Tomorrow is the winter solstice, the winter solstice is the 22nd solar term in China, and the folk are known as "qi begins with the winter solstice". The spleen and stomach are the source of qi and blood biochemistry, so the winter solstice is considered to be the best time to maintain a healthy spleen and stomach.
At this time, the coldest weather is ushered in, and there is a saying that "the winter solstice is born". This is because the solar terms run to the day of the winter solstice, and the cathode is yang, because the day of this day is the shortest day of the year, and the sun is almost directly on the Tropic of Cancer.
After the winter solstice, as the sun moves northward, the daytime gradually increases. At this time, the yang qi in the human body is vigorous, and it is most likely to absorb foreign nutrients and exert its tonic effect. It can be seen that it is the best time for people to start supplementing around the winter solstice.
As the saying goes, medicine is not as good as food supplements. In the winter, it is appropriate to choose foods that are both delicious and tonic for the body, which is a good nutritional supplement for the human body, and the winter solstice supplement is preferred for warm supplements, while lamb is a very good choice.
Today to introduce you to a tangerine radish stew lamb, the method is simple, both warm and not easy to catch fire.
Lamb stew with tangerine radish
Ingredients: 500 grams of white radish, 250 grams of lamb, 8-10 grams of Xinhui tangerine peel, red dates, goji berries, ginger, cooking wine, salt to taste.
method:
1. Wash and cut the white radish and lamb into pieces, and let the tangerine peel soak soft and set aside.
2. Put the lamb into the pot with an appropriate amount of water, fish out the lamb five or six minutes after opening the pot, pour out the blood water, change the water and boil again, add the lamb, tangerine peel, ginger, cooking wine, and stew until six ripe.
3. Add the dates and white radish, and when the radish is simmered and soft, it is ready to come out of the pot.
4. Add goji berries and salt before coming out of the pot, and you can drink soup and eat meat.
Function: Nourish qi and replenish deficiency, warm in the warm. It is especially suitable for those with spleen and stomach deficiency.
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Lamb is sweet and hot. Belongs to the warm supplement ingredients, it can not only withstand the wind and cold, but also can supplement the body, after the winter, many people love to eat lamb to supplement, it can warm the kidneys, qi and deficiency. It has a tonic effect on the body weakness and is most suitable for winter consumption, so it is called winter tonic and is well received by people.
White radish
White radish is cool, spicy and sweet, non-toxic, into the lungs, stomach meridians, can eliminate stagnation, phlegm fever. As the saying goes, "eat radish in winter and eat ginger in summer", in the cold winter, people like to eat a variety of warm food to keep warm, but the warm food eats too much, it is easy to catch fire, radish can dissolve the heat, and the warm supplement ingredients complement each other.
Tangerine peel
Tangerine peel is warm, spicy, slightly bitter, return to the spleen, lung meridian, can strengthen the spleen and stomach, rational qi tone, also suitable for eating in winter supplements, cooked with meat can reduce the fishy taste of meat, but also for the dish to add flavor.
At the same time, Xinhui Tangerine Peel can effectively prevent and reduce lung inflammation caused by harmful gases in air pollution. At present, the new crown has appeared in the phenomenon of environmental transmission, and drinking some tangerine peel water can better protect the lungs.
The winter solstice is a very important festival and festival, in addition to eating meat to supplement, there are rich folk food customs in various places.
Folk known as "winter solstice too big year" saying, Guangdong in the winter solstice must have tangyuan on the table, but tangyuan is a glutinous rice and sugar-based food, rich in carbohydrates, filling in a lot of sugar.
Eating too much tangyuan will aggravate gastrointestinal discomfort, so during the winter solstice, scientific diet is very important. If you eat tangyuan, be sure to reduce the number of staple foods accordingly.
When eating tangyuan, you may wish to accompany some Pu'er tea or tangerine peel tea, which is gentle and edible, and has a good regulatory effect on the stomach and intestines. Happy Winter Solstice!
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