There is more rain in spring and the air humidity is high. Traditional Chinese medicine experts believe that in spring, qi deficiency in the spleen and stomach can easily lead to dampness stagnation. External dampness stagnation in the spleen and stomach can easily cause poor circulation of blood and gas, blocked meridians, and symptoms of fatigue and drowsiness. When the human body lacks righteousness and resistance declines,"dampness evil" will become a pathogenic factor. Therefore, every spring, many families in Guangdong and Guangxi often boil some moist soup to recuperate the body.
Among them, coix seed and red bean are the more commonly used soups for removing dampness. Making soup and taking it can help eliminate dampness in the body. It can also be cooked with lotus seeds, lilies, red dates, etc.
In addition, it is best to go to bed early and get up early in spring, not stay up late, and have a light diet to reduce fatigue.
Coix seed, red bean and lotus seed soup
Recipe Recommendations
- red bean appropriate amount
- Coix seed appropriate amount
- lotus seed appropriate amount
- Lily appropriate amount
- rock sugar appropriate amount
- sweetening
- cook
- an hour
- simple
Steps for Coix seed, red bean and lotus seed soup
1
Wash red beans, coix seeds, lotus seeds, and lily and soak in water for 1 hour.
2
Bring the above ingredients to a boil over high heat for 10 minutes, cover and simmer for 1 hour.
3
After an hour, the soup turned dark and the beans became bigger.
4
Bring the soup to a boil again, then add the rock sugar.
5
Turn to low heat and cook for 20 minutes, turn off heat, and simmer for another 30-60 minutes. Serve.
6
Cooked red bean soup.Coix seed, red bean and lotus seed soup Make Tips
1) Red beans and red beans are two different beans with different effects. The former is slender and has a hard taste. 2) Red beans and coix seeds are difficult to cook until they are soaked in water for more than 30 minutes in advance. 3) The boiling method saves gas, and using a pressure cooker or a non-boiling pot can shorten the boiling time.