore. The broken yam must be thrown away decisively to avoid causing gastrointestinal diseases. It is best to choose fresh food.

Steam a few sticks every day and eat them with a belt on for more nutrition.

Roasted yam

Yam, radish and pork ribs soup

Tiegun yam is the best of Chinese yam. I won’t talk about it, just use the normal one. First, the yam is washed with water. After cleaning, I can eat it, but the taste is not particularly good. Let's water it with boiling water. Peeling in this way is not uncomfortable and there is no itching caused by yam juice. After peeling, steam it in a cage. For the specific time, I recommend steaming it in a cage over boiling water for 15 minutes. Then take out the yam and arrange it on the plate, pour honey sugar and mix with blueberry sauce or tomato sauce.

Hello everyone, I am Shi Zi, and I am very happy to talk about this topic with you.

Yam is a medicinal and food ingredient, and it is also a high-quality and low-priced supplement. Almost everyone can afford it, and its biggest feature is the effect of nourishing the spleen and stomach, strengthening the kidneys and replenishing essence.

How to eat yam to make it delicious?

How to eat yam to make it delicious? It’s really a matter of taste, and it’s difficult to reconcile the different flavors.

When yam is used as an ingredient, there are only two types of yam that are often seen. One is vegetable yam, which is mostly used for stir-frying and eating. It matches with other ingredients and gives a crunchy feeling in the mouth. The other type is thinner and harder yam, which is mostly used for making soup. It tastes soft and waxy after being cooked. Of the two types of yams, I eat more of them in my daily life, the smaller ones, for making soup. When there is no soup in the pot, steam it directly on top of rice. It is also delicious when dipped in sugar. As long as you eat healthily, you don't need to worry about how to eat it. In fact, yam is delicious simply by making it. Complex cooking is difficult to eat unless you are skilled at it. The method with the highest nutritional value is steaming, which is simple and easy.

Before eating yam, you must learn to choose yam, don’t be confused by close relatives

I don’t want to say more about eating yam. There is a lot of information on the Internet, as long as you like it. If you want me to recommend it, steamed yam is the first one. Since yam was mentioned today, I want to talk about pseudo yam. Yam belongs to the Dioscoreaceae family, and its close neighbors like cassava, ginseng, and sweet potatoes are the source of counterfeit products. Under normal circumstances, it is difficult to fake yams in vegetable markets or supermarkets, because when we buy yams, we buy them whole. It is easy to distinguish when buying whole yams. The first characteristic is that they are hard in texture. It has considerable weight in the hand. The most important thing is that when you peel off the skin, there are small holes and it feels numb to the touch. The fakes do not have these characteristics.

To be honest, sometimes we don’t buy a lot, just for one dish, so we only buy a section. This is a bit troublesome, some of them are still peeled. It's a bit difficult to distinguish this. Even the masters sometimes fail. Because yam is closely divided into segments, if you don’t look carefully after peeling it, it will look like the same mold. However, there are still traces to be traced. The surface of the peeled yam is yellowish white or light yellow, with longitudinal grooves, longitudinal wrinkles and fibrous root marks, and occasionally light brown skin remains. The cross section is white and powdery, with tiny dot-like protrusions. The smell is weak and sticky when chewed. This is the most basic characteristic of yam. Mastering this will basically prevent you from being deceived. All other close relatives have one thing in common, that is, their smell is relatively strong, and you can tell it by smelling it carefully. In addition, the color of their cut surfaces is obvious. As long as the cut surfaces have obvious colors, it can be concluded that they are fake.

Although there are other characteristics, Shi Zi feels that other characteristics have no practical value. One glance, two smells and three tastes are enough. The above are Shizi’s suggestions. If you have other ideas, please leave a message in the comment area, thank you!

It tastes great fried with fungus

Just roast the yam