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Lotus seed and potato sparerib soup

Fresh lotus seeds150g; 200 grams of potatoes; 500 grams of ribs;

Salt; Clear water;

The ribs are fragrant and soft, the lotus seeds are crisp and waxy, and the soup is delicious and mellow. Lotus seeds can clear heart, replenish blood and qi, regulate heart and kidney, dispel cold and heat, and stew with ribs to improve nutritional value, which have complementary effects.

Practice and steps

1. Prepare all the ingredients and cut the ribs into 2 inches.

2. Peel the fresh lotus seeds and remove the lotus coat and lotus heart.

3. Blanch the fresh lotus seeds in boiling water for about one minute.

4. Cut the potatoes with a hob and blanch the fresh lotus seeds in cold water for a while.

5. Blanch the ribs in boiling water for 3 minutes. Remove the blood, drain the cold water, then put it in a soup pot, pour a proper amount of water (without ribs), boil it with high fire, skim off the floating foam, and turn to low heat for simmering.

6. When the soup turns a little white, pour in the drained potato pieces and cook them first. When the potatoes are fragrant, add the drained lotus seeds until the lotus seeds are cooked and the soup is fragrant. Add salt, turn off the fire, close the lid, and simmer on low heat until it tastes good.

Dietary characteristics

Lotus seeds have the functions of clearing away heart fire, invigorating spleen, stopping diarrhea, nourishing heart, calming nerves, improving eyesight, tonifying middle warmer, nourishing stomach, stopping diarrhea, fixing essence, nourishing kidney and fixing essence. Nourish vitality. Indications: Disturbance and insomnia, chronic diarrhea due to spleen deficiency, loose stool's disease, chronic dysentery, lumbago, nocturnal emission in men and leucorrhea in women. It can also prevent premature delivery, abortion and backache of pregnant women.

Mushroom chicken porridge

Labels: home-cooked meals, baby meals, pregnancy meals, moon meals, diet meals, family meals, and elderly meals.

Mushroom chicken porridge

Half a cup of rice; 2 mushrooms; Half a piece of chicken breast; Appropriate amount of corn kernels; A small piece of carrot;

Salt 1 spoon;

It's delicious and hot, and porridge is also good, suitable for adults and children.

Practice and steps

1. Wash the rice, put it into the soup pot, inject some water, bring it to a boil with high fire, and then turn to low heat.

2. Wash carrots and mushrooms after turning to low heat, then peel carrots and dice them; Cut the mushrooms and cook them in porridge.

3. Wash the chicken breast and cut it into small pieces with a knife. I didn't pickle the chicken breast, and I didn't do anything about it. You can season in advance according to your own preferences.

4. When the porridge in the pot is almost cooked, that is, the rice grains have blossomed, you can add corn kernels, diced carrots and sliced mushrooms, stir well and cook for a while. After all cut, pour the chicken breast into the pot, then stir it with chopsticks and cook it quickly.

Finally, add some salt to adjust the taste. It's delicious and hot, and porridge is also good, suitable for adults and children.

6. It's delicious and low in calories.