There is an ingredient
It seems very ordinary
The price is also cheap
But it is rich in nutrients
Even Empress Dowager Cixi was amazed
It is called "animal ginseng"!
It is...
quail!
In Cantonese, "quail" is generally used to describe someone who is timid and will only escape when things happen. In fact, wild male quails are not timid at all, and they are very aggressive!
Quail is a wild bird of the pheasant family, the smallest species in the order Chickadenaceae, its meat is rich in protein and a variety of essential amino acids, with spleen and qi, water dehumidification, strong muscles and bones, menstrual blood, liver and kidney, nourishment and strengthening of the body and other effects.
Small quail, great nourishment
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"Animal Ginseng"
As the saying goes, "Eat birds, pigeons and quails." Quail meat and eggs are delicious and nutritious. Quail meat is a typical high-protein, low-fat, low-cholesterol food, suitable for middle-aged and elderly people, as well as patients with high blood pressure and obesity. It is known as "animal ginseng".
The nutritional value of quail has always been affirmed by everyone, and eating quail meat has the effect of nourishing and maintaining health. Every hundred grams of raw quail meat contains about 22 grams of protein and 5 grams of fat, which is very conducive to our body's absorption. After eating is very helpful to our body, usually people with poor physical fitness, Xiaobian suggests that you can buy more quail meat to eat, which can make your body stronger.
Quail big recipe
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In the eyes of Kaiping people, quail is one of the ingredients for nourishing health, generally used for soup, in fact, quail has other methods, delicious and simple. The following is to introduce several dietary health recipes for quail.
Eucommia quail pot
Ingredients: 10 pitted dates, 4 quails, 100 grams of yam, 15 grams of goji berries, 30 grams of eucommia
Seasoning: clear soup, ginger cubes, rice wine, sugar, salt to taste
method:
1. Wash the material and cut the yam into sections for later;
2: Take the casserole dish, pour in all the ingredients and seasonings except salt, boil over high heat, skim off the floating powder, simmer for 2 and a half hours on low heat, then cut off the ginger pieces, add salt to taste.
Effect: Strengthen the muscles and bones, supplement the liver and benefit the kidneys, and the yin deficiency and fire are not suitable for consumption.
2. Cordyceps Sichuan shellfish stewed quail
Ingredients: 2 quails, 8 grams of Sichuan shellfish, 8 grams of Cordyceps sinensis
Seasoning: chicken broth, pepper, ginger slices, green onion, monosodium glutamate, salt
1, quail wash and cut into pieces, put boiling water to blanch the blood water, cordyceps with warm water to soften it;
2: Take the pot, pour in the ginger slices, green onion, raw materials and chicken broth, simmer, add pepper, monosodium glutamate, salt to taste, and then remove the green onion and ginger.
Effect: Strengthen muscles and bones, nourish the yin and moisturize the lungs, and can cure lung deficiency and cough up blood.
3. Quail stewed with prince ginseng
Ingredients: goji berries, bamboo shoots to taste, 2 quail, 20 grams of taizi ginseng
Seasoning: chicken broth, green onion and ginger, pepper, monosodium glutamate, salt
1, quail washed and cut into pieces, blanched to remove blood and water for later, prince ginseng soaked and set aside;
2, put the seasonings and raw materials into the basin, put the drawer steaming, and after the quail is steamed, pick off the onion and ginger.
Effect: Replenish qi and vitality, tonify the lungs and spleen, two losses of qi and blood, dry lungs and cough, spleen and stomach weakness are suitable.
4. Shiitake quail baked rice
Ingredients: 2 quail, 15 pearl mushrooms, 3 red dates, a few goji berries
1. Wash and dry the quail, remove the head and claws, cut into appropriate sizes, and marinate with ginger, minced garlic, wine, oil and salt soy sauce chicken powder for about 15 minutes
2. Soak and wash the shiitake mushrooms, pitted and shredded dates and washed goji berries, mix well with the quail and set aside
3. Add a cup of rice and an appropriate amount of water, put all the prepared ingredients on the rice noodles, cover and boil. Sprinkle with green onions after 10 minutes.
5. Fried quail
Ingredients: 4 quails, stock to taste, green onion and ginger, five-spice powder, cooking wine
1, quail to remove the internal organs to clean, soak for an hour, change the water several times, fold the legs into the abdomen, the wings folded back to the back.
2: Add salt, five-spice powder, cooking wine, green onion and ginger to the broth, bring to a boil, add quail and blanch
3: Blanch the quail while hot and marinate in soy sauce
4: Heat the oil in the pan to 70%, fry the quail, turn over, color and fish out
5: Add the quail and fry until golden red, remove the drain and plate it on the table
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