自製艾草粉【清明限定】Homemade Mugwort Powder
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艾草又名「苦艾」，多年生草本植物，生命力極強，田邊荒野隨處可見。春秋時代，艾草已是重要的民生植物，鐵質豐富，濃烈的香氣能驅蚊蟲，中醫將艾草用於針灸的「灸」，點燃製乾的艾草熏燙穴道。艾草有很多種，有的香氣濃烈，端午節南方用來懸掛大門避邪。香氣比較溫和的適宜食用。
艾草粉
材料
- 新鮮艾草
做法
1. 80 g 艾草洗淨，晾乾，分開葉和梗，避免日曬以防變色
2. 葉和梗分開用烘乾機或烤箱，以 50 ~ 70ºC 烘烤至摸起來硬脆。用攪拌機打碎艾草葉，可獲約 5 g 粗纖維的艾草粉
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Mugwort/Yomogi is of the chrysanthemum family. Its leaves have jagged edges and white fuzz on their undersides. Besides chlorophyll and dietary fiber, it contains Vitamin A, B1, B2 and C, as well as minerals such as iron, calcium and phosphorus. Since the leaves contain cineole and other essential oils, they give off a fresh, spring-like fragrance. It is very hardy plant that grows on the hills, fields, riverbanks and roadsides.
Ingredients
- 80 g Fresh Mugwort/Yomogi Leaves
Instructions
1. Wash the fresh mugwort leaves. Rinse and pat dry mugwort leaves. Separate the leaves and chunks, avoid sunshine.
2. Dehydrated leaves and chunks at about 50 ~ 70ºC until they are totally dried and crispy. Blend them in a food processor and you can get 5 g mugwort powder.
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