With the acceleration of life rhythm, people's lifestyle and diet have become irregular, so health preservation has become more important. A bowl of nourishing soup with high health value is essential for everyone. The recommended medicinal diet for slimming and health by traditional Chinese medicine is the "Health-promoting Mushroom Chicken Soup", which is made by simmering various mushrooms, as well as monkey head mushrooms and chicken legs, and has the health effects of invigorating the spleen and stomach and enhancing physical fitness.
【Medicinal Diet Name】
Health-promoting Mushroom Chicken Soup
【Medicinal Diet Ingredients】
Shiitake mushrooms 9g, dried mushrooms 8g, matsutake mushrooms 10g, monkey head mushrooms 8g, tea tree mushrooms 10g, black fungus 4g. Red dates 23g, chicken leg 1, dried tangerine peel 1 piece, dried ginger 1 piece, salt to taste, water as needed.
【Preparation Method】
1. Prepare all the ingredients, thaw the frozen chicken leg.
2. Soak all the mushrooms and red dates in water with a little white vinegar.
3. Wash the thawed chicken leg, blanch in boiling water, remove and rinse with cold water.
4. Rinse the monkey head mushrooms repeatedly and squeeze out the water, then put the mushrooms and chicken leg into the pot.
5. Add water.
6. Add dried tangerine peel and dried ginger.
7. Then just simmer it on low heat, and wait for the soup to be ready to drink.
8. When it's done, season with salt to taste.
【7 Mushrooms Most Suitable for Soup】
1. Enoki mushrooms
The common enoki mushrooms on the market are usually yellow and white. Enoki mushrooms contain a wide range of essential amino acids, and the content of lysine and arginine is particularly high, which is beneficial for the development of children's brain cells. It is especially suitable for children to eat. People with weak spleen and stomach should not eat too much.
2. Shiitake mushrooms
Known as the "king of mushrooms". Among various mushrooms, shiitake mushrooms have the best anti-cancer effect and contain rich shiitake polysaccharides. The content of vitamin D in shiitake mushrooms is also significantly higher than other varieties, which can help the absorption of calcium in the body and is very suitable for menopausal women to eat.
3. King oyster mushrooms
The main part of king oyster mushrooms to eat is its mushroom stem. It has a thick and smooth texture, dense and solid tissue, and a shape similar to abalone, hence the name. King oyster mushrooms are rich in protein, carbohydrates, vitamins, calcium, magnesium, copper, zinc and other minerals. They can improve the body's immune function and have anti-cancer, blood lipid-lowering, intestinal nourishing and beauty effects.
4. Shimeji mushrooms
Shimeji mushrooms have a thick and tender texture and are delicious, and they are also very cheap. They have the effects of dispelling wind, dispersing cold, and relaxing tendons and collaterals. They have certain therapeutic effects on waist and leg pain, numbness of hands and feet, and discomfort of tendons and collaterals. Therefore, they are especially suitable for the elderly to eat. They can also regulate menopausal syndrome in women.
5. Straw mushrooms
Straw mushrooms have the highest vitamin C content among mushrooms and have a detoxifying effect. In addition, they can slow down the absorption of carbohydrates in the stomach and intestines, which is beneficial for patients with diabetes. Straw mushrooms have a firm and elastic texture and are suitable for stir-frying. They are not easy to destroy vitamin C. They can be stir-fried or paired with meat. They are also delicious when stewed in soup.
6. Button mushrooms
Button mushrooms are rich in the trace element selenium and are a good source of selenium. In addition, they contain various antiviral components. Eating more of them in spring can help improve immunity and resist viruses. Button mushrooms have a delicate and tender texture, rich aroma, and can be stir-fried with various fresh meat slices.
7. Monkey head mushrooms
Monkey head mushrooms contain 17 kinds of amino acids, rich polysaccharides and polypeptides, and are rich in nutrients and aids digestion. Since ancient times, monkey head mushrooms have been highly respected as a "stomach-nourishing delicacy" and have a significant effect on improving gastrointestinal function, reflecting good "treatment and nourishment efficacy".
