Don't miss this dish in summer, buy 50 catties to dry, put it for a year and not be bad, and the stew is particularly fragrant in winter

In summer, a variety of fresh vegetables are available in large quantities, and not only are they cheaper, but they also taste much better than the "out-of-season vegetables" grown in greenhouses. May and June, this dish is in season, at this time you might as well take advantage of the cheap, buy dozens of catties at a time, dry it and leave it for the winter stew to eat particularly fragrant.

Lettuce is very cheap in summer, so it is recommended that you take advantage of the fact that it is cheap now, and you must buy more when you go to the vegetable market to buy vegetables, put them on the balcony to dry, and if you store them properly, they will not be bad even if they are stored for a year. In winter, you can replace potatoes and cabbage and solve the problem of having no vegetables to eat.

When you want to eat dried lettuce, just like fungus, soak it directly in cold water, and then you can eat it, and it can be used for stir-frying, cold salad or stewed meat, because lettuce is dehydrated and dried and then soaked again, so it will be particularly crispy and chewy to eat, especially when used to stew meat, after absorbing enough soup, it is more fragrant than meat!

The above will share with you the drying method of dried lettuce, and remember to collect it if you like it!

Drying method of dried lettuce

1. Taking advantage of the cheap lettuce in summer, it doesn't cost much to buy 50 catties directly.

To dry the dried lettuce, you first need to clean the leaves on it, then scrape off the skin, cut it into thin slices with the thickness of 2 coins with a top knife, the thickness must be mastered, remember not to cut too thin, otherwise it will be like a piece of paper after drying, and there will be nothing left.

Don't waste the lettuce leaves you pick, you can keep them for stir-frying or marinating them in salted water to make small pickles, and serve a small plate every morning with rice porridge to eat!

2. Put the cut lettuce slices into a large basin, then pour in a packet of salt, stir evenly with both hands, and put it aside to marinate and kill water.

3. After an hour, you can see that most of the water in the lettuce has been killed, let's slowly control the juice that comes out, and then spread the lettuce in a bamboo grate, and put it on the balcony where the sun can reach to dry, or you can wear it with string or wire, which will save a lot of space.

In addition, remember to put it away when it rains on a cloudy day, and do not touch the rain, otherwise it is easy to mold and grow hair. Now in this weather, it only needs to be dried for about three days, which is almost enough.

4. The dried lettuce has become wrinkled, and there is no moisture at all, so let's put it in a fresh-keeping box or fresh-keeping bag, and then put it in a dry and ventilated place, even if it is stored for a year, there is no problem. When you want to eat it, soak it in cold water until it softens and then stir-fry and eat.

Let's share a delicious recipe for dried lettuce, and those who are interested will continue to read on!

Recommended method: [Stir-fried bacon with dried lettuce]

1. First of all, soak the lettuce in cold water, and then rinse it with water several times after it is completely soaked to wash off the salt on the surface, otherwise it will taste very salty.

2. Prepare a small piece of bacon and cut it into thin slices, then blanch the pot under cold water, then wash the pot, add a spoonful of cooking oil, add ginger and garlic, millet pepper and stir-fry until fragrant, and then add the water vapor on the surface of the bacon to fry dry.

3. Squeeze the water in the lettuce vigorously, then stir-fry a few times over high heat, cook a spoonful of light soy sauce, a spoonful of chicken essence, and a spoonful of monosodium glutamate along the edge of the pot to taste, a little dark soy sauce to adjust the color, then add 2 tablespoons of water, cover the pot and cook for 2 minutes, and finally reduce the juice on high heat, pour in a little sesame oil to get out of the pot and put it on the plate.