Coix seed lentils and old cucumber soup: Coix seed 80g, lentils 40g, pork leg 240g, cucumber 160g, salt 4g. Old cucumber weighs about 160 g. Wash with water, remove pulp and cut into large pieces. Soak raw Coicis Semen, lentils and dried tangerine peel in water. Wash candied dates and pig's trotters with clear water. Put the candied dates and pig's trotters into a pot and cook until the water boils. Put all the materials in until the water boils. Cook over medium heat for 3 hours. Add refined salt to taste and serve.
Thin old cucumber soup: old cucumber 1500g, lean meat 400g, soybean 100g, 4 candied dates, dried tangerine peel 1 piece. Buy cucumber with Huang Chengcheng skin color, wash, trim, remove gourd ladle and cut into large pieces. Wash the original slices of lean meat and wash the soybeans. Chenpi is hot and soft. Boil a proper amount of water, add old cucumber, lean meat, soybeans, candied dates and dried tangerine peel, and cook for 2 hours, then blanch to taste.
Nutritional efficacy of old cucumber soup: According to the viewpoint of modern nutrition, "old cucumber" is rich in fine cellulose, which can promote the excretion of rotten food in the intestine and reduce the concentration of cholesterol; Cucurbitacin contained in it has anticancer effect; Propanoic acid can inhibit the conversion of sugar into fat and help to lose weight; In addition, it is also rich in vitamins A, C, potassium and other minerals that are beneficial to the human body. In addition to rich nutrition, in traditional Chinese medicine, old cucumber soup is cool and sweet, and has the effect of clearing heat, promoting diuresis and detoxifying.
Reminder: When choosing an old cucumber, first, pay attention to the yellow skin, which means it can be boiled into soup. Second, gently rub it with your hands. If the meat is slack, it may have gone bad. You should choose a uniform and tough meat.