Zi Yuan decoction is a traditional Chinese medicine decoction, which has the functions of clearing away heat and toxic materials, cooling blood and stopping bleeding, and can also improve human immunity. However, everyone who has tasted Zi Yuan soup knows that it tastes bitter and tastes terrible. Here are some tips on how to deal with Zi Yuan soup.
First of all, in order to reduce the bitterness of Zi Yuan soup, you can soak Zi Yuan in water before cooking the soup. The brewing method is as follows: firstly, Zi Yuan is washed and soaked in clear water for 20-30 minutes or overnight. After brewing in this way, Zi Yuan will become soft and bitter substances will slowly drain away.
Secondly, some sweet ingredients can be added to cover up the bitterness. Such as red dates, medlar, lotus seeds, etc. These ingredients can not only improve the sweetness of soup, but also nourish blood and moisten dryness, so they are very suitable for Zi Yuan soup.
Finally, if you really can't stand the bitter taste of Zi Yuan soup, you can choose to add some other ingredients to the soup. Such as lean meat, chicken, mushrooms and so on. These ingredients can enrich the taste of Zi Yuan soup, improve the taste of Zi Yuan and enhance the taste of soup.
These are the tips on how to make Zi Yuan soup. I hope I can help you. In the process of cooking soup, we should also pay attention to the mastery of the heat and time, so as to avoid the soup being cooked for too long or the fire is too big and affecting the taste and medicinal properties of the ingredients.