How to eat Houttuynia cordata

When we watch costume films, we often see some content about Houttuynia cordata, and some people also pick Houttuynia cordata when they go out for picnics. In fact, Houttuynia cordata is a plant with high medicinal value. It can be found by ditches, streams, and wetlands under forests. Houttuynia cordata can not only be used as a traditional Chinese medicine, but can also appear on our dining table as a dish. Do you know how to eat Houttuynia?

There are many ways to eat Houttuynia cordata. No matter how you cook it, the nutrients will not be lost. Houttuynia cordata has high medicinal value and is a Chinese herbal medicine with extremely high nutritional value. It can also be used as a side dish for meals. Here are several dishes with Houttuynia cordata as a side dish for your reference.

Steamed Chicken with Houttuynia Cordata:

1. Kill the chicken, remove the hair, internal organs, and clean its feet. Put it into a pot of boiling water and blanch it. Take it out and wash away the blood. Remove impurities from Houttuynia cordata, wash and cut into sections.

2. Take a soup bowl, put in a whole chicken, salt, ginger, green onion, and appropriate amount of water, steam until the chicken is cooked through, then add Houttuynia cordata and MSG, steam briefly and serve.

Scrambled Eggs with Houttuynia Cordata:

1. Remove impurities from Houttuynia cordata, clean it, cut it into small pieces, crack the eggs into a bowl and mix well.

2. Heat the oil in a pan, add the chopped green onion and stir-fry until fragrant, add the Houttuynia cordata and stir-fry for a few times, pour in the eggs and stir-fry until they are clumpy, add appropriate amount of water and salt, stir-fry until the eggs are cooked and flavorful, add some MSG and stir well.

Houttuynia cordata porridge:

1. Porridge recipe ingredients: 30 grams of Houttuynia cordata (double the amount if fresh), 100 grams of rice, and appropriate amount of white sugar.

2. Cooking method: Select the Houttuynia cordata, put it into the pot, add appropriate amount of water, soak for 5 to 10 minutes, decoct in water to extract the juice, add rice to cook porridge, or select and clean the fresh Houttuynia cordata, chop it into small pieces, add it to the porridge when it is cooked, add sugar, and boil it for one or two more times. Take one dose per day for 3 to 5 consecutive days.

There are many ways to eat Houttuynia cordata, the above are just a few of them. This way of turning Houttuynia cordata into a delicacy not only cures diseases but also satisfies the need for taste, getting rid of the torture of bitter medicine. It is really a good way to have the best of both worlds! When we use Chinese medicine to treat diseases, we might as well use this food method more often. We can also cook it and eat it when we are not sick. It is delicious and healthy!