The day before yesterday saw the twenty-four solar terms, and the temperature entered a stage of significant changes. During this period,"an autumn rain and a cold one" often occurred, and the heat was no longer pressing. The climate during the summer heat period is characterized by hot days, cool in the morning and evening, large temperature difference between day and night, little precipitation, and low air humidity. In such an environment, people are prone to dryness such as dry nose and mouth, dry throat and burnt lips, and the body's immunity and defense functions are also reduced. Therefore, during this season, we should pay attention to preventing dryness and adjust our diet and daily life carefully. All kinds of porridge are the best choices for this season. Have a bowl of health porridge every day to ensure health.
Drinking porridge is good for the body. It can help digestion, enhance appetite, replenish physical strength, prevent constipation, prevent colds, prevent dry throat, nourish the stomach, and prolong life. At the same time, various ingredients and medicinal materials can also be added to strengthen the effect, which is suitable for all types of people to eat, and the production process is simple and convenient. Different ingredients are boiled, and the essence remains in the porridge. It not only tastes delicious, but also is healthy and nutritious. Therefore, porridge is known as the world's number one tonic.
Duck porridge stewed with lotus fragrance and wax gourd is a home-cooked staple. It tastes fragrant and has the effects of summer health conditioning, quenching thirst and cooling heat, replenishing deficiency and nourishing yin and diuretic.
Stewed duck porridge with lotus and wax gourd
By ColbyWyman
Recipe Recommendations
- glutinous rice 100 grams
- winter melon 100 grams
- duck meat 150 grams
- scallops 25 grams
- mushrooms 60 grams
- lotus leaf 15 grams
- tangerine peel 2 grams
- chives 5 grams
- Jiang 3 grams
- soy sauce 5 grams
- peanut oil 10 grams
Steps for Stewed duck porridge with lotus and wax gourd

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Remove the center of the lotus leaf, as shown in the picture;(so that the soup will not be too astringent)
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Tear off the edges of the lotus leaf, as shown in the picture; then wash them and tear them into large pieces, not too small to avoid too much debris and affecting the taste;
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Soak mushrooms in advance, remove the stalks, wash, and cut into slices; cut ginger and chives into grains;
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Peel the wax gourd, wash it, and cut it into thick pieces;
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Wash the duck meat and cut into slices;
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Prepare tangerine peel for later use;
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Wash and drain the scallops for later use;
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Wash and drain the rice for later use.
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"Flying water" is also called "blanching water", and Chaoshan folk call it "scalding" means putting the raw materials into a boiling water pot and rolling them slightly. (1) Make vegetables bright in color, crisp and tender;(2) Remove blood from livestock and poultry raw materials and remove peculiar smell. (3) Shorten and adjust the cooking time of dishes. Fill the pot with water, put a few slices of ginger, and bring to a boil;
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Put the duck pieces into boiling water and blanch them, that is,"flying water";
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Drain the blanched duck pieces with a colander and remove them.
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Put lotus leaf and tangerine peel together in a pot and boil, bring to a boil over high heat, and slowly cook for about 30 minutes on low heat;
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Remove the cooked lotus leaf and tangerine peel to avoid affecting the taste of the porridge;
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Put the duck pieces that have been soaked in water in the water and boil them over high heat;
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Put the cut wax gourd in;
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Then put the scallops in and bring them to a boil over 15 high heat;
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Pour the washed and drained rice into it and bring it to a boil over high heat;
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Put the mushrooms in on high heat and bring them to a boil, change to low heat and cook slowly. When the duck meat is cooked and the rice porridge is thick;
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Add refined salt, soy sauce, and peanut oil and stir well;
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Finally, add in the chicken essence and chives and bring to a boil and turn off the heat.
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Rice: Rice can improve the body's immune function, promote blood circulation, thereby reducing the chance of high blood pressure; rice can prevent diseases such as diabetes, beriberi, age spots and constipation; the crude fiber molecules in the rice bran layer of rice can help gastrointestinal peristalsis and have good curative effects on stomach problems, constipation, hemorrhoids, etc.
