Stewed turtle soup is a soup with turtle as the main ingredient. Soft-shelled turtle, commonly known as soft-shelled turtle, tastes delicious, has the functions of clearing away heat and nourishing yin, calming the liver and calming the wind, softening and resolving hard mass, and has curative effects on liver cirrhosis, hepatosplenomegaly, convulsion and epilepsy. It is not only a delicious food on the table, but also a traditional Chinese medicine with high medicinal and edible value.

Ingredients: a turtle (about 500g is the best), ham, mushrooms (dried incense), ginger, garlic, onion, Shaoxing wine, salt and monosodium glutamate.

Steps:

1. Turn the tortoise over with its back to the ground and its stomach to the sky. When it turns over and stretches its neck to the longest, it quickly cuts at the root of the neck with a sharp knife and then raises it to control the blood. Then put it in hot water with a water temperature of about 70~80 degrees, and scald it for 2~5 minutes (the specific time and temperature depend on the age and season of the turtle).

2. After cooling (those who can't wait to soak in cold water to cool down), cut a cross knife in the belly of the turtle with scissors or a sharp knife, dig out the internal organs, and slaughter the limbs and tail. The key is to take the butter off your legs.

3, but also gently scrape the black skin of the turtle. Be careful not to scratch or scrape off the skirt (also called flying edge, which is located around the turtle and is the most fragrant and beautiful part of the turtle). After scraping the black skin, wash it. Even if the cleaning is basically completed.

4. After the soft-shelled turtle is processed, put it in a bowl, spread ham slices, put the mushrooms with ginger, garlic and onion, and finally add wine.

5, then hurry up and stew, look at the size of the turtle, the small one hour is almost enough, and the big one will add 60 minutes.

Nutritional value:

Turtle is rich in high-quality protein, amino acids, minerals, trace elements and vitamins A, B 1, B2, etc. It has the delicious taste of chicken, deer, cow, pig and fish, and is known as "five flavors of good meat".

2, the medicinal effects of turtles The turtle's glans, turtle meat, turtle gall, turtle fat, turtle glue and other parts have medicinal value. Its main functions are: nourishing yin to control hepatitis and abnormal hyperactivity; Nourish, improve plasma protein content, promote hematopoietic function and enhance physical strength; Clear away heat, reduce abnormal temperature rise, and dissipate substances in the body.