Material preparation
The materials for making pigeon mung bean soup are very simple, just prepare the following ingredients:
-squab 1 only
-mung bean amount
-Lycium barbarum L.
-Appropriate amount of rock sugar
-Appropriate amount of clear water
Detailed explanation of steps
1. Wash squab, remove internal organs and cut into small pieces for later use.
2. Wash mung beans and soak them in clear water 1 hour for later use.
3. Wash the medlar and set aside.
4. Boil a pot of water, put the pigeon pieces in the water, and remove them for later use.
5. Take a pot of clear water, add mung beans, boil over high heat and turn to low heat until the mung beans are cooked thoroughly.
6. Put the blanched pigeon pieces into the mung bean soup, add appropriate amount of medlar and rock sugar, and continue to cook for about 10 minutes.
7. After the flameout, let the pigeon mung bean soup cool naturally and serve.
Efficacy
Pigeon mung bean soup is a good summer drink for clearing away heat and relieving summer heat, moistening lung and beautifying face. Pigeons are cold in nature and have the functions of clearing away heat and toxic materials, nourishing yin and moistening dryness. Mung beans are cool and have the effects of clearing away heat and toxic materials, detumescence and diuresis. Lycium barbarum has the functions of nourishing liver, improving eyesight and resisting aging. Rock sugar has the effect of moistening lung and relieving cough, promoting fluid production and quenching thirst. Therefore, pigeon mung bean soup can not only clear away heat and relieve summer heat, but also moisten the lungs and maintain beauty, which is a good way to keep fit in summer.
Tips
1. Mung beans need to be soaked in advance, so that they can be boiled better.
2. When cooking young pigeons, you can add a little cooking wine to remove the fishy smell.
3. Mung bean soup can be added with appropriate amount of rock sugar according to personal taste, and more can be added if you like to be sweet.
4. Mung bean soup can be put in the refrigerator and then eaten, and the taste is better and cooler.