17th fia fia cooking--[Central Island-Vaitupu] Pumpkin Fried Noodles (17/05/2012)

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           TODAY SPECIAL: Pumpkin Fried Noodles (8 Servings)         

           RECIPE

Ingredient	Condiment
350g pumpkin	Salt
200g pork	Black & white pepper
4-5 spring onion	Soy sauce
0.5 carrot	Corn flour
8-10 mushroom	Sugar
4 cloves of garlic
0.5 onion
1 bag of pasta
Broth
1.5L cool water

 

           

            DIRECTION:

1.     Cut the pork into strips, and marinate it with 1 clove of garlic, 1 teaspoon of black pepper, 2 teaspoons of soy sauce, some sugar and corn flour for 20 minutes.

2.     Boil the pasta for 10 minutes, after boiling put the noodles into the cool water to make the noodles chewier.

3.     Soak the mushrooms for 15 minutes

4.     Peel the pumpkin and carrot, and cut into strips.

5.     Chop the 3 cloves of garlic finely, cut the onion and mushrooms into strips, and cut the spring onion.

6.     Quickly stir-fry the garlic, mushroom, onion, and the stem of spring onion.

7.     Add the pumpkin, carrot, and pork into the wok, season all ingredients with some salt, soy sauce, sugar, and broth, braise for 2-3 minutes.

8.     Put the noodles into the wok, stir-fry for a while to make it soak in the sauce.

9.     Sprinkle the leaves of spring onion before serving.

         

    Benefit of Pumpkin

 

• Artery: Beta-carotene helps prevent build up of cholesterol on the arterial walls, thus reducing chances of strokes.
• Staying young: Being rich in alpha-carotene, pumpkin is believed to slow the process of aging.
• Eyes: Pumpkins have been known to reduce the risk of macular degeneration, a serious eye problem than usually results in blindness, and also prevent cataract formation.
• Bowel: The high amount of fiber, present in a pumpkin, is good for the bowel health of an individual.
• Blood pressure: Being loaded with potassium, pumpkin is associated with lowering the risk of hypertension.
• Immune system & Bone: The presence of zinc in pumpkins boosts the immune system and also improves the bone density. 

      

      Pumpkin Seeds are GOOD for: 

• Prostate: They promote overall prostate health, apart from alleviating the problem of difficult urination that is associated with an enlarged prostate.
• Mood: They comprise of L-tryptophan, a compound that has been found to be effective against depression.
• Bone: They are believed to serve as a natural protector against osteoporosis.
• Anti-inflammatory: They have been known to reduce inflammation, without causing the side effects of anti-inflammatory drugs.
• Kidney: Studies have revealed that they help prevent calcium oxalate kidney stone formation.