There is an old saying that goes, "A dog will freeze to death in nine or four." After the minor cold, it marks the beginning of the coldest time of the year. It is necessary to keep warm and protect your legs, feet and neck. At this time, the New Year is approaching, and people are busy writing Spring Festival couplets, cutting window grilles, and buying New Year's goods to prepare for the New Year. Travelers in distant places also begin to look forward to going home and reuniting with their families.

The Xiaohan solar term is also a good time to take supplements. At this time, if you strengthen the spleen, nourish the stomach, and replenish qi and blood in advance, your energy and energy will be much stronger in the coming year. I suggest everyone, whether you have money or not, don’t forget to eat the “Four Treasures of Xiaohan” to celebrate the New Year healthily.

1. Cabbage

Recommended recipe: Stewed Vermicelli with Cabbage and Pork

Ingredients: Cabbage, pork belly, garlic leaves, sweet potato vermicelli, onion, ginger and garlic

1: Wash the cabbage and cut it into small pieces. For pork, it is best to choose fat and lean pork belly. Cut the pork into slices and soak the vermicelli in warm water for a while;

2: Heat the pan and pour oil , add the pork belly and stir-fry until the fat is released, add the onion, ginger and garlic and sauté until fragrant, then pour the cabbage into the pot, add light soy sauce, sugar and salt and stir-fry until the cabbage becomes soft, add half a bowl of water and simmer for 5 minutes;

3: Put the soaked vermicelli into the pot and continue to simmer for 5 minutes;

4: Finally, pour the garlic leaves into the pot, cook on high heat for 1 minute and then turn off Fire;

2. Duck meat

Recommended recipe: Roasted duck with konjac

Ingredients: konjac, bean paste, half duck, shallots, scallions, ginger, Garlic

1: Wash the duck meat first and then chop it into the size you like with a knife;

2: Put the chopped duck pieces into the pot under cold water, add the green onions and ginger and blanch them , skim off the foam, take it out and wash it with warm water;

3: Rinse the konjac with water and cut into pieces;

4: Heat the pan and pour oil, add onion, ginger, garlic and Stir-fry the bean paste until fragrant, then add the duck pieces and stir-fry for a few times, then add light soy sauce, sugar, cooking wine and dark soy sauce and stir-fry until it changes color;

5: Pour the konjac into the duck pieces, add in the Add hot water to the ingredients, bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer over low heat for 40 minutes;

6: Stew until the duck pieces are cooked, sprinkle with minced green onion, and reduce the juice over high heat;

3. White radish

Recommended recipe: shredded radish cake

Ingredients: white radish, flour, pork, onion, shallot, five-spice powder

1: Flour Add appropriate amount of warm water and cooking oil into the mixture, stir until flocculent, and knead into dough;

2: Wrap the kneaded dough in plastic wrap and leave it to rise for a while;

3: Peel and wash the white radish, grate it into shreds with a grater and put it into a bowl. Add an appropriate amount of salt to remove the water from the radish;

4: Wash the pork and cut into small cubes, wash the onion. Cut into thin strips;

5: Pour a little oil into the pot, add diced pork, shredded onions and peppercorns, stir-fry out the fat in the diced pork, and remove;

6: Squeeze out the water from the pickled radish and put it into the pot, add five-spice powder, salt and chopped green onion and mix well;