April 19 is the last solar term of spring, "Gu Yu", the valley rain season, the frequency of rainfall is high, and the humidity in the air is high. Therefore, we should follow the changes in the climate and carry out physical recuperation.
In terms of diet, we should follow the principle of less acid and more sweetness. Because traditional Chinese medicine believes: "In spring, it is advisable to save acid and increase sweetness to nourish the spleen." "Less sour means to eat less sour and spicy food, and eating more sour and spicy food has a strong liver, which is easy to damage the spleen and stomach. At the same time, eat more sweet food, which has the effect of nourishing the stomach and strengthening the spleen.
During the rainy season, we should eat less tomatoes and toons, because the taste of tomatoes is sour, and it is not advisable to eat more, which will increase the dampness in the body. And toon is rich in nitrite, although it is a seasonal dish at this time, but it should not be eaten too much. Gu Yu is a solar term, it is recommended to eat more yams, because it has the effect of dispelling dampness, nourishing the stomach and strengthening the spleen.
Here are 3 ways to make yams:
1. Steamed pork with yams
Ingredients: Half a yam with an iron stick, pork, egg, wolfberry, chopped green onion.
1. Prepare a piece of pork leg, about 150 grams, and then chop the pork into pork foam for later use.
2. Peel the yam, and then chop it into yam puree, you can chop it a little, but you should bring a little particle, so that the taste is good.
3. Put the minced yam into the pork foam, add salt, monosodium glutamate and pepper, and stir well.
4. Put the yam and pork puree into a bowl, beat 1 egg in the middle, then steam it in the pot for about 30 minutes.
5. Add some water halfway through and continue steaming, sprinkle some thickening after steaming, and then sprinkle some chopped green onions to get out of the pot.
2. Stewed pork rib soup with yam
Ingredients: 1 iron stick yam, pork ribs, green onion and ginger.
1. Put the pork ribs in a basin, add a spoonful of salt and starch to grab it, grasp and knead it for a while, and then rinse it with water many times to wash off the blood. Rinse and drain the ribs.
2. Heat the oil, add the pork ribs and fry them, and fry them again until the surface of the pork ribs is slightly browned, and then put a few slices of ginger to remove the fishiness.
3. Pour in hot water, add cooking wine to remove the smell, bring to a boil and turn to low heat and simmer for 30 minutes.
4. Peel the yam and cut into hob pieces, then continue to simmer for 10 minutes.
5. After the yam is stewed, add a little salt and monosodium glutamate to taste, and sprinkle some chopped green onions before cooking.
3. Yam puree
Ingredients: 1 iron stick yam, sugar, strawberry jam, blueberry jam.
1. Wash the iron stick yam, do not peel it, and cut it into sections.
2. Put the yam section into the steamer, steam for about 30 minutes, and steam until the yam is soft and rotten.
3. After steaming, remove from the pot, peel off the skin of the yam, then add some sugar to taste, and then mash the yam into yam puree. Finish on a plate and pour strawberry jam and blueberry jam over it.
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