Do you know how to eat purple sweet potatoes in various ways?
Purple sweet potatoes (Ipomoea batatas (L.) Poir. Convolvulaceae) are also called black sweet potatoes, and the flesh is purple to dark purple. In addition to the nutrients of ordinary sweet potatoes, they are also rich in selenium and anthocyanins. Anthocyanins are one of the main raw materials of purple sweet potatoes.
Purple sweet potatoes are rich in protein, starch, pectin, cellulose, amino acids, vitamins and various minerals, as well as selenium and anthocyanins. Purple sweet potatoes are rich in nutrients and have special health functions. The protein and amino acids in them are very easy to be digested and absorbed by the human body. The rich vitamin A can improve vision and skin mucosal epithelial cells, and vitamin C can make collagen protein synthesize normally, preventing and treating the occurrence of scurvy. Anthocyanins are natural and powerful free radical scavengers.
Selenium and iron in purple sweet potatoes are essential elements for the human body to resist fatigue, anti-aging, and blood supplement. In particular, selenium is known as the "king of anti-cancer". It is easily absorbed by the human body and can remain in the serum to repair the myocardium, enhance the body's immunity, remove free radicals in the body, inhibit the synthesis of DNA in cancer cells and the division and growth of cancer cells, and prevent the occurrence of cancers such as gastric cancer and liver cancer.
Purple sweet potatoes are rich in dietary fiber, which can moisturize the intestines and promote bowel movements; they are rich in selenium and anthocyanins, which can resist aging. They have their own sweetness, which is great for girls who want to lose weight or replace white rice as a staple food.And purple sweet potatoes can really be steamed and boiled, with a variety of methods and beautiful colors. They are just treasures! I will share with you some of my favorite purple sweet potato methods, the kind that you won't get tired of eating for a week.
1. Purple sweet potato steamed cake
Ingredients list
150g purple sweet potato puree, 3g yeast, 200g flour
3 red dates, a little osmanthus (optional), 20g sugar
1. Peel the purple sweet potato and steam it. Add sugar while it is hot, mash it, and let it cool for later use
2. Weigh the flour, add yeast, and put the cooled purple sweet potato in
3. Add water in small amounts and multiple times, mix well until there is no dry powder, and ferment in a warm place
4. Ferment until it is twice as large as the original size and put it in the mold
5. Put it in the pot with boiling water and steam for 30 minutes. When steaming, wrap the mold with plastic wrap or cover it with a lid to prevent water vapor from entering. After steaming, cover the lid for 2-3 minutes before opening it.
2. Purple sweet potato glutinous rice cake
60g pure milk, 50g glutinous rice flour, 22g milk powder, 100g purple sweet potato, appropriate amount of coconut flakes
1. Peel and slice the purple sweet potato, steam it in a pot, and press it into a paste with a small spoon
2. Add milk, stir well with a spatula, add milk powder (if you like it sweeter, you can add condensed milk), add glutinous rice flour and knead it into dough
3. Divide into small balls of about 25g each, put them in a steamer, and steam them for 15 minutes
4. Take a steamed purple sweet potato ball, roll it in a circle of coconut flakes, and it's done
Okay, in fact, there are many ways to make purple sweet potatoes, such as purple sweet potato egg tarts, purple sweet potato sago, purple sweet potato white fungus soup, etc.
Purple sweet potato flour is made of fresh and high-quality purple sweet potato, processed by peeling, drying, and other processes. It retains all the dry matter of the purple sweet potato except the skin: protein, fat, carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals and dietary fiber.