The Great Cold is the last of the twenty-four solar terms, around January 20 of each year. In the cold, the sun reaches 300° ecliptic longitude. "Explanation of the Seventy-Two Waiting Episodes of the Moon Order": "In the middle of December, see the former (Xiao Han)." The "Time-Granting Tongkao Tianshi" quotes the "Three Rites and Righteous Sects": "The great cold is the middle, and the upper form is in the small cold, so it is called the big ... The reverse pole of the cold is called the great cold. ”
The Great Cold is the last of the twenty-four solar terms, the beginning of a year of "luck" and "qi" cycle changes. At this time, the food should be warm and supplemented, these beautiful soups and tea drinks are recommended to everyone, and you can do it yourself at home!
Angelica ginger lamb broth
Ingredients: 30 g angelica, 30 g ginger, 500 g lamb.
Directions: Wash the gui and ginger water and cut into large pieces, remove the fascia from the lamb, wash and cut into pieces, blanch the blood in a pot of boiling water, fish out and let it cool. Then put the appropriate amount of water in the casserole, put the lamb into the pot, then add angelica and ginger slices, after boiling on the high heat, beat off the foam, simmer for 1.5 hours until the lamb is cooked, and finally take out the angelica and ginger slices, drink the soup and eat meat.
Effect: Warm in, blood replenishment, cold dissipation.
Black bean eel soup
Ingredients: 100 g yellow eel, 60 g black beans, dates, green onion, ginger, salt, salad oil.
Method: Soak the black beans and wash them, remove the eels and wash them, blanch them in boiling water, cut into sections, then wash the dates, wash the ginger and cut into strips, and cut the green onions into sections for later. Add an appropriate amount of water to the pot, add yellow eels, black beans, red dates, ginger, green onion, bring to a boil on high heat, reduce the heat and cook for two hours, add salt to taste and eat.
Efficacy: Anti-aging, liver and kidney, has a good effect on winter low back pain and weakness, early gray hair.
Goji berry red date black chicken soup
Ingredients: 40 g goji berries, 20 red dates, 2 slices of ginger, 1 black chicken.
Directions: Wash the black chicken, remove the hair, remove the internal organs, put it in boiling water and blanch it for 5 minutes, then scoop it up, wash it with water and drain it. Soak the goji berries in warm water, wash them with the same water, drain and set aside. Pit the dates, scrape off the ginger peel and cut into 2 slices. Add water to the casserole dish, first bring the water to a boil over high heat, then add the above raw materials, wait for the water to boil again, and then switch to medium heat for 2 to 3 hours.
Effect: Nourish blood and beauty, improve the eyesight.
Ginger date tea
Ingredients: 3 red dates, 2 slices of ginger and 15g brown sugar
Directions: Put the dates, ginger and the right amount of water into the casserole, boil on high heat and then turn to low heat to cook for ten minutes, add brown sugar to the bowl when it is served, the jujube fragrance is mixed with ginger aroma, and the bowl is hot all over the body.
Effect: Dispel cold, replenish blood and qi, dry and damp anti-inflammatory.