Composition details
Sparerib, wax gourd, onion, ginger, garlic, star anise, coriander, salt.
The manufacturing method is as follows
1. Cut onion ginger into long onion ginger, and slice garlic for later use.
2. Wash the ribs, put them in a pot, and add water to boil. There will be a lot of foam when cooking ribs, so you should skim it off with a spoon.
3. Turn off the fire after skimming the floating foam, remove the ribs with a colander and put them in the stew pot. Then add shallots, ginger, star anise, garlic slices and water, and the water is based on ribs. Bring the fire to a boil, and simmer it 1 hour.
4. Peel the wax gourd and cut it into pieces for later use;
5. 1 hour later, put the meat on the ribs with chopsticks. If chopsticks are easy to insert, ribs will be stewed. Then put the melon slices and the right amount of salt into a saucepan, mix well and cook for 5 minutes on medium heat.
6, 5 minutes later, turn off the fire, take it out, sprinkle a little parsley, and melon ribs soup will be fine.
Nutritional value and efficacy
Wax gourd has the effect of resolving phlegm and clearing heat. "Southern Yunnan Materia Medica" says: "Winter melon, moistening lung, eliminating heat, resolving phlegm and relieving cough", which is especially suitable for patients with lung heat cough and thick phlegm.
In addition to protein, fat and vitamins, ribs also contain a lot of calcium phosphate, collagen, bone mucin and so on. The nutrients of ribs are more easily absorbed than plant foods, so it is very suitable for young children and pregnant women to make soup, which can supplement calcium, strengthen bones and muscles and increase strength. Add ginger when cooking soup to prevent bloating or diarrhea.
Wax gourd and ribs are the best partners, with high nutritional value, which is of great help to maintain the toughness of bones, the coordination of exercise and the elasticity of skin. At the same time, if you eat this recipe regularly, it also has the effect of moistening the lungs and clearing away heat.