What is shepherd's purse?

What is shepherd's purse?

Shepherd's purse is also called life-protecting grass, ground vegetable, ground rice vegetable, etc. Its roots are edible. Its roots are not only fleshy, but also have a faint fragrance. It is an autumn vegetable that matures and goes on the market around October every year. Common producing areas include Liaoning, Hebei, Hunan, Jilin, Jiangsu and other regions.

What does shepherd's purse look like?

The height of shepherd's purse plants ranges from 10 to 50 cm. The stem of the plant is upright and hairless. The leaves are clustered in a rosette shape, with a racemose inflorescence at the top, and the flowers are mostly white.

How to cook shepherd's purse

There are many ways to eat shepherd's purse. It can be stewed, boiled, fried, and cooked. It can also be used as dumpling filling, such as cold shepherd's purse, shepherd's purse dumplings, shepherd's purse vegetarian dragon, shepherd's purse with tofu, etc.

1. Shepherd’s purse dumplings

Wash the shepherd's purse and drain it for later use. Then chop the pork into cubes, mix them evenly, add appropriate amount of minced garlic, minced ginger, chicken essence, light soy sauce, salt, pepper powder and other seasonings, then use it to make dumplings and eat them after cooking.

2. Stir-fried shepherd’s purse

After cleaning the shepherd's purse, blanch it in boiling water. After heating the pan with oil, add onion, ginger and garlic to stir-fry. Then add the shepherd's purse roots and stir-fry until soft. Then add appropriate amount of salt and chicken essence.

The efficacy and function of shepherd's purse

Shepherd's purse is not only delicious, but also rich in nutritional value. It contains rich protein, fat, vitamins, dietary fiber, minerals, etc. It has the effects of clearing heat and promoting diuresis, cooling blood and stopping bleeding, and strengthening the spleen and promoting diuresis.