Replenishing qi and blood is something that many people need. So what should we eat to replenish qi and blood? Below, we recommend three health-preserving recipes that can replenish qi and blood.
1. Angelica and Dahurian Angelica Spot-removing Soup
Ingredients: 15g angelica, 10g Dahurian Angelica, 15g raw Rehmannia, 15g Chinese Peony, 10g white Clematis, 10g white Atractylodes, 10g Szechuan Lovage, 1 black-bone chicken, appropriate amount of salt.
Method: Wash the above Chinese herbs with cold water, put them in a gauze bag and tie it up. Remove the internal organs from the black-bone chicken and clean it. Put the bag of herbs into the chicken's abdomen, put it into a pot, add an appropriate amount of cold water, bring to a boil over high heat, skim off the foam, and simmer over low heat. After that, remove the herb bag, add an appropriate amount of salt, and it's ready to serve.
Usage: Eat the meat and drink the soup once a week.
Effect: The Angelica and Dahurian Angelica Spot-removing Soup has the effect of replenishing blood and removing spots. It is suitable for pregnancy spots, melasma, and age spots caused by deficiency of qi and blood.
2. Clay Pot Fish Head with Tofu
Ingredients: 1 crucian carp fish head, 500g tender tofu, appropriate amount of bean paste, green garlic, Shaoxing wine, ginger, soy sauce, sugar, cooked bamboo shoots, soaked shiitake mushrooms, 500g cooked vegetable oil, 1kg fresh broth, a little cooked lard.
Method: Wash the crucian carp fish head, make two deep cuts on both sides of the meat, spread chopped bean paste on it, marinate with soy sauce for a while, so that the fish head can absorb the salty flavor. Heat the wok over high heat, add oil, heat until 80% cooked, put the fish head in the wok, fry until golden on one side, then flip and fry the other side for a while, add Shaoxing wine and ginger juice, cover and simmer for a while, then add oil, sugar, and fresh broth, cover and simmer until 80% cooked, then add tofu slices, bamboo shoots, and shiitake mushrooms. Bring to a boil over high heat, pour into a large clay pot, simmer over low heat for a while, add green garlic and drizzle with cooked lard, and it's ready to serve.
Usage: Eat directly.
Effect: It has a delicious and mellow taste, refreshing and fragrant. It can replenish qi and blood. Fish head can promote blood circulation and nourish the brain, while tofu has a sweet and cool taste and enters the spleen, stomach, and large intestine meridians, with the effects of replenishing qi, nourishing the stomach, generating fluids, relieving dryness, and clearing heat and detoxification.
3. Yellow Sheep Meat Ginger and Cinnamon Soup
Ingredients: 500g yellow sheep meat, appropriate amount of cinnamon, ginger, salt.
Method: Wash the yellow sheep meat, cut it into slices, slice the ginger, and cut the cinnamon into sections. Put an appropriate amount of water in the pot and bring it to a boil. Add the meat, ginger, cinnamon, and salt to the pot and cook until the meat is tender.
Usage: Eat the meat and drink the soup in moderation every day.
Effect: Yellow sheep meat is warm in nature and has a sweet taste. It can enter the spleen and stomach meridians and has the effects of nourishing qi and replenishing deficiency. In the "Yinshan Zhengyao," it is mentioned that yellow sheep meat can tonify the middle and replenish qi, treat deficiency and cold. It is often used for weak patients caused by overwork. When consumed by healthy people, it can strengthen the body, so the Yellow Sheep Meat Ginger and Cinnamon Soup is suitable for both the young and the old.
