Konjac Food Family Recipes: Simple and Easy Low-Calorie Delicious Dishes

With their low-calorie and high-fiber properties, konjac foods have become ideal ingredients for healthy family cooking. The following simple and easy recipes can satisfy your taste buds while keeping calorie intake in check.

Sichuan Pepper Flavored Konjac Knots are the first choice for appetizing cold dishes in summer. Prepare 300g konjac knots, 2 tablespoons of soy sauce, 1 tablespoon of rice vinegar, a little Sichuan pepper oil, and minced garlic. First, rinse the konjac knots twice with clean water, blanch them in boiling water for 1 minute to remove any fishy smell, then take them out and drain after cooling with cold water. In a bowl, mix minced garlic, soy sauce, rice vinegar, a little sugar and salt to make a sauce. Pour it over the konjac knots and mix well. Finally, drizzle a spoonful of hot Sichuan pepper oil to bring out the aroma, and sprinkle with chopped green onions. This dish is spicy and refreshing, containing only 20 kcal per 100g. Served with whole-wheat bread, it makes a convenient breakfast.

Tomato Konjac Noodles are suitable as a light dinner. Take 200g konjac noodles (drained), 1 tomato, 1 egg, and a little tomato paste. Dice the tomato and beat the egg into a bowl. Heat a little olive oil in a pan, pour in the egg liquid and fry until set, then take it out. Stir-fry the tomato dice in the same pan until they release juice, add 2 tablespoons of tomato paste and half a bowl of water, bring to a boil. Put in the konjac noodles and cook for 2 minutes, then pour in the fried egg and mix well. Season with salt and black pepper. The sweet and sour taste of tomato blends into the chewy konjac noodles, with about 80 kcal per serving, yet it can keep you full for over 4 hours.

Pan-Fried Vegetarian Tripe can mimic the taste of meat without the guilt. Use 400g konjac vegetarian tripe, squeeze out the water, then blot the surface with kitchen paper. Marinate it with 1 tablespoon of soy sauce, half a tablespoon of chili powder, and a little starch for 10 minutes. Heat a little oil in a pan, fry the vegetarian tripe over medium-low heat until both sides are slightly browned, then sprinkle with cumin powder. Its crispy exterior and tender interior make it perfect as a snack while watching TV, with only about 35 kcal per 100g, 70% lower than traditional meat jerky.

There are two tips for cooking konjac foods: first, all konjac products should be blanched in boiling water before cooking to remove any possible alkaline taste; second, when seasoning, you can appropriately add natural spices like green onions, ginger, garlic, and lemon juice to enhance the flavor while reducing the amount of salt and oil used. These recipes take no more than 15 minutes per person to make, so even beginners can handle them easily, making healthy eating no longer a hassle.