What should I do if I can’t finish the cowpeas? 10 creative ways to eat to solve your troubles
In the past 10 days, the topic of summer vegetable surplus has sparked heated discussions on major social platforms, with cowpeas becoming the focus due to their high yield and easy preservation. Many families are faced with the problem of a glut of cowpeas. For this reason, we have compiled the latest data from the entire network and 10 practical solutions.
1. Statistics of cowpea related data on the entire network (last 10 days)
| platform | Amount of related topics | The most heat treatment method | search growth rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Douyin | 285,000 | Dried cowpea production | +320% |
| little red book | 152,000 articles | Soaked cowpeas | +185% |
| 98,000 discussions | Cryopreservation method | +210% | |
| Go to the kitchen | 63,000 recipes | Cowpea dumpling filling | +150% |
2. 10 cowpea consumption plans
1. Make dried cowpeas
Fresh cowpeas can be stored for half a year by blanching them in water and drying them for 3-5 days. Data shows that this is the most popular way to save, and Douyin-related videos have been played more than 50 million times.
2. Soaked sour cowpeas
Marinate 1kg of cowpeas with 50g of salt, and add Sichuan peppercorns and chili pepper for seasoning. The best fermentation time measured by Xiaohongshu users is 7 days.
3. Quick-frozen storage
Cut into sections, blanch them and freeze them to keep their emerald green color. Tests by Weibo food bloggers show that frozen food at -18°C can keep it fresh for 3 months.
4. Make stuffing
Cowpea and pork dumplings have been on the hot search list recently, and the Kitchen app shows a 200% increase in collections of related recipes.
| Filling recipe | Dosage | Seasoning suggestions |
|---|---|---|
| Cowpea and pork stuffing | 300g cowpea + 500g meat | 2 tablespoons light soy sauce + 1 tablespoon oyster sauce |
| Cowpea and egg filling | 400g cowpea + 4 eggs | Thirteen Incense + Sesame Oil |
5. Make cowpea paste
The fermented bean paste recipe has recently become popular at Station B. It requires a combination of 2kg cowpeas + 1kg soybeans + 500g chili.
6. New ways to eat cold salad
Douyin's popular method of "beating cowpeas": blanch them in water and chill them, beat them lightly with a rolling pin to loosen the fibers, and mix them with garlic chili oil.
7. Cowpea Pancakes
Chop it up and mix it with flour 1:2, add eggs and spread it into pancakes. Food bloggers tested that the ideal thickness is 3mm.
8. Canned cowpeas
The high-temperature sterilization and sealed preservation method has 23,000 collections on Zhihu and requires sterilization at 121°C for 15 minutes.
9. Donation or Exchange
Xianyu data shows that the exchange volume of cowpeas in July increased by 45% year-on-year, and can be exchanged for other seasonal vegetables.
10. Creative cuisine
Including: cowpea cake (replacing part of the flour), cowpea smoothie (with mango), cowpea milkshake and other innovative ways to eat.
3. Precautions for preservation
| Save method | optimal temperature | Save duration | Nutrient retention rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Refrigerated | 4℃ | 5-7 days | 70% |
| frozen | -18℃ | 3 months | 60% |
| sun dried | normal temperature | 6 months | 50% |
| pickled | normal temperature | 1 year | 40% |
Expert advice: Cowpeas are rich in dietary fiber and vitamin B. Different processing methods will affect nutrient retention. The blanching time is controlled within 2 minutes to preserve the nutrients to the maximum extent. Choose a combination of 2-3 treatment methods based on the actual household consumption capacity for the best results.
Reminder of recent popular events: A farmer in Sichuan became famous on the Internet for his creative cowpea cooking video, which helped the whole village digest 1.2 tons of surplus cowpeas in three days. This case is worth learning from. If you have more innovative ways to eat, please share them in the comment area!
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