Buy eggplant, choose curved or straight fruit, it’s delicious, growers tell 4 very standard tips

As it turns out, the curved or straight shape also determines the quality of the eggplant.
Eggplant is a fruit that after cooking will be very soft and delicious. Eggplant is very nutritious, in addition to containing many vitamins and fiber. The content of potassium and carbohydrates in eggplant is extremely high. Eating eggplant in the hot summer is even more refreshing and cooling. Eggplant has many cooking methods, such as braised eggplant, stir-fried, cooked with meat, soup, braised with snails and beans. , grilled… but each dish has its own delicious and attractive taste.

Eggplant is very delicious and nutritious, everyone likes it, but many people do not know how to choose eggplant. When buying eggplant, you will see that there are straight, thin, and curved fruits. So is the eggplant curved or straight? The vegetable farmer said that when buying eggplant, just pay attention to the 4 points below, you will definitely buy fresh and soft fruits, don’t see any fruit. 1. Look at the shape In general, eggplant can be divided into two categories. One straight and one curved. The advice of perennial vegetable farmers is to buy a slightly curved type. Under normal circumstances, naturally growing eggplant will have a certain curvature, not straight. The curvature of each eggplant is not the same. Although the eggplant is not beautiful, it is very delicious and nutritious. If when you buy, you see that the eggplants are very straight and balanced, you should be careful, they are often planted off-season, it may also be due to manual intervention and the use of stimulants, so the appearance looks better. Illustration. 2. Look at the eggplant stalk On the eggplant fruit has a hard stem, at the junction with the flesh of the fruit we can see a white part, that is the eye of the eggplant as it is often said, this is the key to identifying the fruit. Fresh eggplant.The larger the white part, the fresher and softer the eggplant, the sweeter the taste. Conversely, the smaller or purple part of the egg white indicates that the eggplant is old, with a lot of seeds inside, the taste and texture will be poor. much, should not buy. 3. Look at the colors In addition, when buying eggplant, we can also observe the color of eggplant, in general, freshly picked eggplant has a darker color, usually dark purple, looks very shiny, bright, and reflective. This shows that they are very fresh, full of flavor. If the surface of the eggplant has a clear difference in color, is dull and appears brown, it means that the eggplant has been stored for a long time and should not be purchased. 4. Try to feel When buying eggplant, we can also distinguish if the eggplant is fresh and soft by pressing it with our hands. If the firmness is moderate and can be elastic if you gently press it, it means that the eggplant is fresher. , eat delicious.And the eggplant presses hard, so the fruit should not be old. After choosing the delicious eggplant, you can refer to a few ways to cook delicious eggplant below! Eggplant with meat Prepare: – 3 long eggplants; 2 branches of green onions; 3 cloves of garlic; 2 tablespoons soy sauce; 1 tablespoon cooking oil; 1 tablespoon corn starch; 100g minced meat; 2 slices of ginger; 1 tablespoon concentrated soy sauce; 1 tablespoon white vinegar; 1 teaspoon sugar; 1 fresh chili (optional), half a bowl of water Making: Eggplant lengthwise, cut into long strips, soaked in a bowl of light salted water to prevent darkening; chopped scallions; chopped chili; minced ginger; minced garlic. Add light soy sauce, concentrated soy sauce, vinegar, cooking oil, sugar, starch, half a bowl of water and mix well. Put a sufficient amount of cooking oil in the pot, add eggplant, fry for 2 minutes, wait until the edges of the eggplant pieces are slightly golden, then take them out. Leave a little oil in the pan, add the minced meat, sauté until the meat is cooked through. Pour the white head of scallions, ginger, onion, garlic, chili (if you can’t eat spicy, you can add it) and stir-fry until fragrant. Pour in the eggplant, then add the sauce, season to taste, simmer until the eggplant is cooked, the sauce thickens, then turn off the heat. Sprinkle with green onions and enjoy with steamed rice! Eggplant with tomato meat sauce Prepare: – 200g lean pork – 1 tablespoon oyster sauce, 1 tablespoon soy sauce, half a teaspoon of white pepper, half a teaspoon of starch – 1 long eggplant – Flour: 1 egg yolk, 100g low-gluten flour, 125g cold water in a bowl, stir to combine them evenly. – Make ketchup: 1 little cooking oil, 3 tablespoons ketchup, 1 teaspoon balsamic vinegar, 1/2 tablespoon oyster sauce, 2 tablespoons water, 1 teaspoon starch mixed with 1 teaspoon coffee Making: – Minced pork, mixed with oyster sauce, soy sauce, pepper, starch. – Eggplant washed, halved. Then use a knife to divide the eggplant into small slices with a thickness of 2-3mm but do not cut them apart. By the sixth slice, it will be completely cut off from the large eggplant. – Stuff the meat into the crevices of two slices of eggplant, forming a beautiful half-lantern shape. – Dip the eggplant stuffed with meat into the bowl of flour to coat the eggplant evenly. – Heat cooking oil in a pan to 160 degrees Celsius, then fry the eggplant until golden brown. Take out the eggplant, put it on a rack to drain the oil. – Make tomato sauce: Put a little oil in a pan, heat then add 3 tablespoons ketchup, 1 teaspoon balsamic vinegar, 1/2 tablespoon oyster sauce, 2 tablespoons water and 1 teaspoon Starch coffee mixed with 1 teaspoon of water. Boil the mixture. – Put the eggplant on a plate, drizzle tomato sauce on top, sprinkle some chopped scallions for a beautiful look! Good luck!