The white cowpea has a sweet taste and is slightly warm in nature. It has the effects of strengthening the spleen, reducing dampness, promoting diuresis, and relieving edema. It is also known for its ability to clear the liver and improve vision. The white cowpea is the mature seed of an annual twining herbaceous plant, commonly seen in our daily lives as a vegetable. There are many ways to cook white cowpeas, but stir-frying them is one of the most common methods.
Stir-Fried White Cowpeas with Sauce Pickled Melon
Ingredients Preparation for Stir-Fried White Cowpeas with Sauce Pickled Melon
Sauce pickled melon: 150 grams, dried white cowpeas: 300 grams, salt, blended oil, sesame oil (all to taste)
Cooking Process for Stir-Fried White Cowpeas with Sauce Pickled Melon
1. After washing the white cowpeas, soak them in water. Let the white cowpeas soak overnight until they swell.
2. Cut the pickled melon into small cubes.
Cooking Process for Stir-Fried White Cowpeas with Sauce Pickled Melon (Continued)
1. Cook the soaked white cowpeas in a pot until tender, then season with salt and set aside.
2. Sauté the pickled melon cubes in a pan with vegetable oil until fragrant.
3. Add the cooked and set-aside white cowpeas and stir-fry evenly.
4. Serve on a plate and drizzle with sesame oil before serving.
Stir-Fried White Cowpeas (Quick-Fried Version)
Ingredients Preparation for Quick-Fried White Cowpeas
White cowpeas: 600 grams, pork: 300 grams, salt, soy sauce, vinegar, monosodium glutamate, scallions, ginger, garlic, starch, blended oil (all to taste)
Cooking Process for Quick-Fried White Cowpeas
1. Clean the ginger, garlic, scallions, and dried red chilies, then cut them and set aside.
2. Remove the strings from both ends of the white cowpeas, clean them, and cut into strips.
3. Clean the pork and cut into strips, then mix with starch and a little salt.
Cooking Process for Quick-Fried White Cowpeas (Continued)
1. Place a wok on the stove and heat it up with oil.
2. When the oil is hot, add a small amount of ginger strips and sauté the pork until browned. Add a little soy sauce for color, then remove the pork from the wok.
3. Use the remaining oil in the wok to sauté the remaining ginger, scallions, garlic, and dried red chilies until fragrant.
4. Add the white cowpeas to the wok and stir-fry until they are almost cooked through, then season with salt.
5. Once the seasonings are added, return the pork to the wok, add two drops of vinegar, and a little monosodium glutamate. Stir-fry until everything is well combined.
Spicy Stir-Fried White Cowpeas
Ingredients Preparation for Spicy Stir-Fried White Cowpeas
White cowpeas: 300 grams, chili peppers, salt, sugar (all to taste)
Cooking Process for Spicy Stir-Fried White Cowpeas
1. Remove the strings from both ends of the white cowpeas, clean them, and set aside.
2. Cut the white cowpeas diagonally into even strips.
3. Clean the chili peppers and cut them into small rings.
Cooking Process for Spicy Stir-Fried White Cowpeas (Continued)
1. Place a wok on the stove and heat it up with oil. Add the scallions, ginger, garlic, and chili peppers to the wok and stir-fry until fragrant.
2. Add the cut white cowpeas to the wok.
3. When the white cowpeas are almost cooked, season with salt and stir-fry. Add a little sugar to enhance the flavor.
Tips
Chili peppers must be added to make the dish tasty.
Stir-Fried White Cowpeas (Simple Version)
Ingredients Preparation for Simple Stir-Fried White Cowpeas
Fresh white cowpeas, garlic, salt, soy sauce, monosodium glutamate, scallions, ginger (all to taste)
Cooking Process for Simple Stir-Fried White Cowpeas
1. Clean the white cowpeas and remove the strings from both ends.
2. Chop the scallions into small pieces, slice the ginger, and cut the garlic into thin slices.
Cooking Process for Simple Stir-Fried White Cowpeas (Continued)
1. Heat up a wok and add an appropriate amount of oil. When the oil is hot, add the scallions, garlic, and ginger to stir-fry until fragrant.
2. Add the white cowpeas and stir-fry. Add soy sauce and continue to stir-fry.
3. Add half a small bowl of boiling water and simmer for a while. When the white cowpeas are cooked and the liquid is almost gone, add monosodium glutamate and serve.