Budget-Friendly a little Recipes – Save Money, Eat Well
Cooking with a little doesn’t have to be expensive. Try these cheap, tasty, and filling recipes.
Recipes with a little
Wash and cut green pepper into strips, cut ham into strips, beat eggs and stir-fry until they are chunky and serve. Heat oil and sauté minced garlic, add green pepper and stir-fry until half soft, add ham and stir-fry until fragrant, pour in eggs, add salt and a little light soy sauce to season, stir-fry quickly and evenly. The color is bright, the green pepper is slightly spicy, the ham is salty and fragrant, and the eggs are tender and smooth. It goes well with rice and is quick and easy to make.
Cantonese style blanched lettuce is very popular because it is simple to make but can highlight the delicious taste. The "blanching" method uses boiling water or soup to quickly cook the lettuce, which retains its fresh taste and sweet juice to the greatest extent. The key is seasoning. Soy sauce, oyster sauce and a little sugar are added to bring out the freshness, and then hot oil is poured to enhance the aroma. The salty and fresh sauce blends with the sweetness of the lettuce, with rich layers without being heavy. It has a refreshing taste, can balance greasy dishes, and let people taste the original flavor of vegetables.
It's not that I can't afford the mung bean milk smoothie from my relative's (shop name) in Shanghai, but that making it yourself is more cost-effective! Keeping the mung bean skin (beating it into mung bean paste) is the key, it has the ability to clear away heat and relieve summer heat, detoxify and remove dampness. Paired with calcium-replenishing milk and condensed milk, you can make a fragrant smoothie at a cost of just a few yuan. Use the icy taste to "suppress" the summer heat, use the mung bean skin diet therapy to "extinguish fire and detoxify" the body, spend a little money to get the sugar water freedom and health buff together, the cost-effectiveness is directly maximized, and both the wallet and health can be fed comfortably~
- Blanching: Boil water in a pot, add a little salt and a few drops of cooking oil, first put in the dried tofu shreds and blanch for 1-2 minutes, remove and rinse with cold water, drain the water, this can remove the bean smell and make the taste softer; then put the bitter gourd shreds in boiling water and blanch for about 30 seconds, quickly remove and rinse with cold water to maintain its emerald green color and crisp taste.
Steamed shrimp vermicelli dish: rich in high-quality protein, tender and easy to digest, with a little calcium, suitable for both the elderly and children; vermicelli absorbs the fresh juice and seasoning aroma of shrimp, soft and tasty, can be used as a simple staple food to fill the stomach. The steaming method also retains the nutrition of the ingredients to the greatest extent, with less salt and less smoke, and tastes refreshing and not greasy. One bite, you can taste the sweetness and chewiness of shrimp and the softness and flavor of vermicelli, so fresh that your eyebrows will fall off. No wonder people feel "nutritious" and satisfied~
1. American ginseng, dendrobium and lean meat soup for people who stay up late. 2. Morel, cordyceps and lean meat soup for people with weak constitution. American ginseng and dendrobium soup is a traditional dietotherapy recipe with the core effects of nourishing yin and moistening dryness, invigorating qi and promoting body fluid. It is often used to improve symptoms such as dry mouth and throat, fatigue, and night sweats due to deficiency of heat. The American ginseng (American ginseng) and dendrobium are both medicinal and edible materials, suitable for people with qi and yin deficiency, staying up late or with dry and hot constitution. Morel, cordyceps and lean meat soup is a soup with both nutritional and dietotherapy value. It is rich in protein, amino acids and trace elements, and has the effects of enhancing immunity, nourishing qi and yin, moistening lungs and strengthening spleen. The combination of its core ingredients, morel, cordyceps and lean meat, can synergistically play a nourishing role, suitable for people with weak constitution, fatigue or needing conditioning.
Wash and cut fresh long beans into sections, stir-fry until they turn emerald green, with a crisp and tender taste and its own fragrance; stir-fry the beaten eggs into golden and fluffy egg cubes, exuding a rich egg aroma. After the two are mixed, the freshness of the long beans neutralizes the mellowness of the eggs, and then add a little salt and a little light soy sauce for seasoning. Simple seasoning can stimulate the most authentic taste of the ingredients.
No one can resist the temptation of chocolate cake, especially this Valrhona chocolate cake, which is irresistible. However, cocoa cake is a "baking nightmare" for many people - the two hurdles of fat and consistency alone are enough to make countless people shy away from this kind of cake that is easily "defeated". The cocoa butter it contains is like a "time bomb", which will disintegrate the bubbles in the meringue if you are not careful; and after the cocoa powder absorbs enough water, the batter becomes thick and sticky. If you use a little force when stirring, the meringue that has been whipped with great difficulty may lose its bubbles and collapse. If you want to bake a fluffy cocoa cake that does not shrink, the following method can make it easy for you to control it~
This "cool with mushrooms and onions" is a refreshing and appetizing cold dish, perfect for summer. The onions are cut into thin pieces and marinated with a little salt, which not only removes the spicy taste but also brings out the sweetness; the mushrooms are scalded and then chilled to keep them crispy and bouncy. The seasoning uses sesame oil, soy sauce and garlic, which is simple but fragrant enough. Finally, some coriander is added to enhance the flavor, which makes the whole dish a little more fresh. The finished product tastes fresh and not greasy, with a savory and slightly sweet flavor. It is equally suitable as a side dish or snack.