Xiaohan is the 23rd solar term among the twenty-four solar terms and the fifth solar term in winter. The cold air accumulates for a long time and becomes cold. The characteristic of Xiaohan solar term is that it is cold, but it is not the coldest, so it is called " Small".

Cold is easy to damage yang, so the principle of "nourishing yang in spring and summer, and nourishing yin in autumn and winter" should be followed. In winter, if you take good care of your kidneys, you can adjust your body to adapt to the changes of severe winter. Therefore, a very important point in maintaining health in winter is to “nurture the kidneys and prevent cold”.

The climate of Xiaohan is cold. At this time, the diet should be less salty and more bitter. Eating some bitter foods such as bitter melon, tangerine peel, lotus seeds, and bitter buckwheat can help the heart yang and nourish the kidneys.

Although this season is the best time to "tonic", tonic does not just require eating a lot of tonics, it must be targeted. Don't eat big fish or meat, raw or cold.

Traditional Chinese medicine has the principle of "warming what is cold". Warm foods, such as mutton, beef, chicken, pork loin, etc., help the body's yang energy rise and improve the body's ability to withstand cold. Very suitable for winter consumption.

Winter supplements can improve the body’s immune function, promote metabolism, and maximize the storage of energy converted from nutrients in the body, laying the foundation for good health in the coming year. Therefore, people often have the idea of ??"supplementing for winter" statement.

In winter, you might as well cook some mutton soup, pheasant soup, beef soup, etc. at home, which are all good for warming and tonic at this time. So what I recommend to you today is Huaishan Chenpi Mutton Soup.

Ingredients: 300 grams of mutton neck meat, 150 grams of fresh Huaishan, 5 grams of Xinhui tangerine peel, 15 grams of longan meat, 10 grams of wolfberry, 10 grams of ginger, cooking wine, and appropriate amount of salt.

Method:

1. Wash the mutton neck, cut into pieces and marinate with salt and cooking wine.

2. Peel and cut Huaishan into sections, wash and cut Xinhui tangerine peel into shreds, wash and set aside other ingredients.

3. Put all the ingredients except the wolfberry into the pot, add water to cover all the ingredients, boil over high heat first, then simmer over low heat for about 1 hour.

4. After turning off the heat, sprinkle some wolfberry and salt, stir slightly, and you can drink soup and eat meat.

Mutton is warm in nature and sweet in taste, and enters the spleen, stomach, kidney, and heart meridians; it can warm and nourish the liver and kidneys. Eating mutton often in winter can increase the body's heat and resist the cold. The muscles of mutton neck meat are relatively developed, with alternating fat and lean meat. The meat is also firm and tender. It is used for making soup and has a smooth taste.

Huaishan is rich in amino acids and trace elements. It tastes sweet and has a neutral nature. It can strengthen the spleen and kidneys. It can be eaten regularly every day and is a good product that has the same origin as medicine and food.

Tangerine peel is fragrant, warm in nature, pungent in taste, slightly bitter, can regulate qi and strengthen the spleen, and is pungent and warm to relieve symptoms. Among them, Xinhui tangerine peel produced in Guangdong is the highest quality tangerine peel. The aroma and taste of ordinary tangerine peel cannot be compared with Xinhui tangerine peel.

Cantonese people like to add Xinhui tangerine peel to their daily meals. In addition to its usefulness, they also like its seasoning effect. The meat is more tender when mixed with Xinhui tangerine peel, making it excellent for cooking meat.

The Xiaohan solar term is the coldest period of the year. In addition to supplementing the winter with dietary therapy, you should also strengthen physical exercise and improve your physical fitness. Only by spending a good winter can you transition to winter and spring well and celebrate the new year well.

Some content comes from the Internet.

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