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Preparation
15 minutes
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Cooking
30 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Spirulina, also known as Chilean spirulina, is a type of algae rich in nutrients and is used to prepare many delicious dishes. Today, let’s get into the kitchen to make a super nutritious and simple stir-fried spirulina with lemongrass and chili with TasteVN!
Ingredients for Stir-fried Spirulina with Lemongrass and Chili Serves 2
Spirulina 50 gr Lemongrass 5 stalks Ginger 1/2 piece Chili 1/2 piece Kaffir lime leaves 2 leaves Seasoning a little (salt; seasoning powder; sugar)
Spirulina is also known as Chilean spirulina
Chilean spirulina is a type of algae harvested from the waters off Chile. This type of algae has a very high nutritional content, including calcium, protein, iron, vitamins, and various minerals.
Due to its high nutritional content, Chilean spirulina is considered a precious plant that nature has bestowed upon us, with wonderful benefits such as:
- Preventing and reducing the risk of colorectal cancer, intestinal diseases, etc.
- Helping improve and enhance cardiovascular health issues.
- Boosting thyroid function and several other useful benefits.
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How to prepare Stir-fried Spirulina with Lemongrass and Chili
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Prepare the ingredients
Peel 1/2 piece of ginger and cut it into thin slices, then cut one slice into small strips for stir-frying the spirulina, while keeping the remaining slices whole for blanching the spirulina to remove the smell.
Wash the lemongrass and then divide it: cut 2 stalks into small pieces for stir-frying, and leave the remaining 3 stalks whole, lightly crush the ends with a knife to use for boiling water to remove the smell for the spirulina.
Wash the chili and cut it into thin slices.
Slice the kaffir lime leaves finely.
Soak 50 grams of spirulina in water for 10 minutes to let it expand. Next, put a pot on the stove, add 1 bowl of water, then add 1 tablespoon, 3 slices of ginger, and the 3 stalks of lemongrass and boil, then add the spirulina for a quick blanching of 2 minutes to remove the smell.
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Stir-fry the spirulina
Place a pan on the stove, add the sliced ginger and chopped lemongrass and stir-fry until fragrant. Next, add the spirulina, season with 1/2 teaspoon of salt, and 1 tablespoon of seasoning powder, stir-fry until the spirulina is firm, then add 1/2 of the chili and 2 sliced kaffir lime leaves for fragrance, stir gently, then turn off the heat to finish.
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Final Product
The Spirulina is chewy and crunchy, fragrant with ginger, lemongrass, and lime leaves, extremely nutritious and unique in flavor. This is indeed a delicious and nutritious vegetarian dish for your family, so let’s make it right away!
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Thus, with just a few simple steps, you can have a fragrant, chewy, delicious, and nutritious dish of stir-fried spirulina with lemongrass and chili for a peaceful vegetarian day. TasteVN wishes you success!
*Refer to many delicious vegetarian dishes on the tiktok channel Green Vegetarian Kitchen!
