Houttuynia cordata Thunb. (scientific name: Houttuynia cordata Thunb.), formerly known as water shield, also known as broken ear root and cut ear root, is called dog ear in Hakka. Taxonomically, it belongs to the genus Dicotyledonous Shepherd of Saururaceae, which has a foul-smelling herb. The stems are oblate and twisted, with a length of 20-35cm and a diameter of 0.2-20-35cm. The surface is brown, with several longitudinal edges and obvious nodes, and there are residual fibrous roots on the lower nodes; Fragile and easily broken. Leaves alternate, the leaves are folded and shrunk, and after flattening, they are heart-shaped, 3 ~ 5 cm long and 3 ~ 4.5 cm wide; Apex acuminate, entire; The upper surface is dark yellow-green to dark brown, and the lower surface is grayish green or grayish brown; The petiole is slender, and the base is combined with stipules to form a sheath. Spike terminal, yellow-brown. After crushing, it smells fishy and slightly astringent. Spicy and slightly cold. Return to lung meridian. It has the effects of clearing away heat and toxic materials, eliminating carbuncle and discharging pus, and inducing diuresis to relieve stranguria. Used for lung abscess, pus vomiting, phlegm-heat asthma and cough, heat dysentery, heat stranguria and carbuncle.

Half a duck

250 grams of broken ears

A piece of ginger

A little salt?

A little oil?

A little pepper?

A little cooking wine

Recipe practice:

1. Wash the roots of broken ears and tie them into small bundles for later use.

2. Wash the duck, cut it into pieces, blanch it with boiling water to remove blood, and drain it for later use.

3. Put cold oil in a hot pot, use ginger to choke the pot, stir-fry the duck meat together, stir-fry until the duck meat is slightly yellow, and then cook it in a casserole. Boil the water, add the broken ears and peppers, and cook for an hour, and it will be ok. Season with salt.

Recipe tip:

The soup is thick and white, so we should eat it together. It is very warm.