【Red Date and Water Chestnut Stewed Rabbit Meat】- Nourishing Qi and Blood, Moistening Yin
Ingredients
500g rabbit meat, 20 red dates, 5 water chestnuts.
Seasoning
1 slice of ginger, some cooking wine, some salt, a little pepper.
Preparation
1. Wash the rabbit meat and cut into pieces. Boil some water in a pot, blanch the cut rabbit meat with cooking wine to remove any blood and gamey taste, then remove and drain.
2. Wash the red dates (remove pits) and water chestnuts (remove skins), and set aside.
3. Put all the ingredients into a stewing pot, add enough boiling water, cover the pot, and simmer over low heat for 1-2 hours. Season with salt and pepper before serving.
Tips
Red dates are the fruit of the jujube tree in the Rhamnaceae family. They are mainly produced in Hebei, Henan, Shandong, and other regions. They have a sweet and warm nature. They contain proteins, sugars, jujube acid, tannic acid, mucilage, fats, calcium, phosphorus, iron, and vitamins A, B2, C, P, etc. Red dates are a mild nourishing food that nourishes the blood and spleen. Rabbit meat has a spicy, mild, and non-toxic nature.
《Ben Cao Bei Yao Tu Shuo》: "Nourishes the middle, replenishes Qi, adds blood, and promotes bowel movements."
《Zeng Bu Ben Cao Bei Yao》: "Rabbit meat treats thirst."
《Bie Lu》: "Mainly replenishes the middle and tonifies Qi."
《Shi Wu Ben Cao Bei Kao》: "Treats heat and thirst."
