Many women experience cold hands and feet in late autumn and winter, and they can't even warm up all night! So, in this dry, desolate, and colorless season, how can women improve the condition of cold hands and feet? Actually, dietary supplementation during this period is a good choice. Let's introduce four types of warm soups that we hope will be helpful to you!
Cordyceps Stewed Turtle
Cordyceps sinensis Stewed Soft-shelled Turtle
Ingredients: Wild soft-shelled turtle
Herbs: High-quality Cordyceps sinensis
Seasoning: Salt, MSG
Instructions:
1. After slaughtering and cleaning the soft-shelled turtle, blanch it in boiling water.
2. In a clay pot, add an appropriate amount of water, then add the soft-shelled turtle and Cordyceps sinensis. Simmer over low heat for about 2 hours. Finally, season with salt and MSG.
A Friendly Reminder: Cordyceps sinensis is a very ancient tonic, long used to relieve fatigue and boost vitality. Although its appearance might be a bit scary, wild Cordyceps sinensis is a rare treasure! According to medical records, Cordyceps sinensis can treat symptoms like consumptive fever, night sweats, and tidal fever caused by lung and kidney yin deficiency. It can also stop bleeding and relieve coughing. Additionally, Cordyceps has significant sedative, hypnotic, anti-asthmatic, and blood pressure-lowering effects. As for the soft-shelled turtle, its great nourishing properties are well-known. Moreover, it can inhibit the growth of tumor cells and improve the human body's immune function!
Yuzhu Braised Pig's Trotters
Ingredients: 2 pig's trotters
Herbs: Yuzhu (Polygonatum odoratum)
Seasoning: Salt, MSG, ham juice, salad oil
Instructions:
1. After cleaning the pig's trotters, blanch them in boiling water.
2. In a pot, add a little salad oil and ham juice. Bring to a boil, then add the pig's trotters. Once the trotters are colored, add an appropriate amount of water, Yuzhu, salt, and MSG. Simmer over low heat for 3-4 hours, then remove and place on a plate.
3. Evenly pour the remaining cooking liquid from the trotters over them and serve.
Radish Stewed Beef Brisket
American Ginseng and Goji Berry Medley Soup
Ingredients: Black-boned chicken, soft-shelled turtle, pork tripe, straw mushrooms, monkey head mushroom
Herbs: American ginseng, goji berries
Seasoning: Salt, MSG, chicken essence
Instructions:
1. Slaughter and cut the fresh soft-shelled turtle into pieces. Clean and cut the black-boned chicken into pieces. Clean the pork tripe and cut it into strips. Clean the straw mushrooms, monkey head mushroom, American ginseng, and goji berries, and set aside.
2. Blanch the soft-shelled turtle, black-boned chicken, and tripe strips in boiling water.
3. Put all the ingredients and herbs into a clay pot. Add an appropriate amount of water, salt, MSG, and chicken essence. Simmer over low heat for 1-2 hours and it's ready.
A Friendly Reminder: The history of consuming ginseng in China spans over 5,000 years. Even today, it is regarded as a great medicine that can cure all kinds of illnesses. In fact, ginseng does have significant medicinal value, especially for increasing body heat, treating anemia, high blood pressure, and insomnia. Goji berries are also a very effective tonic herb that can nourish the liver and kidneys, treat blood deficiency and fatigue, and also nourish the liver and improve vision. They are undoubtedly a top-notch health product!
Ten-Ingredient Nourishing Beef Brisket
Ingredients: Beef brisket, white radish
Herbs: Angelica sinensis, Codonopsis pilosula, goji berries, Gastrodia elata, Astragalus membranaceus, Chinese yam, Eucommia ulmoides, Cistanche deserticola, Morinda officinalis, Cynomorium songaricum
Seasoning: Salt, MSG
Instructions:
1. Clean and cut the beef brisket into pieces, then blanch in boiling water. Clean and slice the white radish, and set aside.
2. In a pot, add an appropriate amount of water, then add the beef brisket and the ten herbs. Simmer over low heat for 3-4 hours.
3. When the beef brisket is almost cooked, add the white radish slices. After stewing, it is ready to eat.
A Friendly Reminder: Astragalus is a tonic suitable for both men and women, which can replenish blood and Qi, restore sexual vitality, and enhance physical endurance to promote overall health. Eucommia can tonify the kidneys, calm the fetus, strengthen muscles and bones, and also has the function of dilating blood vessels. Gastrodia elata has excellent effects for expelling wind and relieving pain, increasing blood flow, and improving the body's tolerance to hypoxia. The prominent feature of Cistanche is that it can tonify yang and benefit essence and blood, being moistening and not drying, with a mild effect, making it suitable for long-term supplementation and very beneficial to the human body. If you have been feeling blood-deficient and weak with cold limbs recently, you might try making a pot of this Ten-Ingredient Nourishing Soup. Drinking it regularly will surely replenish your vital energy and spirit, making you feel warm and cozy all winter long!
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