The high temperature in summer makes the body sweat more, and the moisture in the body is easy to accumulate, causing many people to feel tired, weak, and even have symptoms such as bloating and loss of appetite. In order to cope with these problems, one of the key points of summer health is to get rid of dampness. Removing dampness not only makes the body more relaxed, but also improves immunity and prevents various summer diseases.
Among the many dampness dissipating ingredients, ginger is undoubtedly the most representative one. Ginger is warm in nature, spicy in taste, has the effect of sweating and relieving the surface, warming and stopping vomiting, warming the lungs and relieving cough, especially suitable for eating in the humid summer. Ginger can not only help remove moisture from the body, but also strengthen the spleen and stomach, nourish blood and qi, and is an excellent choice for summer health.
Below, we will introduce a few delicacies made with ginger, which are not only delicious, but also can help you effectively dispel dampness, strengthen the spleen and stomach, and nourish blood and qi in summer.
1. Perilla leaves soaked in vinegar and ginger
Ginger soaked in perilla leaf vinegar is a simple and delicious health dish, especially suitable for summer consumption. Not only does it help to get rid of dampness, but it also increases appetite.
Ingredients: appropriate amount of perilla leaves, appropriate amount of ginger, appropriate amount of salt, appropriate amount of white vinegar, appropriate amount of yellow rock sugar.
Here's how:
1. Wash the perilla leaves, drain and set aside. Put the shiso leaves in a pot and add salt, white vinegar and yellow rock sugar. After boiling over high heat, turn to low heat and cook for 15 minutes, turn off the heat after cooking, remove the perilla leaves, and leave the soup to cool.
2. Wash the ginger, peel it, cut it into thin slices, put the cut ginger slices into a glass jar, pour in the cold perilla leaf soup, seal it, put it in the refrigerator to keep it fresh, marinate for 2-3 days before eating.
Second, ginger hits milk
Ginger milk is a traditional dessert that warms the stomach and drives away cold, making it perfect for summer.
Ingredients: ginger to taste, milk 500ml, brown sugar to taste.
The steps are as follows:
1. Prepare the ginger juice: Wash the ginger, peel it, shave it into minced ginger, then squeeze out the ginger juice with gauze and pour it into a bowl for later use.
2. Heat the milk: Pour the milk into a pot, add an appropriate amount of brown sugar, heat over medium heat until the milk is about to boil (about 80 degrees Celsius), then turn off the heat immediately.
3. Mix milk and ginger ale: Quickly pour the heated milk into a bowl with ginger ale, do not stir, let it sit for 5-10 minutes, the milk will gradually solidify into a tender custard, and it is ready to eat.
3. Brown sugar longan ginger jujube paste
Brown sugar longan ginger jujube paste is a nourishing and healthy dessert, which has the effect of nourishing blood and qi, strengthening the spleen and stomach.
Ingredients: 200 grams of brown sugar, 100 grams of dried longan, 100 grams of red dates, appropriate amount of ginger, appropriate amount of wolfberry, appropriate amount of water.
Steps:
1. Prepare the materials: Remove the core of the red dates, wash the dried longan and wolfberries for later use. Wash the ginger, peel and shred.
2. Cook brown sugar ginger soup: Put the brown sugar and ginger shreds into the pot, add an appropriate amount of water, boil over high heat, turn to low heat and cook for 10 minutes, until the ginger flavor is fully dissolved, add the longan and red dates to the pot, continue to cook over low heat for 30 minutes, until the soup is thick, sprinkle with wolfberries, and mix evenly.
3. Filtration and storage: Take out the shredded ginger, pour other ingredients and soup into a clean glass jar, let it cool and store it in the refrigerator, take one spoonful each morning and evening, wash it with warm water, or eat it directly.
Ginger is a great summer ingredient with a variety of health benefits. Through a variety of delicious practices such as perilla leaf vinegar soaking ginger, ginger milk, brown sugar longan ginger jujube paste, etc., it can not only enrich your summer diet, but also help you effectively dispel dampness, strengthen the spleen and stomach, and nourish blood and qi. Let's enjoy more ginger this summer, stay away from moisture, and stay healthy!
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