Pickled Leeks: doctor of the intestinal tract

Pickled leeks have many different names depending on the region, some places are called “co kieu“, “gioi can“, “gioi kieu“, “da toan“, … in Oriental medicine it is called “gioi bach“, the scientific name is Alilium Chinense G.Don, this is a plant of the onion family. Pickled leeks are the root part of the shallot plant, a small herb, white stem, oval shape. The leaves grow at the base, long and narrow leaves are usually 15 to 60cm long, the inflorescence is double umbel, the leeks plant produces white leeks , round or long like onions but smaller, the leeks have many thin scales covering the outside. The leeks plant is grown everywhere in the country, we often use leeks to make pickles, used as a spice. In addition, leeks are also an extremely effective medicine in treating many diseases.

Pickled leeks and medicinal remedies

According to traditional medicine, pickled leeks are warm, spicy and bitter. Pickled leeks have the effect of clearing yang, promoting circulation, relieving pain, warming the stomach, treating chronic rhinitis, treating joint pain and swelling, treating abdominal pain, chest tightness and difficulty breathing,…

1. Pickled leeks stimulate digestion

According to nutritionists, sweet and sour pickled leeks stimulate digestion and add many beneficial bacteria to help the digestive system work more effectively. The beneficial bacteria help stimulate the process of converting sugar and starch to take place more quickly, helping the body absorb nutrients more easily.

2. Pickled leeks provide many minerals and vitamins

Vitamins A, D, E, K are retained during the pickling process. The amount of acid in sweet and sour pickled leeks helps the absorption of calcium, iron, and minerals to take place better.

3. Antioxidants

Sweet and sour pickled leeks are a food that contains abundant antioxidants. Antioxidants help the body fight against the attack of unstable chemical radicals produced during metabolism and damage the DNA structure (DNA).

4. Liver protection

In addition to the benefits of improving digestion, studies have shown that using sweet and sour pickled leeks in particular and pickled vegetables protect the liver from negative effects and reduce the harmful effects of alcohol on the liver.

5. Improve blood circulation

Pickled leeks contain lactic acid, which reduces blood fat and improves blood circulation. The good bacteria in the pickling process of pickled leeks help control the activity of harmful bacteria in the intestines.

Note: People with a lot of vaginal discharge or heat in the body should not eat a lot of pickled leeks because overuse can damage the blood and heat the liver.

Way to make sweet and sour pickled leeks at home

Step 1: Prepare the leeks

• After buying the leeks, soak them in salt water for at least 8 hours to clean them and also to reduce the pungent taste of the leeks.
• After soaking in salt water for about 8 hours, take out the pickled onions and wash them thoroughly many times with water.
• After washing, prepare another basin of water and add 1 alum cube, continue to soak the pickled onions for at least 4 more hours so that the pickled onions are white and crispy, and can be preserved longer.
• After soaking, start peeling the leeks. You will cut the roots first, note that you must cut close enough but not cut into the leeks meat, otherwise when pickling the leeks, they will be soft. Then cut the legs, also note that you must not cut too deep into the leeks meat.
• Finally, peel the skin, at this time the outer membrane has softened and peeled off, so it is very easy to peel. Doing it this way, you will not be afraid of 10kg of leeks because it is very easy to do. After peeling, you wash the leeks many times with clean water.

Step 2: Sun-drying

After washing the leeks, spread them out on a tray like this and then dry them in the shade for about 4-5 hours until they are dry. Many people dry the leeks in the sun to save time, but like leeks, they only need to be wilted enough. The high temperature in the sun can easily burn the outer layer of the leeks, and it will lose its moisture when pickled, so it will not taste good. Remember to use a mosquito net or cover when drying to avoid dust.

Step 3: Marinate the leeks with sugar

• After drying the leeks, I will marinate them with sugar. I will pour a layer of leeks into the bowl first, then a layer of sugar, then another layer of leeks, then another layer of sugar, do this until all the leeks are used up, then cover with plastic wrap and wait until the sugar is completely dissolved.
• Normally, my family will cook vinegar and sugar water and then soak the leeks, but after I learned this secret from a colleague, my leeks are even more delicious and flavorful.
• After the sugar has dissolved, you will scoop the leeks out separately, this sugar water will be used to cook the leeks.

Step 4: Cook the vinegar water

Put 325ml of vinegar in the pot, when salting the leeks, you should choose cultured vinegar to pickle the leeks, it will be more delicious than industrial vinegar. Next, you scoop 275ml of the sugar water that was used to soak the leeks earlier with 300g of sugar into the pot, boil until the mixture is completely dissolved, then turn off the stove, let it cool completely.

Step 5: Pickle the leeks

Finally, you arrange the leeks layer by layer in the glass jar shown above, then pour in the shallot pickling mixture, close the lid tightly and wait about 2-3 days for the leeks to be ready to eat.

Where to buy  Pickled Leeks at a good price and high quality?

With the above outstanding effects, pickled leeks has become an indispensable part of today’s life.To buy high quality pickled leeks, you need to choose a reputable supplier. VietDelta is one of the most reputable pickled leeks suppliers.

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