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Winter melon: Winter melon contains a variety of vitamins and essential trace elements, which can regulate the metabolic balance of the human body. Winter melon is cold in nature. It can nourish the stomach and promote the production of saliva, clear down stomach fire, reduce people's food intake, and promote the conversion of sugar and starch in the body into heat energy instead of turning into fat. Therefore, winter melon is an ideal vegetable for obese people. At the same time, wax gourd has an anti-aging effect. Long-term consumption can keep the skin as white as jade, moist and smooth, and maintain a healthy body. In addition, wax gourd also has a good effect of clearing heat and relieving heat. Eating more wax gourd in summer will not only quench your thirst, relieve heat, relieve diuretic, but also prevent furuncle. Because it diuretic and contains very little sodium, it is a good solution for chronic renal salt edema, nutritional edema, and edema in pregnant women. 
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Duck meat: The fatty acids in duck meat have a low melting point and are easy to digest. It contains more B vitamins and vitamin E than other meats. It can effectively resist beriberi, neuritis and various inflammations, and can also resist aging. Duck meat is rich in niacin, which is one of the two important coenzymes in the human body and has a protective effect on patients with heart diseases such as myocardial infarction. Duck meat is cold and cold in nature, sweet and salty in nature, and mainly supplements deficiency and fatigue. Nourishing the yin of the five internal organs, clearing the heat caused by deficiency and fatigue, replenishing blood and promoting water, nourishing the stomach and promoting saliva, relieving cough and self-convulsion, and eliminating snails accumulation. It is suitable for most people, especially for patients with body heat, excessive heat, weakness, lack of food, constipation, edema, heart disease, cancer and patients after radiotherapy and chemotherapy. 
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scallops: scallops (also known as scallops) contain protein, fat, carbohydrates, vitamin A, calcium, potassium, iron, magnesium, selenium and other nutrients. The scallops are rich in sodium glutamate and taste extremely fresh. Compared with fresh scallops, the fishy smell is greatly reduced. The scallops have the functions of nourishing yin and replenishing the kidney, and regulating the stomach. They can treat dizziness, dry throat and thirst, tuberculosis and coughing blood, and weakness of the spleen and stomach. Regular consumption can help lower blood pressure, lower cholesterol, and replenish fitness; According to records, the scallops also have the effects of fighting cancer, softening blood vessels, and preventing arteriosclerosis.
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Shiitake mushrooms: Shiitake mushrooms have the nutritional characteristics of high protein, low fat, polysaccharides, multiple amino acids and multiple vitamins; Shiitake mushrooms contain a kind of wheat alcohol that is lacking in general vegetables. It can be converted into vitamin D, promote the absorption of calcium in the body, and Enhance the body's ability to resist disease. Normal people eating mushrooms can play a role in preventing cancer. Eating more shiitake mushrooms for cancer patients can inhibit the growth of tumor cells; shiitake mushroom diet has a certain weight loss effect on patients with thick abdominal wall fat. Lentinus edodes contain glandulas, choline, tyrosine, oxidase and certain nucleic acid substances, which can play the role of lowering blood pressure, lowering cholesterol, and lowering blood lipids, and can also prevent diseases such as arteriosclerosis and liver cirrhosis; Lentinan can improve the vitality of helper T cells and enhance the body's humoral immune function.
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A large number of practices have proved that shiitake mushrooms have a wide range of cancer prevention and treatment and have been used in clinical treatment. Mushrooms also contain a variety of vitamins and minerals, which play a great role in promoting human metabolism and improving the body's adaptability; mushrooms also play a therapeutic role in diabetes, pulmonary tuberculosis, infectious hepatitis, neuritis, etc., and can also be used for indigestion, constipation, etc.Stewed duck porridge with lotus and wax gourd Make Tips
According to the *Compendium of Materia Medica*, when one wakes up early on an empty stomach, the stomach is weak. Consuming a large bowl of congee activates the grain energy; the nourishment it provides is substantial. It is also extremely soft and smooth, harmonizing with the stomach and intestines, making it the most excellent dietary secret. Drinking congee in the evening can also nourish the stomach and intestines without leading to obesity, and it can also aid sleep; the ancients regarded it as a form of dietary therapy. [Food Incompatibilities]: Rice: Rice should not be eaten with horse meat or honey; it must not be eaten with Xanthium, otherwise it will cause heart pain. Winter Melon: Winter melon is incompatible with crucian carp and tonics. Duck Meat: Duck meat is incompatible with rabbit meat, waxberries, walnuts, soft-shelled turtles, wood ear fungus, walnuts, garlic, and buckwheat. Lotus Leaf: Lotus leaf is incompatible with tung oil, Poria, and silver.