As the saying goes, "nourish the liver in spring, nourish the heart in summer, nourish the lungs in autumn and nourish the kidneys in winter." "In the fourth month of the lunar calendar, the hot summer has arrived, and this time is the best time to nourish the heart in summer. To nourish the heart, you can usually eat more foods that are good for the heart, such as onions, edamame, lotus seeds and other ingredients are very good.
Sweating a lot in summer, middle-aged and elderly women are prone to lack of qi and blood and other physical deficits, at this time you can eat some things that replenish qi and blood, and add a little astragalus and angelica when making soup, which can well improve the problem of lack of qi and blood in women.
Since ancient times, people have had a health saying of "complementing the form with the form", and under the premise of moderate amount, eating a little pig heart is beneficial to the body. Speaking of pig hearts, it is a "good thing" on pigs. Many people think that pork heart has high cholesterol content and dare not eat it, but in fact, under the premise of moderate amount, eating pig heart is good for the body.
Pig heart is rich in protein, fat, calcium, phosphorus, iron, vitamin B, vitamin C and niacin, which has a great effect on strengthening myocardial nutrition and enhancing myocardial contractility. At the same time, eating pig heart also has the benefit of calming the nerves and helping sleep. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the pig's heart is flat, sweet in taste, and returns to the heart meridian, which has the effect of replenishing deficiency, calming the nerves, nourishing the heart and replenishing blood, and has a certain relief for symptoms such as palpitations, insomnia, and neurasthenia.
It is worth mentioning that the protein content in the pig heart is very high, and the consumption of pig heart can supplement a large amount of protein and amino acids, promote the synthesis of protein in the internal tissues of the body, and enhance the physique.
The following will share with you 2 kinds of heart-nourishing foods suitable for eating in summer, it is recommended to eat them twice a week to spend the hot summer comfortably.
1. Angelica Astragalus Pig Heart Soup, this soup has a good therapeutic effect on palpitations, insomnia, calming the nerves, and the effect of nourishing the heart and blood is also very prominent.
Ingredients: half a pork heart, appropriate amount of astragalus, appropriate amount of angelica, 2 tablespoons of cooking wine, appropriate amount of salt.
Method: 1. Cut the pig heart in half, clean up the blood stasis and blood water, clean it repeatedly, and cut it into thin slices.
2. Put the pig's heart into the pot with cold water, add 2 tablespoons of cooking wine, heat it over medium heat and cook until the pig's heart changes color and breaks, take it out of the cold water, and clean it.
3. Add enough water to the casserole, add astragalus and angelica, bring to a boil over high heat, then turn to medium heat and cook for 20 minutes, add blanched pork heart and stew for about 20 minutes, add an appropriate amount of salt to taste.
Tip: The soup should not be cooked for too long, preferably within an hour, to avoid the production of too many purines.
2. Cold pork heart, some friends may not have time to make soup, so make it cold, it is just right to eat in summer.
Ingredients: 1 whole pork heart, a little ginger, 5 cloves of garlic, 2 millet peppers, 2 coriander, appropriate amount of white sesame seeds, 2 tablespoons of light soy sauce, 1 tablespoon of oyster sauce, 1/2 tablespoon of sugar, 1 tablespoon of cooking oil.
Method: 1. Cut the pork heart in half, clean it up, heat it in a pot with cold water over medium heat, and then cook for 10 minutes.
2. Remove the pork heart, clean it and cut it into thin slices.
3. Peel and chop the ginger, peel and mince the garlic, cut the millet pepper into granules, and cut the coriander into small pieces. Put the minced ginger, garlic and chili pepper in a bowl, add light soy sauce, oyster sauce and sugar, mix well, add white sesame seeds, pour hot cooking oil and mix well.
4. Pour the prepared sauce into a bowl with pork hearts, mix well, sprinkle with coriander and stir a little.
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