In summer, many friends often like to pursue refreshing foods to relieve the heat, but it is also very important to supplement nutrition at the right time. Among the various types of meats, although lamb is known for its warming properties, it is more suitable for the body to choose milder, high-protein, low-fat meats during the hot summer months.
I'd like to share with you 3 types of summer-friendly meats and their classic recipes: beef soup, braised crucian carp and braised loach, which not only replenish the body, but also satisfy the taste buds and add a healthy and delicious taste to the hot summer days.
1. Beef
【Beef soup】
Ingredients: 200 grams of beef tenderloin, 50 grams of shiitake mushrooms, half a carrot, appropriate amount of ginger, a little green onion, an appropriate amount of salt and pepper, a tablespoon of light soy sauce and cooking wine, an appropriate amount of water starch, about 500 ml of clear soup or water.
Detailed instructions:
1. Dice the beef tenderloin, soak the mushrooms and cut them into cubes, and cut the carrots into small cubes for later use.
2. Add the broth, ginger slices, green onions, diced beef, diced shiitake mushrooms, diced carrots, salt, chicken essence, and bring to a boil.
3. Simmer slowly over low heat for 8 minutes, thicken with water starch, add sesame oil, stir a few times, and then remove from the pot.
2. Fish
【Braised crucian carp】
Ingredients: 1 fresh crucian carp (about 500 grams), a few slices of ginger, a few garlic cloves, 2 green onions, chili peppers, 1 tablespoon of light soy sauce and 1 tablespoon of dark soy sauce, 1 teaspoon of sugar, appropriate amount of cooking wine, appropriate amount of water.
Detailed instructions:
1- Remove the scales and guts of the crucian carp and wash it, and make a few cuts on each side.
2- Heat the pan with cold oil, add the crucian carp on both sides and fry until golden brown, remove and set aside.
3- Leave the bottom oil in the pot, add ginger slices, chili peppers, garlic cloves and stir-fry until fragrant, add an appropriate amount of water, light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, sugar, and cooking wine to make a braised sauce.
4- Put the fried crucian carp back into the pot, simmer over low heat, turn it over appropriately, let the fish absorb the soup evenly, wait for the soup to thicken, the fish is cooked thoroughly, sprinkle with coriander, and then you can get out of the pot.
3. 泥鳅
【Braised loach】
Ingredients: 500 grams of fresh loach, appropriate amount of ginger slices, minced garlic, a few green onions, a tablespoon of bean paste, 1 tablespoon of light soy sauce and 1 tablespoon of dark soy sauce, 1 teaspoon of sugar, appropriate amount of cooking wine, appropriate amount of water.
Detailed instructions:
1- Clean the loaches and marinate them in cooking wine and ginger slices for 15 minutes to remove the smell.
2- Heat the pan with cold oil, add ginger slices and minced garlic and stir-fry until fragrant, add a tablespoon of bean paste and stir-fry the red oil.
3- Add the marinated loaches and stir-fry quickly until the surface is slightly charred. Pour in enough water (not over the loach), add light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, sugar, cooking wine to taste, bring to a boil over high heat, turn to low heat and simmer.
4- Simmer until the soup is thick, the loaches are cooked to taste, sprinkle with chopped green onions, and then remove from the pan.
These three dishes are perfect for summer, as they can replenish the energy consumed by high temperatures, promote good health, and bring vitality to the body.