The arrival of the small cold arrives, the harsh winter solstice, after the arrival of the small cold ushers in the coldest period of the year, symbolizing the "three nine days" of the cold winter often falls in this small cold solar term.
At this time, although the direct point of the sun is moving north, it is still in the southern hemisphere, the residual heat on the surface has disappeared, and the temperature will continue to drop until the temperature drops to the lowest in the cold season.
In the face of such cold weather, not only to do a good job of keeping warm, but also to work hard in the diet, eat more warm ingredients to dispel the cold, discharge the cold in the body, and then supplement the nutrition, the body is naturally stronger, the health saying "small cold does not drain the cold, everything is in vain", to share with you 6 kinds of cold dishes, cold and nourish the body.
1. Mutton
"Eat sheep and ginseng in winter", although this saying has a certain exaggeration, but it also shows the nutritional value of mutton. Mutton is delicate, the fat content is less than pork, the calories are higher than beef, in addition to the mutton is rich in vitamin B1, iron, selenium, etc., which can supplement a variety of nutrients and sufficient calories for the human body, and the mutton is warm, often eating mutton can discharge the cold in the body, which is very suitable for eating in the cold winter.
Recommended method: Stewed lamb
Ingredients: lamb, white radish, angelica, orange peel, red dates and ginger.
1. Clean the mutton and cut it into large pieces, soak it in salt water, add ginger slices to a pot of clean water, boil and blanch for about 2 minutes, remove the mutton and rinse off the foam on the surface.
2. Add oil to the pot, add the mutton and stir-fry after the oil is hot, and fry out some of the fat.
3. Pour in hot water and cook over high heat for 20 minutes until the soup is milky white.
4. Prepare ginger slices, angelica and orange peel, put them in a casserole over high heat and continue to cook for 20 minutes.
5. Peel and wash the white radish and cut it into pieces, put it in a pot with red dates, simmer again for 20 minutes, add an appropriate amount of salt and chicken essence to taste.
2. Yam
Yam has always been known as "the food of the gods", from ancient times to the present is a good nourishing product of good quality and low price, yam is sweet and moisturizing, especially after eating too much heavy and greasy food, eat some yams, the mucus can promote gastrointestinal peristalsis, help digestion, and yam also has the effect of strengthening the spleen and replenishing yang qi, and the yang qi makes up the cold in the body and naturally discharges it. I would like to share with you a steamed egg with minced yam and meat that is suitable for the elderly and children, which is delicious and nutritious and easy to absorb.
Recommended method: Steamed eggs with minced yam and meat
Ingredients: Yam, minced meat, eggs, shallots, goji berries, ginger.
1. Prepare shallots and ginger slices in advance, soak them in warm water to make green onion and ginger water, and beat them into green onion and ginger water in small amounts and many times.
2. Wash and peel the yam, chop it and put it into the meat filling, add a small amount of salt and pepper and stir well.
3. Put the yam meat filling in a bowl, arrange and beat into an egg.
4. Put it in the steamer and steam for about 6 minutes, wait until the egg liquid is set, pour in a small amount of light salted water, steam for about 15 minutes, and sprinkle chopped green onions and wolfberries before leaving the pot.
3. Chestnut
In the cold winter, the aroma of sugar-fried chestnuts wafting in the streets and alleys is really tempting. It is not only sweet and soft, but also a kind of winter health treasure, eat more benefits, such as protein, vitamins, potassium, phosphorus and other common nutrients are not lacking, but also rich in fat, can replenish enough energy for the body, so that the body is no longer afraid of cold.
There are various ways to make chestnuts, in addition to the common sugar fried chestnuts, chestnut cakes, etc., chestnuts and chicken pieces can also be stewed in a pot, delicious and nutritious, and you will not be bored to eat.
Recommended method: Roasted chicken nuggets with chestnuts
Ingredients: chicken thighs, shelled chestnuts, ginger slices, bay leaves, and shallots.
1. Chop the chicken thighs and put them in a pot of cold water, add the prepared ginger slices, boil for 2 minutes on high heat, and remove the water.
2. Add oil to the wok, add a handful of rock sugar, stir-fry over low heat to bring out the sugar color, pour in the blanched chicken pieces, stir-fry to coat the chicken pieces with sugar.
