Yam, Cordyceps, Flower Snake Soup

By EverardoSchneider

Yam, Cordyceps, Flower Snake Soup
All year round, spring is born, summer is long, autumn is harvested, and winter is stored. Winter is the best time for the human body to nourish. Because of its warming effect, snakes have become the number one tonic product this winter.
Snake-eating tonic is one of the dietary concepts of Cantonese people. When snakes are eaten in winter, most of the reason is that snakes reserve a lot of energy for hibernation. They are the fattest and most nutritious ones in the year, and have the best tonic effect. They can also exert the effects of calming the liver and improving eyesight, nourishing the heart and tranquilizing the nerves, removing wind and dampness, activating channels and relieving pain, activating blood and removing blood stasis, resolving toxic masses, strengthening bones and fitness, nourishing yin and yang, blackening hair and teeth, lowering blood sugar, and beautifying and beautifying people.
The snake meat is delicate and delicious. It is boiled into a thick soup with a overflowing aroma. Add yam, Cordyceps flowers, chicken feet, Yuan, wolfberry, and dried tangerine peel to the pot. The taste is more layered and the effect of the snake soup can be further exerted.
What is particularly worth mentioning is that snake soup can dispel rheumatism, dispel wind and cold, relax meridians and activate circulation, strengthen nerves, and prolong life. It can treat post-illness weakness, wind paralysis, numbness, joint pain and other diseases. It has certain soothing and therapeutic effects on our common scapulohumeral periarthritis and cervical spondylosis. Those suffering from this disease may wish to drink it frequently.
People with allogeneic high-protein allergies and colds and fever should not drink this soup.

Effectiveness of ingredients:
Snakes not only have high therapeutic and health effects, but also contain a large amount of protein and amino acids, including 8 amino acids necessary for the human body. However, this amino acid cannot be synthesized and produced natively by the human body and must be ingested from food. The content of these 8 amino acids in snake meat is high. In addition, snake meat also contains a special substance called glutamic acid, which has the effect of enhancing the vitality of brain cells. In addition, it also contains inorganic salts such as calcium, iron, phosphorus, and zinc, as well as trace elements such as vitamin A, vitamin B1, and vitamin B2.
Yam has many effects such as strengthening the spleen, replenishing the lungs, strengthening the kidneys, and replenishing essence. It can lower blood lipids, regulate the intestines and stomach, reduce subcutaneous fat accumulation, prevent the atrophy of connective tissue, and prevent the occurrence of collagen diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis. Huaishan contains soluble fiber, which can help digestion and lower blood sugar is a blessing for diabetic patients. Yam soap, an important nutrient component in Huaishan, is a pioneer in the synthesis of female hormones. It has the effect of nourishing yin, nourishing yang, and enhancing metabolism.
Cordyceps flowers are peaceful in nature, neither cold nor dry, and are rich in protein, amino acids, cordycepin, mannitol, SOD, polysaccharides and other ingredients. Among them, cordycepin and cordycepin can comprehensively regulate the internal environment of the human body and enhance the functions of macrophages in the body., play a certain role in enhancing and regulating the human immune function and improving the human body's disease resistance. It has the effects of benefiting liver and kidney, replenishing essence, stopping bleeding and resolving phlegm. Its main chemical components, pharmacology and pharmacodynamics are very similar to wild Cordyceps sinensis.
Chicken feet have high nutritional value and are rich in calcium and collagen. Eating more can not only soften blood vessels, but also have cosmetic effects.
Yuanrou has good effects in nourishing and replenishing qi and blood, replenishing intelligence and calming the mind, and calming the nerves. It can be used for insomnia, amnesia, fright, dizziness and other diseases caused by deficiency of the heart and spleen and deficiency of qi and blood.
Lycium barbarum has the effects of tonifying kidney and nourishing essence, nourishing liver and improving eyesight, replenishing blood and tranquilizing the nerves, promoting saliva and quenching thirst, and moistening lungs and relieving cough.
In medicine, tangerine peel has the effects of regulating qi, strengthening stomach, eliminating dampness, and eliminating phlegm.

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Steps for Yam, Cordyceps, Flower Snake Soup

  • Make  step 0
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    Prepare the main ingredients and ingredients (ask the merchant to handle them well, remove the scales, remove the internal organs and clean them up).
  • Make  step 1
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    Wash and soak the Cordyceps flowers well, wash off the dust on the surface of the raw meat, wolfberry, and tangerine peel. Peel and cut the yams into long sections and place them in clean water for preparation.
  • Make  step 2
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    Bring water to a boil in the pan, add 2 slices of ginger and 1 tablespoon of Cantonese rice wine, and then put the washed snake and chicken feet into blanching water for 3 minutes.
  • Make  step 3
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    Wash the floating foam on the surface of the snake and chicken feet, and prepare the remaining ginger slices.
  • Make  step 4
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    Put oil in another pan and saute the ginger slices until fragrant.
  • Make  step 5
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    Then put the snake and chicken feet in.
  • Make  step 6
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    Pour in 1 tablespoon of Cantonese rice wine and saute over high heat until fragrant.
  • Make  step 7
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    Put the stir-fried snake, chicken feet, and ginger slices into the soup pot, pour in the appropriate amount of water, boil slightly, and add yam, Cordyceps flowers, Yuan pork, and dried tangerine peel.
  • Make  step 8
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    After boiling, spoon off the floating foam on the surface.
  • Make  step 9
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    Turn down the heat, cover and cook for 20 minutes.
  • Make  step 10
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    Then add the medlar and cook for another 5-10 minutes.
  • Make  step 11
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    Sprinkle with 2 teaspoons of salt and let warm. Serve.
  • Yam, Cordyceps, Flower Snake Soup Make Tips

    1. It is best to ask the merchant to deal with the snake, remove the scales, remove the internal organs and clean it up. 2. Snakes must be blanched in water and then saute with ginger slices and cooking wine to easily remove the bloody smell. 3. Add some tangerine peel when cooking snake soup not only removes the fishy smell but also adds aroma. 4. There will be floating foam on the surface after boiling. Be sure to clean the floating foam on the surface. 5. It is recommended to wear gloves when peeling yams, because the saponin in the yams skin will make the skin of your hands very itchy. 6. The peeled yam is easily oxidized and turned yellow by air. It is best to put it in water and wash off the starch on the surface to isolate the air so that it will not change color. 7. Add chicken feet to enhance flavor, or you don't need to leave them.