How do you make old cucumbers delicious? It is paired with eggs to make a soup, which is fragrant and light, and it is very delicious

Cucumbers, generally speaking, we like to eat fresh cucumbers, but there is an exception for one kind of cucumber, it is: old cucumber, there is a kind of dry cucumber after ripening, do not pick, let it continue to grow, until the whole skin is completely browned, it becomes a veritable old cucumber.

Many people also like to eat old cucumbers, old cucumbers are thick and strong, there is a fragrant taste, the meat is thick and juicy, the old cucumber tastes slightly sour, this sour taste has the effect of stimulating appetite, old cucumber is rich in fine cellulose, vegetable protein and vitamins, compared with young cucumbers, old cucumbers contain more minerals such as vitamin A, C and potassium.

How do you make old cucumbers delicious? Today, I will share the practice of an old cucumber, which is a home-cooked soup dish in the Northeast, which is paired with eggs to make soup, which is fragrant and light, delicious and delicious! Here's how to do it:

【Old Cucumber Egg Soup】Ingredients: Half a cucumber, 2 eggs, appropriate amount of shrimp skin, appropriate amount of salt, 1 tablespoon of sesame oil, 1 section of green onion, 2 slices of ginger, 1 teaspoon of white pepper,

Steps:

1. Old cucumbers should be selected with a harder skin, which is fresher and has thick and juicy flesh. Scrape off the brown crust of the old cucumber with a scraper, then halve all the old cucumbers, remove the seeds inside, and leave the white cucumber flesh, and scrape the white cucumber flesh into thin strips with a paring knife.

2. Knock the eggs into a bowl, beat evenly with chopsticks, chop the green onion and mince the ginger.

3. Add water to the pot and bring to a boil, add minced ginger and shrimp skin, and cook for 2-3 minutes to bring out the umami of the shrimp skin.

4. Add the old cucumber slices and cook for 2-3 minutes.

5. Turn off the low heat, pour in the egg liquid in a circle, wait for the egg liquid to solidify slightly, turn on the high heat, stir the egg liquid to disperse to form egg flowers, add salt to taste, turn off the heat, pour in sesame oil, sprinkle in white pepper, stir well, and a pot of old cucumber egg soup is ready.