Scientists and doctors call apples the "all-round healthy fruit" or the "general practitioner" of fruits. From the perspective of Chinese food therapy, apples have a mild nature and are suitable for almost everyone, young and old. Using apples in soup can nourish Yin and moisturize dryness, and nourish Qi and blood. Today, the editor brings you an Apple, Water Chestnut, and Pig's Trotter Soup!
【Name】
Apple, Water Chestnut, and Pig's Trotter Soup
【Ingredients】
2 apples (about 500g), 500g carrots, 10 water chestnuts, 600g pig's trotter, 2 slices of ginger.
【Instructions】
Wash all the ingredients; peel the apples and cut them "crosswise" to remove the core; peel the carrots and cut them into large pieces; peel the water chestnuts and cut them in half; wash the pig's trotter and cut it into large pieces, blanch in boiling water and set aside. Put all the ingredients into a clay pot, add about 2000ml of water (about 8 bowls of water), bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer over low heat for 1 hour. Add salt to taste when serving. This recipe serves three to four people.
【Nutritional Value】
Apples are rich in nutrients, with a sweet and sour taste. They contain abundant carbohydrates, organic acids, pectin, trace elements such as zinc, vitamins, and water-soluble fibers, making them the fruit with the most perfect nutritional value among all fruits and vegetables. Apples have a mild nature and are suitable for almost everyone. Using them in soup can nourish Yin and moisturize dryness, and nourish Qi and blood.
Carrots and water chestnuts are commonly used ingredients in Cantonese soups and can be found all year round. They are particularly high in frequency of use in food therapy. The combination of carrots and apples can improve bowel movement and promote beauty and skin care. The combination of water chestnuts and apples can help generate body fluids, stimulate appetite, clear internal heat, and moisturize dryness.
Using apples, carrots, and water chestnuts to complement the pig's trotter, which has the effects of nourishing Yin and moisturizing dryness, replenishing deficiencies, and strengthening the spleen and stomach, this fruit soup has a mild taste, clear and sweet. Adding a bit of ginger to the soup can also help fight against coldness in the stomach. It is especially suitable for the elderly and children to regulate and prevent diseases.
