Winter melon and old duck soup is a soup with winter melon and old duck as the main ingredient and salt, monosodium glutamate, pepper, cooking wine, onion, ginger slices, sesame oil and broth as the ingredients. Has the effects of invigorating spleen, eliminating dampness and dispelling summer heat.

Duck meat should not be eaten with rabbit meat, bayberry, walnut, turtle, fungus, walnut and buckwheat; Wax gourd is cold and cold, and people with spleen and stomach deficiency and diarrhea should use it with caution; It is not suitable for people who have been ill for a long time and have cold limbs due to yang deficiency.

Production materials:

Ingredients: 300g wax gourd, 300g old duck.

Ingredients: salt 6g, monosodium glutamate 3g, pepper 2g, cooking wine 10g, onion 10g, ginger 6g, sesame oil 3g, broth 1000g.

Production method:

1. Wash the duck, cut it into large pieces, boil the water in the pot, and put the duck pieces in;

2. Blanch the cooked duck pieces and drain the water;

3. Add the right amount of oil to the pot and saute ginger and onion;

4. Stir-fry until fragrant, then add the blanched duck pieces and stir-fry together;

5. After the duck is slightly fried, add a proper amount of water and a little medlar, red dates, astragalus and yam;

6. After the fire is boiled, simmer for 30 minutes;

7. When the duck is eight ripe, add the wax gourd slices cut into moderate sizes;

8. Cook for another ten minutes and then season with salt and pepper;

9. The boiled wax gourd is translucent, and the duck soup tastes delicious.

Main features:

Fatty acids in duck meat have a low melting point and are easy to digest. It contains more B vitamins and vitamin E than other meats, which can effectively resist beriberi, neuritis and various inflammations, and also resist aging. Duck meat is rich in nicotinic acid, which is one of the two important coenzymes in human body and has protective effect on patients with heart diseases such as myocardial infarction.

Wax gourd tastes sweet and light, and its nature is slightly cold. It has the effects of clearing away heat and toxic materials, promoting diuresis, eliminating phlegm, relieving vexation, quenching thirst, and eliminating dampness and relieving summer heat. Can be used for treating cardiothoracic boredom, dysuria, lung abscess, cough and asthma, ascites due to liver cirrhosis, diuresis, detumescence, hypertension, etc.

nutritive value

When damp and heat are mixed, the metabolism of human body is accelerated, and energy consumption is large, so it is necessary to prevent heatstroke and cool down, and eliminate dampness and evil spirits. Drinking wax gourd and old duck soup can supplement high-quality protein, provide energy for the body and relieve summer heat.