Red bean and sweet potato soup

Boiled sweet potatoes with red beans-this is my favorite food in winter and the delicious food I want to eat most when I was an educated youth on the farm!
The educated youth's life was very harsh, and there was nothing to eat in those days. In winter, the cold weather was very freezing. If anyone brought some red beans from home at this time, everyone would find a way to go to the warehouse to get some sweet potatoes and borrow the farm workers 'stove to cook a big pot of red bean and sweet potato soup. The educated youth, men and women, gathered together and each ate a bowl of hot food, which really wiped away the fatigue!
Red bean and sweet potato soup brings me not only the delicious winter in memory, but also the unforgettable years of educated youth.

Red beans are rich in starch, so they are also called "rice beans". They have the functions of "body fluid, urine, eliminating bloating, removing swelling, and stopping vomiting". They are called "the valley of the heart" by Li Shizhen. Red bean is an indispensable high-nutrition and multifunctional coarse grain in people's lives.

Also known as acacia bean, it becomes very soft after cooking, has an unusual sweetness and a strong flavor. Red bean is native to China and is the seed of an annual shrub. Due to its medical effects, it has been valued in the Far East. It has been added to rice and soup for thousands of years. Also because of their sweetness, red beans are a common ingredient in Oriental sweets.

Red bean protein has a high lysine content and should be mixed with cereals to form bean rice or bean porridge. It is generally made into bean paste or used as a raw material for cakes. Red beans are not only delicious food, but also a wonderful medicine for doctors to cure diseases. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that red beans smell sweet, sour, flat, non-toxic, and have the effect of dispelling dampness and replenishing the spleen. They are more suitable for people with weak spleen and stomach. They are often used in diet therapy for hypertension, atherosclerosis, and various reasons. Edema and various uses such as relieving heat, relieving toxic energy, and strengthening the stomach.
Sweet potatoes have many benefits: Because sweet potatoes contain a lot of sugar, protein, various vitamins and minerals, carotene and vitamin C, as well as anti-cancer substances that inhibit the growth of cancer cells, and a lot of food fiber, they can prevent constipation and bowel cancer; At the same time, they can reduce calorie intake and are one of the best foods for weight loss.
Sweet potatoes are sweet and warm in nature. They can smooth the intestines and relax the bowels, strengthen the stomach and replenish qi. Contains more cellulose, which can absorb water in the intestines and increase the volume of feces, causing a laxative effect. Brown rice is rich in minerals such as protein, starch, vitamins B1, A, E, cellulose, calcium, iron and phosphorus. The rich fiber helps defecation.