After the beginning of summer, summer officially begins, the temperature gradually rises, the body's metabolism accelerates, and dietary regulation is particularly important, especially for middle-aged and elderly people. During this season, the intake of cold foods such as watermelon and ice cream should be appropriately reduced to avoid damaging the spleen and stomach and causing damage to the body's yang energy.
On the contrary, you should choose more foods that can nourish the sun and dispel the cold, which are easy to digest and help the body adapt to the summer heat. It can also strengthen your physique and spend the summer happily. The following 4 dishes are the perfect summer recipe!
1. 【Scrambled eggs with coriander】
Ingredients: a handful of fresh coriander, 3-4 eggs, salt, a little pepper, appropriate amount of cooking oil.
Detailed instructions:
1. Wash the parsley and cut into sections; Crack the eggs into a bowl, add a pinch of salt and pepper, beat and set aside.
2. Heat the pan with cold oil, pour in the egg mixture after the oil is hot, when the egg liquid is slightly solidified, stir gently with chopsticks, stir-fry until the egg pieces are formed, and set aside.
3. Leave the bottom oil in the pot, add the coriander and stir-fry quickly for a few seconds, then return the scrambled eggs to the pot, mix well with the coriander, add a little salt to taste, stir-fry a few times, and then you can put it on the plate.
2. 【Beef stew with tomato and potato】
Ingredients: 500 grams of beef brisket, 2-3 tomatoes, 1-2 potatoes, a few slices of ginger, 1 green onion, 2 star anise, cooking wine, light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, appropriate amount of salt.
Detailed instructions:
1. Cut the beef brisket into cubes, put it in a pot and bring it to a boil, blanch to remove the blood foam; Peel and dice the potatoes and dice the tomatoes.
2. Add oil to a hot pan, add ginger, green onion and star anise and stir-fry until fragrant, add beef brisket and stir-fry until the surface is slightly charred.
3. Pour in cooking wine and stir well, add enough water and salt, add light soy sauce and dark soy sauce to adjust the color, and simmer over low heat for 45 minutes.
4. Add the potato and tomato cubes, chicken essence and continue to simmer for about 20 minutes, until the potatoes are soft and the beef is crispy.
3. Braised potatoes
Ingredients: 500 grams of potatoes, light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, sugar, appropriate amount of green onion and ginger, a little water starch, cooking oil.
Detailed instructions:
1. Peel and cut the potatoes into cubes, cut the green onion into sections, and slice the ginger.
2. Heat the oil in a pan, add the potato cubes, and fry over low heat until golden brown on both sides.
3. Add an appropriate amount of water, cover the potatoes, add light soy sauce, dark soy sauce to adjust the color, a little sugar to enhance the flavor, and add green onion and ginger.
4. After boiling over high heat, turn to low heat and simmer, when the potatoes are cooked and soft, and the soup is thick, thicken with water starch, quickly stir-fry evenly, and then remove from the pot.
4. Vinegar the cabbage
Ingredients: 1 cabbage heart, a few cloves of garlic, vinegar, sugar, salt, light soy sauce, water starch, cooking oil.
Detailed instructions:
1. Wash the cabbage and cut it into slices, drain the water, and mince the garlic for later use.
2. Heat the oil in a hot pan, add the minced garlic and stir-fry until fragrant, add the cabbage and stir-fry until soft.
3. Pour in an appropriate amount of vinegar, sugar, light soy sauce and a little salt, stir-fry quickly and evenly, so that the cabbage can fully absorb the seasoning.
4. Thicken with water starch, stir-fry a few times, and wait until the soup is slightly viscous.
These 4 dishes are nutritious and easy to digest, making them ideal for middle-aged and elderly people in summer. It can not only nourish the sun and dispel the cold, but also increase the appetite, and help you spend the hot summer happily and healthily.