We all know about carrotsCarrotsRich in nutrients, a delicious vegetable that can be stir-fried, boiled, eaten raw, sauced, and preserved.CarrotsEasy to store and widely distributed, cultivated in both north and south China, accounting for the second largest amount of root vegetables.So, how should carrots be cut?What can carrots be used to make?Let's take a look together!

How to cut carrots

There are many ways to cut carrots, such as slicing, dicing, and grating, and many people find that grating carrots is the most difficult and time-consuming, but you can buy a grating tool in the supermarket, which can make grating carrots much easier.Below, let's see how netizens cut carrots

1 MamaNet user Three-inch Warm: First cut the carrots into segments, about the same length (so the carrot strands are relatively uniform), then cut the segments into thin slices, and you can cut the strands. The second method is to directly use a dedicated grating tool – a grater to grate (the strands are relatively fine), and it is best to cut the segments first.

2 MamaNet user coco: First, cut the carrots into slices at a diagonal, as thin as possible, and then cut the slices into strands diagonally. Now there are also grating tools in supermarkets, which can easily and conveniently cut carrots.Potatoesetc. into beautiful strands.

3 MamaNet user Half-Summer-Cool: If you eat at home, it's better to use a grater. The grated carrots are uniform and easy to use.

4 MamaNet user Mo Xiao Xi: Hold the carrot with your left hand, and hold a small grater with your right hand, remove the carrot skin, and then start grating from the segment of the carrot, the carrot slices should be a little long and thin, and when you grate from the bottom, leave a little longer at the bottom, and when you grate, the slices will be longer and thinner, vice versa.

The above are the carrot cutting methods recommended by MamaNet users, I hope they can help you solve the problem of how to cut carrots.

Carrot recipes

Carrots are rich in nutrients, known as "smallginseng", carrots contain a lot of beta-carotene, which can be converted into vitamin A in the human body.And carrots have many recipes, I believe that after seeing the carrot cutting method introduced above, you should have a better understanding of the carrot cutting method. So, let's take a look at how to cook carrots!I. Carrots

BeefBeefIngredients: carrots, beef

Seasonings:

Soy sauceSalt, potato starch, chopped green onionsGingerminced, cooking wineCooking process:

1 Wash and cut the beef into strands, add chopped green onions, ginger, potato starch, soy sauce, and cooking wine, and marinate for 10 minutes.

2 Wash and peel the carrots, cut into strands.

3 Add oil to the wok, quickly stir-fry the marinated beef strands in the oil until cooked, and then move the beef strands to one side of the wok to fry the carrot strands.

4 When the carrot strands are cooked, add salt and mix with beef strands.

II. Carrots

Mung beansChickenIngredients: carrots,

chickenmung beansSeasonings:

White pepperPotato starch, salt, chopped green onionsCooking process:

1 Wash and peel the carrots, cut into.

Mung beans: Soak in boiling water to remove the outer skin, drain, and soak in cold water.2 Cut the chicken into, add salt, white pepper, potato starch, and marinate for 15 minutes.

3 Heat a large spoonful of oil in the pot, stir-fry the chicken quickly until cooked, and then remove.

4 Heat the remaining oil in the pot, add carrots, mung beans, and two tablespoons of water, and stir-fry for 3 minutes until cooked, then add the stir-fried chicken and seasonings, and mix well.

How to cook carrots deliciously

How to cook carrots deliciously?

Of course, it's to make soup!Soup is nutritious and easy to digest.And the next recipe I will introduce to you is a carrot, corn, and pork bone soup, which is very delicious and nutritious, and is very suitable for the elderly and children.Let's learn it together!Ingredients: one carrot, 500g of pork bones, one corn stalkAccessories: ginger, 1 tablespoon of cooking wine, pork bone broth, a few drops of white vinegar, saltCooking method:1 Cut the corn into pieces, and cut the carrot into chunks.

2 Add half a pot of water, add the pork bones, and cook over high heat until a layer of foam appears on the surface. This is the blood and scum. Remove the pork bones and wash.

3 Place the pork bones, corn, and ginger in a pot, add enough water, and cook over high heat.4 When the soup is boiling, add a few drops of white vinegar, which can help the calcium in the pork bones dissolve into the soup, and make the soup more delicious. Don't add too much white vinegar, otherwise the pork will lose its flavor.Cook for about an hour, then add the carrot, and cook for another hour, and season with salt.

Many people think that drinking soup is very simple, but they don't know that only by drinking soup scientifically can you absorb nutrients and avoid fat accumulation.

