Slight summer is coming. No matter you have money or not, remember to drink more of these 5 soups, which can dispel dampness and relieve summer heat and are nutritious and delicious. Eat according to the season and spend the summer safely and in good health.
"The period of Xiaoshu is about to enter the Dog Days, and the weather becomes unpredictable and rains continuously." It is coming to the Xiaoshu solar term, which means more rain, and the "steaming on top and cooking on the bottom" mode of humid and sultry Dog Days will also begin. At this time, the human body is prone to sweating and gastrointestinal digestion is poor, so no matter how busy you are, you just need to remember the ancestors' principle of "not eating from time to time" when it comes to diet. Pay attention to the light diet, drink more soup, and eat according to the season, and you will be in good health.
In summer, it is best to make soup with cool ingredients such as mung beans , winter melon, and loofah. The potassium content is extremely high, and it can replenish water, remove dampness and relieve summer heat. It tastes delicious and does not cause internal heat, so it is very suitable for the Xiaoshu solar term. Next, I will share with you 5 soups to drink during the Xiaoshu solar term.
[Clam and Luffa Soup]
Ingredients: clams 300g, one loofah, 80g soft tofu, a little ginger, a coriander, a little pepper, a green onion, a small spoonful of salt
Method: 1. Although clams are delicious , but you will eat sand if you are not careful, so you must spit out sand first. How to spit out sand: Put it in clean water, add a handful of salt and a few drops of sesame oil. Soak it for an hour or two and then wash it several times. It can be easily done. 2. Scrape off the skin of the loofah, wash it, cut it into thick slices, and cut the tofu into small cubes. 3. Put the clams into a pot of cold water, add shredded ginger, green onions, and garlic slices, and cook over high heat for 3 minutes until the flavor is cooked out. 4. Add loofah, tofu and salt, bring to a boil over high heat, sprinkle in pepper and coriander, and serve.
[Lemon Mung Bean Soup]
Ingredients: 60 grams of mung beans, 3 slices of dried lemon, soft white sugar 2 tsp, 1 tsp of honey
Method: 1. Soak mung beans in water for an hour in advance. 2. Wash the mung beans and put them into the pot. Add half of the pot of water and simmer over low heat for about 20 minutes until the mung beans bloom. Add lemon slices halfway through. 3. Add sugar and honey, cook for another 2 minutes, then turn off the heat. If you donāt like the taste of lemon, you donāt have to put it in. Itās also good to replace it with lotus seeds.
[Winter Melon and Old Duck Soup]
Ingredients: 2 duck legs, 100 grams of winter melon, 2 green onions, 3 ginger slices, a small spoon of salt, a little chicken essence
Method: 1. Wash the duck legs and winter melon and cut them separately. small cube. 2. Put the duck meat into the pot, add cold water, bring to a boil over high heat and remove the foam on the water. Then take it out and wash it with warm water. 3. Put the old duck into a soup pot, add half a pot of boiling water, add ginger slices and green onions, and simmer over medium-low heat until the duck meat is tender and the soup is thick and white. 4. Add winter melon, salt and chicken essence, simmer over medium heat for about 6 minutes. When taking it out of the pot, sprinkle in some chopped green onion and drink.
[Silver Tomato Appetizer Soup]
Ingredients: A small handful of dried whitebait , one tomato, one egg, a little enoki mushroom, a little shredded ginger, a little chopped green onion, a small spoonful of salt, a small spoonful of sugar, a small spoonful of vinegar , a small spoonful of sesame oil
Method: 1. Soak dried whitebait in cold water for 5 minutes, cut tomatoes into small pieces, and blanch enoki mushrooms for 2 minutes. 2. Crack the eggs into a bowl and mix well. 3. Heat oil in a hot pan, add shredded ginger and green onions and fry until fragrant. 4. Pour in tomatoes and stir-fry over high heat for 1 minute. Add whitebait, vinegar, salt and sugar, then pour in 2 bowls of hot water and bring to a boil. 5. After boiling, pour half a bowl of starch water to thicken the gravy. After boiling again, pour in the egg liquid and sprinkle in sesame oil. Bring to a boil and then turn off the heat.
[Pork Ribs and Radish Soup]
Ingredients: 400 grams of ribs, 200 grams of white radish, half of carrot , 10 grams of shredded ginger, 2 green onions, 2 tablespoons of salt, a little chicken essence
Method: 1. radish and carrot Cut them into small pieces and clean the ribs. 2. Boil the ribs in a pot of cold water for 5 minutes, take them out and wash off the grease. 3. Put the ribs into the rice cooker, add green onions and ginger and press the soup button. 4. After pork rib soup is cooked, add radish, carrots, salt, and chicken essence and simmer for another 10 minutes until the radish melts in your mouth. Finally, sprinkle in chopped green onion and drink.
These 5 kinds of soups are nutritious and delicious, perfect for your family to drink during the Xiaoshu solar term!
