Southern Little Year health recipe

January 15, the twenty-fourth day of the lunar month, is the Southern Small Year
.
Since the main crop in the southern region is rice, the southern region mainly eats rice products when it is young, such as rice cakes, rice dumplings, lantern festivals, rice cakes, twenty-four balls, etc
.
The following will introduce a few healthy recipes suitable for the Southern New Year for everyone to choose
.

Pigeon meat yam soup

Preparation of ingredients

1 pigeon, 200 grams of yam, 7-9 red dates, salt, sesame oil, green onion
.

Cooking practices

(1) Wash the pigeon meat, put it in boiling water and blanch for 2 minutes, then boil it under cold water
.

(2) Peel the yam, wash it and cut it into chunks for later use, and wash the red dates for later use
.

(3) After the water in the pot boils, add green onion and ginger, and continue to boil for about
1 hour.

(4) Finally, add yam cubes, add ginger slices, a little fine salt and cook for 10 minutes, sprinkle with green onion and add sesame oil
.

Dish characteristics and suitable for people

This medicated diet helps to strengthen the liver and kidneys, invigorate qi and replenish blood
.
As the saying goes: "One pigeon is better than nine chickens", pigeon meat known as "animal ginseng" is rich in protein, chondroitin, carbohydrates, amino acids, dietary fiber, vitamin A, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, vitamin C, vitamin E, carotene and other fat-soluble vitamins and water-soluble vitamins, as well as magnesium, calcium, iron, zinc, copper, manganese, potassium, phosphorus, sodium, selenium and other minerals
.
The "Compendium of Materia Medica" records that "pigeon feathers have many colors, only white is used in medicine", pigeon meat helps to strengthen the brain and nourish the mind, beauty and beauty, nourish and quench thirst
.
Yam helps to strengthen the spleen and stomach, nourish the lungs and kidneys
.
"This Sutra": "In the main injury, replenish the deficiency, remove cold and heat evil qi, replenish the strength of the qi, grow muscles, and serve the ears and eyes for
a long time.
" "Compendium": "Benefit kidney qi, strengthen the spleen and stomach, stop diarrhea, dissolve phlegm and salivation, and moisturize the skin
.
" "Modern research shows that yam is rich in fiber and mucin, which helps to strengthen the spleen and nourish the stomach, and can enhance the spleen and stomach mobilization function
.
Yam contains a variety of trace elements, among which the content of potassium is high, which has the functions of nourishing cells, strengthening and enhancing the body's hematopoietic function, thereby improving the body's immune function and improving disease resistance
.

Braised eel

Preparation of ingredients

1 eel, 5 dried chili peppers, garlic, ginger, spring onions, light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, oyster sauce, cooking wine, white sugar

Cooking practices

(1) Slaughter and wash the eel, cut it into pieces of about 3cm-5cm, blanch it in boiling water for 1 minute, and then take out the control water
.

(2) Wash the ginger and green onion, slice the ginger, cut the green onion into sections, peel and pat the garlic flat
.

(3) Put in the oil pan, add dried chili, and fry garlic, ginger slices and green onion
.

(4) Fry the lower eel over high heat, stir-fry until the eel changes color, add an appropriate amount of water to the pot, cover and boil.

(5) Cover and boil, then change to low heat and simmer for about half an hour, add salt, MSG, and sprinkle with green onion
.

Dish characteristics and suitable for people

This medicated diet helps to replenish qi and nourish blood, warm and strengthen the spleen, nourish the liver and kidneys, and dispel wind and circulation
.
Modern research shows that the special substance "eeldin" contained in eel can lower blood sugar and regulate blood sugar, which has a good effect on diabetes and is especially suitable for the conditioning
of diabetic patients.
Yellow eel also contains calcium, phosphorus, iron, thiamine and flavin, as well as vitamins A and vitamin E, which have the effect
of improving vision.
"Bencao Jingshu": "Eel gets the yang qi in the soil to live, so its taste is sweet and the qi is warm
.
" Sweet and warm enough, so it can replenish the blood and improve the blood
.
Gan Wen can pass through the meridians and heal wind and evil, so it is also the main treatment of Shen Li, and today's people use it to treat the mouth and eyes
.
Therefore, this medicated diet has a certain tonic effect
on patients with qi weakness and weak constitution.

About author:Song Tianli, health manager, member of Chronic Disease Management Branch of Chinese Association of Chinese Medicine, director of Preventive and Sub-health Branch of China Association for the Promotion of Traditional Chinese Medicine Research, and director of Chronic Disease Management Special Committee of
World Federation of Chinese Medicine Societies.

Preliminary review: Li Song Responsible editor: Zhang Jiazhen Review: Peng Zonglu