The book says "Drink soup before eating, be thin and healthy; drink soup after eating, the more you drink, the fatter you will be", so let's drink soup before eating.

Nutritional value of carrotsCarrots contain a lot of beta-carotene, as well as B vitamins, vitamin C, vitamin D, vitamin E, vitamin K, folic acid, calcium, and dietary fiber, which can be compared to various vitamin pills.1 Carrots also contain a lot of phosphorus, which is a component of brain cells and bone cells. There are 140 grams of phosphorus and 305 grams of calcium in 500 grams of carrots.2 Carrots are rich in vitamin A, which promotes normal growth and reproduction, maintains epithelial tissue, and prevents respiratory tract infections, and helps to keep the eyes normal and treat night blindness and dry eyes.Vitamin A can also help women reduce the incidence of ovarian cancer.Carrots also contain amber acid potassium, which can help to prevent blood vessel hardening, lower cholesterol, and prevent high blood pressure.3 Beta-carotene in carrots can remove free radicals, which are harmful to the body, and the B vitamins and vitamin C in carrots also have moisturizing and anti-aging effects.

4 Carrots have a certain diuretic, strengthening the heart, anti-inflammatory, and anti-allergy effect, and its diuretic effect is mainly due to its potassium.Prohibited food for carrotsAlthough carrots have many benefits, there are also some prohibited foods for carrots.

Do you know that carrots andchilicannot be eaten together?Why is this?

Let's take a look at the prohibited foods for carrots.

1 Carrots contain a lot of beta-carotene, as well as vitamin C-degrading enzymes, while chili contains a lot of vitamin C, so carrots cannot be eaten with chili, otherwise vitamin C in chili will be destroyed.However, vitamin C-degrading enzymes are not heat-resistant, and 50℃ can destroy them, so you don't need to worry about this.2 Carrots contain a lot of beta-carotene, which can be absorbed and utilized by the body when cooked with oil or stewed with meat.

Carrots cannot be eaten with acidic foods.

Carrots contain a lot of carrots, as well as vitamins B1, B2, C, D, E, K, folic acid, calcium and dietary fiber, which can almost match many vitamin pills.

1, Carrots also contain a lot of phosphorus, which is essential for brain and bone cells. There are 140 grams of phosphorus, 305 milligrams of calcium, and 35 grams of sugar per 500 grams of carrots.

2, Carrots are rich in vitamin A, which promotes normal growth and reproduction, maintains epithelial tissue, prevents respiratory infections, and maintains normal vision, and can treat night blindness and dry eyes.Eating carrots can reduce the incidence of ovarian cancer in women.Carrots contain potassium benzoate, which helps prevent hardening of the arteries, lowers cholesterol, and treats high blood pressure.

3, Carotenoids can remove free radicals that cause aging, and B vitamins and vitamin C also have moisturizing and anti-aging effects.

4, Carrots have certain effects of lowering blood pressure, strengthening the heart, anti-inflammatory, anti-allergy, and improving vision. The main mechanism of lowering blood pressure is due to potassium salts.

Prohibited foods for eating carrots

Although eating carrots has many benefits, there are also some things to avoid when eating carrots.Do you know that carrots andchili pepperscannot be eaten together?Why is this?Let's take a look at the prohibited foods for eating carrots!

1, In addition to containing a lot of carotenoids, carrots also contain vitamin C-degrading enzymes, while chili peppers contain a lot of vitamin C, so carrots and chili peppers cannot be eaten together, otherwise the nutritional value of chili peppers will be reduced.However, vitamin C-degrading enzymes are not heat-resistant, and can be destroyed at 50℃, so there is no need to worry about them when cooked.

2, Although carrots andwhite carrotshave many benefits for the human body, eating them together will reduce the nutritional value of both.White radishes contain enzymes, mustard oil, lignin, interferons, etc., which have good digestive, antiviral, immune-boosting, and interferon-generating effects.However, these substances are not heat-resistant, and are destroyed at 70℃.In contrast, carrots contain a lot of beta-carotene, which is not absorbed when eaten raw, and can be improved by frying with edible oil, which can improve the absorption and utilization of carotenoids.In addition, when eating carrots and white radishes together, the vitamin C in white radishes will be degraded due to the vitamin C-degrading enzyme in carrots.

3, Carrots contain a lot of carotenoids, it is best to fry or stew carrots with meat.Carotenoids are afraid of acid, so it is not good to put vinegar on carrots.