How long to steam the eggplant

Cut the eggplant into a slice of steam, ten minutes can be; steam block eggplant steam, fifteen minutes or so is about the same, but must remember to cover the lid of the pot to steam.

Eggplant is rich in nutrients, per 100 grams of protein 2.3 grams, 0.1 grams of fat, 3.1 grams of carbohydrates, 22 milligrams of calcium, 31 milligrams of phosphorus, 0.4 milligrams of iron, 0.04 milligrams of carotene, 0.03 milligrams of thiamine, 0.04 milligrams of riboflavin, 0.5 milligrams of nicotinic acid, 3 milligrams of ascorbic acid. The skin of purple eggplant is also rich in vitamin E and vitamin P.

The pulp tissue is slightly astringent due to the presence of alkaloids. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the eggplant taste sweet, cold, have scattered blood stasis, swelling and pain, treatment of cold and heat, dispel the wind and stop bleeding and other effects. In recent years through modern research found that eggplant also has a lot of health care and therapeutic effects.

Eggplant eating method, meat and vegetarian. It can be fried, burned, steamed, boiled, fried, cold, soup, can be cooked out of delicious dishes. Eat eggplant do not remove the skin, its value is in the skin inside, eggplant skin inside is rich in B vitamins and vitamin C. Due to the current planting process may use pesticides, before cooking eggplant must use detergent to clean the eggplant.