3. Add light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, star anise, ginger slices, dried chili peppers and bay leaves, pour in the chestnuts and stir well.
4. Transfer all the ingredients to the casserole, add hot water, simmer for 20 minutes, add an appropriate amount of salt and chicken essence after reducing the juice over high heat, stir evenly and simmer for about 1 minute.
IV. Rinsai
After arriving in Xiaohan, the leeks gradually become fresh and tender, and they can be arranged in the daily diet. Leeks as a warm ingredient, often eaten helps to maintain the yang energy in the body, has the effect of driving away cold and dissipating cold, at the same time, leeks are also rich in sulfide, can inhibit the reproduction and growth of bacteria, very suitable for friends who are afraid of cold and weak physique.
Recommended method: Stir-fry leeks until fragrant
Ingredients required: leeks, dried fragrant, millet peppers, garlic.
1. Dry wash and cut into thin slices, wash and cut leeks into sections, and prepare millet pepper rings and minced garlic.
2. Add oil to the wok, pour in the fragrant dry and stir-fry for about 3 minutes after the oil is hot, pour in the minced garlic and millet pepper rings, and stir-fry to bring out the fragrance.
3. With a small amount of starch, 1 tablespoon of light soy sauce, 1 tablespoon of oyster sauce, an appropriate amount of salt and chicken essence, pour in half a bowl of water and stir well, pour it into the pot, stir-fry evenly and reduce the juice over high heat.
4. Put in the cut leek stems, stir-fry evenly, pour in the leek leaves, continue to stir-fry until broken, and then put it out of the pot and put it on the plate.
5. Pork belly
Folk often have the saying of "form to complement form", people think that pork belly has the effect of driving away cold and warming the stomach, strengthening the spleen and stomach, digestion and absorption are good, the body will naturally be strong, in winter you can use pork belly with different ingredients, such as red dates, wolfberries and other blood-replenishing ingredients stewed soup to drink, so that the effect of dispelling cold and dissipating cold is doubled.
Recommended recipe: pork belly soup with red dates
Ingredients: pork belly, red dates, lotus seeds, ginger, goji berries and shallots.
1. Put the prepared pork belly into a bowl, add starch, flour, 1 spoon of cooking wine, pour in an appropriate amount of water, grab and wash it, wash the prepared red dates and lotus seeds and soak them in clean water.
2. Put the pork belly into a casserole, pour in water, add green onions, ginger slices and cooking wine, blanch over high heat for about 3 minutes, remove the water, and cut into shreds.
3. Pour ginger slices into the casserole and stir-fry evenly, pour in the shredded pork belly and stir-fry for 2 minutes.
4. Add hot water, red dates and lotus seeds and stew for 40 minutes, pour in wolfberries before leaving the pot, add salt and chicken essence and simmer for 5 minutes, sprinkle with chopped shallots.
6. Black beans
People often say that "if you want to be in good health, you can't lose by eating black beans", black beans have been ignored by people in life, but its nutritional value may be higher than red beans and soybeans, especially black beans contain a lot of anthocyanins and vitamin E and other substances, are a good hand for anti-aging, and black beans also have the effect of warming the kidneys and replenishing yang.
Recommended method: black bean pork tail soup
Ingredients: black beans, pig's tail, ginger slices, red dates, shallots.
1. Soak the black beans in water for about 2 hours in advance to allow them to fully absorb the water, and then pour water into the casserole and boil.
2. Wash and chop the pig's tail into sections, add ginger slices, green onion segments and ginger slices and blanch for about 5 minutes.
3. Pour the pig's tail into the casserole, add some ginger slices and simmer for an hour.
4. Pour the red dates into a casserole, simmer for 20 minutes, add wolfberries and an appropriate amount of salt, and stir well.
- Lao Jing said -
The weather is very cold in the cold season, people will be eager to pursue calories, prefer to eat some hot pot, barbecue, or crispy and enjoyable fried chicken, French fries and other high-calorie and high-fat foods, plus the amount of exercise of people in winter will also decrease, a large intake of heavy ingredients may increase the burden on the stomach, indigestion, fat accumulation, etc., for health it is best to control the intake, do not overeat, appropriately increase some soothing exercises, such as Tai Chi, Baduanjin, etc. #明日小寒#
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