During the Qingming Festival, the rain is one after another, with the footsteps of the Qingming quietly leaving, the spring rain is continuous, and the humidity is quietly coming, as if a layer of invisible fog covers the earth, making people feel slightly heavy physically and mentally. The arrival of humidity not only makes people feel heavy, but can also cause various health problems. During such seasons, our bodies seem to be quietly sending out signals for help, and need some special care to dissipate moisture in the body and keep the body light and energetic.
In such a season, preparing a few bowls of soup for the family to dispel dampness and strengthen the spleen is like a "spring cleaning" for the body, which can not only drive away the moisture in the body, but also allow the taste buds of the whole family to enjoy the delicious taste of spring. When it comes to making soups, you may think of the complicated steps and hard-to-find ingredients, but they're not.
Some simple soups, with just a few common ingredients, can easily bring out the delicious taste and achieve the effect of dispelling dampness and strengthening the spleen. Next, I will reveal to you four must-drink soups in spring, which are not only simple to operate, but also delicious soups, and are essential remedies for families with heavy humidity after Qingming.
Recommended recipe 1: radish and beef brisket soup
Beef brisket soup with turnips is a delicious and healthy soup, white radish helps to dispel phlegm and dampness, while beef brisket provides a rich meaty aroma and rich protein to the soup. This bowl of soup can not only remove dampness from the body, but also nourish the body, which is suitable for the season of heavy humidity after Qingming.
Main ingredients: white radish, beef brisket, ginger slices
Here's how:
Cut the brisket into cubes and blanch the blood in hot water.
Peel and cut the white radish into cubes, and slice the ginger for later use.
Add water to a pot, add the brisket, radish and ginger slices, bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce the heat to low and simmer.
Simmer until the brisket is cooked and soft, add an appropriate amount of salt to taste.
Recommended recipe 2: Bamboo shoots, shrimp and loofah soup
Bamboo shoots and shrimp loofah soup is fresh and refreshing, bamboo shoots and loofah have a good dampness effect, with delicious shrimp, not only nutritious, but also can help the body's health, especially suitable for spring drinking.
Main ingredients: bamboo shoots, shrimp, loofah, ginger slices
Here's how:
Peel and slice the bamboo shoots, peel and cut the loofah into pieces, and clean the shrimp.
Add water to a pot, add ginger slices and bamboo shoots, bring to a boil and add loofah and shrimp.
Cook until all ingredients are cooked through, add an appropriate amount of salt.
Recommended recipe 3: Cucumber and tofu soup
Cucumber and tofu soup is a simple home-cooked soup, cucumber is cool and sweet, and has a good dampness effect, while tofu provides plenty of vegetable protein, this bowl of soup is light and delicious, which helps to strengthen the spleen and dispel dampness.
Main ingredients: cucumber, tofu, shiitake mushrooms, chopped green onions
Here's how:
Slice the cucumber, cut the tofu into cubes, and slice the shiitake mushrooms for later use.
Add water to a pot, add all the ingredients, bring to a boil over high heat, reduce heat to low and cook for 10 minutes.
Add an appropriate amount of salt and sprinkle with chopped green onions to enhance the fragrance.
Recommended recipe 4: Loofah tofu soup
Loofah tofu soup is loved by many families for its light taste and rich nutrition, loofah can not only clear heat and detoxify, but also dispel dampness and strengthen the spleen, and the combination with tofu is a nutritious and healthy choice.
Main ingredients: loofah, tofu, seaweed, minced garlic
Here's how:
Peel and cut the loofah into cubes, cut the tofu into small pieces, and tear the nori into small pieces.
Add water to a pot and bring to a boil, add the loofah and tofu and cook until soft.
Add the seaweed, bring to a boil again, and finally add minced garlic to taste.
These four soups to dispel dampness and strengthen the spleen are not only delicious, but also contain the effect of nourishing the body and dissipating dampness, which is especially suitable for the season when the humidity is heavier after the Qingming Festival. In this spring, let's use these simple but loving soups to send a warm care to our families and share healthy and delicious family time. Don't get it easy, try these soups and make nourishment a beautiful ritual for us to welcome spring!