Nutritional value of yam: The biggest feature of yam is that it contains a large amount of mucin. Mucin is a mixture of polysaccharides and proteins that has a special health care effect on the human body. It can prevent fat from being deposited on the cardiovascular vessels, maintain blood vessel elasticity, and prevent the premature occurrence of atherosclerosis; it can reduce subcutaneous fat accumulation; it can prevent the shrinkage of connective tissue and prevent the occurrence of collagen diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and scleroderma. Yam is rich in DHEA (Youth Factor). The main health effects of DHEA are anti-aging, enhancing immune function and improving sexual function. The mechanism for its health care effect is that it can be converted into male hormone or estrogen according to the body's needs to supplement hormone imbalance caused by aging and disease, thereby allowing people to maintain strong energy and enhance their ability to resist disease.
Yam contains enough fiber and is a natural slimming delicacy. After use, it will feel full, thereby controlling the desire to eat. Yams can also promote saliva and moisten dryness, and have the function of nourishing skin and hair, so they have cosmetic effects. In winter, skin is extremely easy to dry, making hair withered, so eating more yams can moisturize skin and hair. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that yam "mainly benefits the middle and supplements the deficiency, eliminates the evil qi of cold and heat, warms the middle and strengthens the qi, grows muscles, and makes the eyes and ears smarter after taking it for a long time." Many classical medical books have spoken highly of yam. Among the people, yams are a well-known nourishing product.
Edible efficacy: Yam is sweet and calm in nature, and enters the lungs, spleen and kidney meridians; it is not dry or greasy; it has the effects of strengthening the spleen and replenishing the lungs, nourishing the stomach and kidney, strengthening the kidney and essence, improving the ears and eyesight, helping the five internal organs, strengthening the muscles and bones, long-term will and tranquilizing the nerves, and prolonging life; it mainly treats spleen and stomach weakness, fatigue, loss of appetite, chronic diarrhea, lung qi deficiency and dryness, phlegm asthma and cough, kidney qi deficit, weakness of the waist and knees, weakness of the lower limbs, diabetes, frequent frequency, seminal emission, premature ejaculation, white turbid white and turbid under the belt, red skin swelling, obesity and other diseases.
Palate: The yam is soft and glutinous, the ribs are delicious, and the soup is rich. It is decorated with carrots and broccoli. This soup is full of color, aroma and suitable for winter tonic.
yam chop soup
Recipe Recommendations
- small row 750 grams
- yam 2 pieces
- carrots 1 small root
- broccoli 1/3 tree
- Jiang 5 pieces
- cooking wine 1 tablespoon
- salt appropriate amount
- chicken essence 3 tsp
- salty and fresh
- cook
- several hours
- ordinary
Steps for yam chop soup
1
All ingredients and ingredients.
2
Pour water on small rows: Boil half a pot of water, and when the water is hot, take out a piece of ginger and a small row. When it is slightly boiling, wash it with cold water for later use.
3
Pour water on small rows: Boil half a pot of water, and when the water is hot, take out a piece of ginger and a small row. When it is slightly boiling, wash it with cold water for later use.
4
Wash and peel carrots, and cut into hob blocks; peel and wash yams and cut into hob blocks; wash broccoli and cut into small flowers for later use.
5
Boil more than half of the pot of water. When the water temperature is hot, the small ribs, ginger slices, and cooking wine are brought to a boil over high heat and cook for 1 hour over medium to medium heat.
6
Add salt, carrot pieces and yam pieces, and cook for another half hour until the carrots and yam pieces are crisp and soft.
7
Add broccoli slices, cook for 5 minutes, add chicken essence to taste.
8
Set up a plate and eat it.