Boost your nutrition in late autumn with some hearty fare.

As the deep autumn season sets in, temperatures drop and many people find their appetite increasing, developing a preference for meat. Different meats have varying flavors and nutritional values, and are suitable for different people. The choice should be based on one's constitution and the climate, selecting the most appropriate type of meat.

Curry Beef

For those who are weak and have a poor memory, eat beef.

Beef is most suitable for those who are physically weak and have a decline in mental faculties. The amino acid composition of beef protein is closer to human needs than that of pork, which can improve the body's disease resistance. It is especially suitable for people in the recovery phase after growth and development, or after surgery, for replenishing lost blood and repairing tissues.

Recommended Recipe: Honey Grapefruit Curry Beef

Ingredients: 500g beef, 1 potato, 2 lemon slices, 20g onion, ginger, cooking wine, curry, garlic, honey grapefruit sauce, pepper, salt, sugar, oil as needed.

Method: Cut the beef into small cubes. Wash, peel, and cut the potato into irregular chunks. Chop the onion into small pieces. Heat oil in a wok, stir-fry the ginger slices first, then add the beef cubes. Add cooking wine and stir-fry until the color changes. In another pot, bring water to a boil, add the stir-fried beef, squeeze in lemon juice, add salt, pepper, and sugar, and simmer over high heat for 30 minutes. Add the potato chunks, bring to a boil, then simmer over low heat. In another pan, heat oil, stir-fry the onion and garlic until fragrant, add curry and stir-fry until fragrant, then pour it into the beef and mix well. Turn off the heat, add honey grapefruit sauce and mix well before serving.

For men's "sexual happiness," eat lamb

Scallion Stir-fried Lamb

Lamb is the most nourishing meat, beneficial for the kidneys, strengthening yang, tonifying deficiency, resisting cold, and strengthening the body. However, it should be noted that lamb is warm in nature. Those with yin deficiency and excess fire, coughing with phlegm, indigestion, arthritis, eczema, or fever should avoid it.

Recommended Recipe—Scallion Stir-fried Lamb

Ingredients: 250g lamb slices, 1 large scallion, 15ml soy sauce, 15ml rice vinegar, 8g sugar, 5g salt, a small handful of cilantro, a little oil.

Method: First, cut the scallion into diagonal slices, wash the cilantro, and cut it into short 3cm pieces. Heat the wok to medium heat (about 5成热), add the lamb slices and stir-fry. When the lamb slices turn white, add the scallions, add soy sauce, sugar, and salt, and stir-fry evenly. When the lamb is cooked, drizzle in rice vinegar, add the cilantro segments, stir-fry evenly, and then it's ready to serve.

Anemic people should eat more lean pork

Fatty meat has a high fat content and little protein, and eating too much can easily lead to high blood lipids and obesity. Most protein is concentrated in lean meat, and lean meat also contains hemoglobin, which can supplement iron and prevent anemia, with a better effect than eating vegetables.

Recommended Recipe—Braised Pork with Chinese Yam

Braised Pork with Chinese Yam

Ingredients: 400g pork, 1 Chinese yam, 1 star anise, dark soy sauce, sugar, cooking wine, salt, oil as needed.

Method: Cut the pork into cubes and blanch in boiling water, then set aside. Put a little oil in the pot, add the pork and stir-fry over low heat for a moment. Add dark soy sauce, add scallion slices, ginger slices, and star anise, and stir-fry until the color is even. Add warm water, bring to a boil over high heat, then turn to low heat and simmer. When the pork is tender enough to be easily pierced with a chopstick, add an appropriate amount of sugar (rock sugar is best), salt, then add the Chinese yam and simmer for another 15 minutes. When the sauce has thickened and the yam is soft, it's ready to eat.

For those afraid of gaining weight, eat chicken

Chicken is the meat with the least fat content. It has a good therapeutic effect on malnutrition, aversion to cold, fatigue, menstrual irregularity, anemia, and weakness.

Recommended Recipe—Chicken and Asparagus Rolls

Ingredients: 300g chicken breast, 5 asparagus, 1 carrot, 2 shiitake mushrooms, salt, MSG, cooking wine, pepper, starch, sesame oil as needed.

Method: Wash the asparagus, trim the old roots, and scrape off the tough skin. Boil water in a pot, add a little salt, blanch the cleaned asparagus until about 80% cooked, then remove and drain. Mince the chicken breast, chop the mushrooms, and peel and chop the carrot. Place the minced chicken, chopped mushrooms, and chopped carrot in a container, add salt, cooking wine, MSG, pepper, and sesame oil, and mix well to make a filling. Wrap the chicken filling around the asparagus, place on a plate, and steam in a steamer until cooked. In another pot, bring the steaming liquid from the chicken and asparagus to a boil, add salt, MSG, and starch to thicken, then pour over the chicken and asparagus rolls to serve.

For those lacking trace elements, eat more fish and shrimp

Fish and shrimp are extremely rich in trace elements, containing calcium, aluminum, iron, manganese, copper, etc., all of which are essential for the human body. However, excessive consumption of aquatic products can easily damage the spleen and stomach, causing gastrointestinal diseases, so attention should be paid.

Recommended Recipe—Steamed Carp

Steamed Carp

Ingredients: 500g carp, 1 piece of ginger, 1 scallion, 2 spoons of cooking wine, 1 spoon of sesame oil, 2 spoons of light soy sauce, salt, chicken essence, starch as needed.

Method: Rub ginger slices, scallion sections, cooking wine, and salt all over the carp and marinate for at least 15 minutes. Add soup or water to the fish bowl, place it in a steamer with boiling water, and steam for 15 minutes. After removing, pour the liquid from the fish bowl into a wok, bring to a boil, add chicken essence and starch to thicken, then pour over the fish, and drizzle with sesame oil to serve.