8 Nutritious Recipes to Fight the Flu

by cshelive9520 on 2012-02-23 12:13:09

1. Carrot and Yam Stewed Lamb

Ingredients: 300g of lamb belly, 100g of carrots, 50g of yam, 10g of ginger, 1000g of lamb bone soup. Seasonings: 5g of salt, 3g of chicken essence, 1g of sugar, 1g of pepper powder, nutritional encyclopedia.

Preparation:

1. Cut the lamb belly into pieces and blanch them. Wash the carrots and cut them into chunks, wash the yam and cut it into chunks, slice the ginger for later use.

2. Heat a clean pot, add the lamb bone soup, ginger slices, carrots, yam, and lamb belly. Bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer for 45 minutes and season as desired.

Effects:

Carrots can moisturize the kidneys and enhance yang energy, rich in large amounts of carotene and various amino acids. The potassium succinate it contains has a blood pressure-lowering effect and is effective for night blindness.

2. Stir-fried Mushrooms with Celery

Ingredients: 250g of mushrooms, 250g of celery, 1 red pepper, appropriate amount of water chestnuts, ginger, garlic, salt, chicken essence.

Preparation:

1. Slice the mushrooms and water chestnuts.

2. Cut the celery into sections and the peppers into slices.

3. Heat oil in a pan, stir-fry the ginger and garlic until fragrant, then add the mushrooms to the pan and stir-fry.

4. Once the mushrooms are softened, add the other ingredients and stir-fry until they are cooked through.

5. Season with salt and chicken essence and it's ready.

Effects:

Celery has high medicinal value and can be used as an auxiliary treatment for hypertension, arteriosclerosis, neurasthenia, etc. Regular consumption of celery is beneficial for clearing throat, promoting bile secretion, dispelling wind and heat, clearing the intestines, facilitating bowel movements, stopping coughs, promoting urination, and improving eyesight. On one hand, celery contains a lot of calcium which can supplement "leg strength", and on the other hand, it also contains potassium which can reduce water accumulation in the lower body. Mushrooms are rich in 18 kinds of amino acids. Studies have found that the nutritional value of edible fungi is second only to milk. Mushrooms contain multiple vitamins, especially vitamin D for human intake. Additionally, mushrooms also contain vitamin B12, which is rare in general plants, and has the function of increasing red blood cells and preventing anemia.

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