How to eat raw plantain and its benefits

Plantain is actually a kind of herb with many medicinal values. In life, people should pay more attention to mastering some production techniques to better exert its medicinal value and bring greater benefits to their own health. Generally, people can eat plantain mixed with duck intestines, drink plantain water with red dates, wolfberries and plantain, and use plantain to make dumplings.

1. Plantain mixed with duck intestines

Main ingredients: 200g plantain, 200g duck intestines, 10g wolfberry.

Ingredients: appropriate amount of sesame oil, appropriate amount of salt, appropriate amount of edible alkali, appropriate amount of sugar, appropriate amount of chicken essence, appropriate amount of vinegar.

Production steps: 1. Wash the plantain, remove the stems and keep the tender leaves. 2. Rub the duck intestines evenly with salt, add alkali and water and mix well, marinate for 1 to 2 hours, and then rinse repeatedly with clean water to remove the alkali taste. 3. Chop the garlic and set aside. 4. Pour water into a pot and bring it to a boil. Blanch the plantain until it is cooked, then remove and rinse with cold water. 5. Bring the water to a boil again, then add the duck intestines and blanch for 2 to 3 minutes, then remove from the heat and place in cold water to cool, then drain after cooling. 6. Mix plantain, duck intestines, wolfberry, salt, sesame oil, vinegar, chicken essence, sugar and minced garlic until well combined.

2. Red Dates, Wolfberry and Plantain Water

Main ingredient: 200g plantain.

Ingredients: 5 red dates, 20g wolfberry, 100g rock sugar.

Production steps: 1. Materials: plantain. 2. Ingredients: rock sugar, red dates, and wolfberries. 3. Wash the plantain, add half a pot of water and start cooking. 4. When it boils, add red dates and rock sugar and boil again. 5. Turn to low heat and continue cooking for 20 minutes; add wolfberry and cook for about 10 minutes.

3. Plantain dumplings

Preparation: Young plantain plants and sprouts in spring and summer, meat filling, and various condiments. Pick the young plants and tender shoots of plantain, wash them clean, blanch them in boiling water until cooked, set them aside, chop them into pieces, and dry them for later use. Add the minced meat and dried plantain to the seasoning and mix well, then the dumpling filling is ready. This method is also suitable for making pies and steamed buns, which are similar methods.

4. Plantain salad

Preparation: Young plantain plants and tender shoots in spring and summer, and various seasonings. The first steps for making dumplings with plantain are the same: wash, blanch, dry and chop. Put the plantain in a bowl and add appropriate amounts of salt, MSG, mashed garlic, vinegar, sesame oil, pepper oil and other seasonings.

Finally, the above is an introduction to how to eat plantain. Plantain is edible, and there are different ways to make dishes with it. The dishes made from it are also introduced above, so you can eat plantain with confidence. However, when making dishes, you should also put it in moderation.