Can the leaves on sweet potatoes be eaten

Because we often eat sweet potatoes, but few people can see their native places. The native sweet potatoes have leaves on the top and sweet potatoes underneath. Sweet potatoes grow in the soil, but the leaves on top can also be eaten. The leaves are rich in minerals and trace elements and are called the queen of vegetables. Now it is rare to buy real sweet potato leaves. There are many ways to eat sweet potato leaves. They can be used for stir-frying, making soups, and many other methods.

The specific effects and edible methods of sweet potato leaves are as follows :

Tests show that every 100 grams of fresh sweet potato leaves contains 2.28 grams of protein, 0.2 grams of fat, 4.1 grams of sugar, 16 milligrams of mineral potassium, 2.3 milligrams of iron, 34 milligrams of phosphorus, 6.42 milligrams of carotene, and 0.32 milligrams of vitamin C. Compared with common vegetables, its content of minerals and vitamins is superior, and its carotene content is even higher than that of carrots. Therefore, the Asian Vegetable Research Center has listed sweet potato leaves as a high-nutrition vegetable variety, calling it the "Queen of Vegetables."

In recent years, there has been a "sweet potato leaf fever" in Europe, America, Japan, Hong Kong and other places. Foods made from sweet potato leaves are even served on the tables of hotels and restaurants. In China, sweet potato leaves are not sold in urban supermarkets. After harvesting sweet potatoes, farmers throw the leaves and stems together on the fields or use them as feed for livestock. This is a pity.

There are many ways to eat sweet potato leaves, and here is a brief introduction. Select fresh and tender leaf tips, blanch them in boiling water, and then use sesame oil, soy sauce, vinegar, chili oil, mustard, ginger juice and other seasonings to make a cold dish. Its green appearance will whet your appetite. You can also stir-fry the sweet potato leaves with shredded pork, which tastes fragrant and sweet with a unique flavor. In addition, sweet potato leaves can be used to make soup or added to porridge. Japanese markets sell canned pickled sweet potato leaves as side dishes. We can also add salt to make them into pickles or side dishes for consumption.

Garlic Sweet Potato Leaves

Material

Ingredients : 300 grams of sweet potato,

Accessories : 10g white garlic, 30g red pepper,

Seasoning : 20g soy sauce paste, 20g vegetable oil

practice

1. Remove the sweet potato leaves, wash them, blanch them in boiling water and take them out.

2. Peel and mince the garlic; wash and remove the stems of the red pepper, and mince as well.

3. Pour appropriate amount of oil into the pan and heat it, add red pepper and minced garlic and stir-fry until fragrant, then add soy sauce paste and stir well.

4. Pour it on the blanched sweet potato leaves and stir well.