Watercress, Chenshen and Raw Fish Soup

Four days ago was the "Beginning of Winter" in the 24 solar terms. "The Seventy-year-old Monthly Order" says: "Winter is the end of winter." "Also, all things are collected." This means that winter is the ultimate time of the year and the season for all living things to collect. Taking the beginning of winter as the beginning of winter is the astronomical standard for dividing the four seasons, but meteorological winter is delayed by about 25 days. For us in the south, the cold winter is from the winter solstice to the next year's Waking of Insects, so the temperature is still like late autumn, so the diet is still dominated by nourishing the lungs and internal organs. Special recommendation -

Watercress, Chenshen and Raw Fish Soup

Watercress, Chenshen and Raw Fish Soup has a refreshing smell and has the effects of clearing lung dryness, moistening lung yin and replenishing lung qi. At the same time, it can also assist in the treatment of physical weakness after illness, or diseases such as hyperlipidemia and hypertension.

[Ingredients] 750 grams of watercress, 1 to 2 aged kidneys (cured duck kidneys), 2 to 3 red dates, 1 raw fish (about 500 grams), 250 grams of lean pork, ginger 2 to 3 pieces.

Watercress is a seasonal vegetable in autumn and winter. It is cool in nature and sweet in taste. It has the effect of clearing away heat from the lungs and moistening the dryness of the lungs. The "Handbook of Herbal Medicine" says that it can "treat lung diseases and coughs caused by lung heat and dryness." "Chen kidney is cured duck kidney. It is warm in nature and sweet in taste. It has the effect of strengthening the spleen and clearing stagnation. People in Guangdong often use it to make porridge to assist in the treatment of anorexia in children and the elderly. Red dates are flat in nature and sweet in taste, and have moderate functions in nourishing blood." "Compendium of Materia Medica" says that it can "calm the heart, nourish the spleen, and help the twelve meridians"; ginger is warm in nature and pungent in taste, and has the effect of relieving phlegm and removing fishy smell. Lean pork meat has a medicinal effect, and when combined into a soup, it has the functions of moistening the lungs, eliminating phlegm, strengthening the stomach and strengthening the spleen.

[Cooking] First wash the raw fish, remove the intestines, drain the water, put it in an iron wok, add a little raw oil, and fry slowly over low heat until half-cooked; remove the core of the red dates and pick the watercress. Good and washed; wash the aged kidneys and lean pork in whole pieces, put them into a clay pot together, add 2500 ml of water (about 10 bowls of water), bring to a boil first, then simmer over low heat for 2 to 3 hours, adjust Just add an appropriate amount of salt and a little raw oil. This amount can serve 2 to 4 people. Watercress, raw fish, and lean pork can be scooped out and mixed with soy sauce for accompaniment.