1. Stewed pigeon with gastrodia elata. Stewed pigeon with gastrodia elata is a very nutritious food made from gastrodia elata and squab, and it is a very typical medicated diet. First, clean the squab, chop it into small pieces with uniform size, then add raw flour and rub it, and then clean it with clear water. Here, it should be noted that the squab cannot be blanched, which will lead to the loss of meat and nutrition. Put the washed squab into a casserole, and directly add a proper amount of Gastrodia elata, Angelica sinensis and Cordyceps sinensis. Angelica sinensis has the effect of enriching blood, and Cordyceps sinensis can improve the body's resistance, and simmer for 40 minutes with low fire. Then you can add a proper amount of red dates and medlar according to your own preference, cut the red dates in half and remove the jujube core. After stewing for five minutes, add some salt, and the delicious stewed pigeon with gastrodia elata is finished.
Second, Tianma stewed pig brain. Stewed pig brain with gastrodia elata is a delicious food made from gastrodia elata and pig brain, which can quickly relieve brain fatigue. The traditional Chinese medicines needed here include Gastrodia elata, Lycium barbarum, Ligusticum chuanxiong and ginger slices. Firstly, the pig brain is treated, and the outer membrane of the pig brain is removed with a toothpick and cleaned, so that the fishy smell of the soup can be effectively removed. Then add Gastrodia elata, Rhizoma Chuanxiong and ginger slices into the casserole. Then add enough water and simmer for an hour and a half. Finally, add Lycium barbarum and salt. After stewing for five minutes, you can eat it.
Here, we need to pay attention to the fact that cooking wine and other condiments can't be added to stew soup with gastrodia elata and other Chinese herbal medicines, otherwise the Chinese herbal medicines will lose their efficacy and the taste of the soup will become worse.