Medicinal Foods Keep You Away from High-Risk Conditions
1. Abalone and Bamboo Shoot Soup
【Features】Nourishes yin, moistens dryness, calms liver, tonifies yang, boosts Qi, strengthens kidneys, reduces abdominal fat deposition. Suitable for hypertension and high cholesterol patients.
【Ingredients】Main: Canned abalone 50 grams. Secondary: Bamboo shoots 15 grams, pea shoots 50 grams. Seasonings: Cooking wine, refined salt, monosodium glutamate, white pepper powder, high broth, as needed.
【Preparation】① Soak bamboo shoots in warm water until soft, gently wash to remove mud, cut into strips, blanch briefly in boiling water, transfer to cold water. Slice abalone thinly. Wash pea shoots. ② Place high broth in pot, bring to boil. Briefly blanch bamboo shoots and abalone slices, transfer to serving bowls. Skim off foam, add refined salt, MSG, cooking wine, white pepper.
2. Jujube and Dried Mushroom Soup
【Features】Boosts Qi, stimulates appetite. Used for various deficiencies, poor appetite, hypertension, coronary heart disease, cancer, gastric and duodenal ulcers.
【Ingredients】15 jujubes, 15 dried mushrooms, ginger, roasted peanut oil, cooking wine, salt, MSG, as needed.
【Preparation】Wash dried mushrooms to remove dirt; wash jujubes, remove pits. Place water, mushrooms, jujubes, salt, MSG, cooking wine, ginger slices, a small amount of roasted peanut oil into a steaming bowl, cover tightly, steam for 60–90 minutes. Serve upon removal.
【Usage】Enjoy as a meal accompaniment.