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Wax gourd is 30 cents 1 kg. Buy a few dried wax gourd and put it 1 year. It's not bad. It burns meat and smells good in winter.

Many people misunderstand wax gourd and think it is a winter vegetable. In fact, summer is ripe, and it is named wax gourd only because it has a layer of frost on its surface, like the "frost" in winter.

Winter melon in summer is fresh and cheap, the wholesale market is only 30 cents 1 kg, and buying a big winter melon is less than 5 yuan. Wax gourd is rich in potassium, which can supplement the potassium lost by sweating and prevent muscle weakness in midsummer. There are many ways to eat winter melon, such as burning winter melon, winter melon soup and stewed winter melon. Light and delicious, suitable for all ages.

But wax gourd is not small. Generally, supermarkets and vegetable markets are cut into small pieces and eaten after two meals. But if you buy a whole melon, if it is a family of three, it is estimated that it will take a week.

You know, wax gourd is not resistant to storage, even if it is refrigerated, it can only be stored for 3 days, and it can only be stored in a cool and ventilated place for 1~2 days.

If stored for too long, wax gourd will rot and become inedible. Although it's not worth much money, it's a waste to throw it away. In fact, it is very simple to save wax gourd. In rural areas, the inexhaustible wax gourd can be preserved for one year in this way, and the taste becomes chewy and more fragrant. It can be reserved for roast meat in winter, which is better than fresh wax gourd.

Many people like to eat wax gourd. Today, I will share with you the pickling method of wax gourd. After learning, wax gourd will not be thrown away, and it is still delicious.

Preservation method of wax gourd

1, endless wax gourd, peeled first, then cut into 5 mm thick wax gourd slices, add appropriate amount of salt, you can put more, mix evenly with your hands, and marinate 1 hour.

2. When there is a lot of water in the wax gourd, pour out the water, then gently squeeze out the water by hand, then spread it on a breathable board or net and dry it.

3. Put the dried wax gourd in a clean plastic bag, put it in a cool and ventilated place, or put it in the refrigerator for freezing. 1 year is not bad, so you can take it with you. Soak the meat in clear water in advance when eating, which can burn the meat, similar to the way cowpea is eaten.

The best way to preserve wax gourd is to dry it in the sun, which can greatly prolong the preservation time and change the taste after dehydration. Fresh wax gourd is soft and rotten after cooking, and dried wax gourd is chewy after cooking, which is also the same characteristic of dried vegetables. But also produced a special aromatic substance, which tastes particularly good.

The drying method of dried wax gourd is very simple, but if you want to keep it for a long time and taste good, you must do the following four things:

1 wax gourd can be peeled or not. The dried skin is not hard, but it is as chewy as wax gourd meat and very delicious. Dry wax gourd can be directly dried, but it has high water content. Adding salt can prevent bacteria from growing and breaking before drying. It can also increase the fragrance of wax gourd, prolong the shelf life, and will not deteriorate when stored.

Don't cut the wax gourd slices too thin, because most of the wax gourd is moisture, and it will be nothing after being cut too thin and dried.

(3) In fine weather, dried wax gourd contains a lot of water, which generally takes 1 ~ 3 days. If you don't dry it, it's easy to get moldy, so check the weather forecast in advance and choose to dry it on sunny days in a row.

(4) Preserve the dried wax gourd, pay attention to moisture, and be sure to put it in a dry, cool and ventilated place.

Now that winter melon is cheap and the weather is fine, buy more big winter melon to dry, so you won't worry about having no food in winter.