With the improvement of living standards, people are becoming more and more meticulous about their diet and paying more attention to health. As the saying goes, good things are rare. Today, the editor brings you a recipe for "Fengyan Fruit Stewed Chicken Soup". Fengyan fruit is a kind of Chinese herbal medicine as well as a fruit, and it is nutritious and delicious when stewed with chicken!
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Fengyan Fruit Stewed Chicken Soup
[Ingredients]
500g chicken, 150g Fengyan fruit, 25g dried scallops, 2g tangerine peel, 3g ginger
[Instructions]
1. Cut a cross on the flesh of the Fengyan fruit, put it in boiling water and cook for five minutes. Remove it, peel off the black skin and inner part, and only the yellow flesh remains. Rinse and dry the Fengyan fruit, then mix it with marinade.
2. Remove the chicken feet and wash the chicken, then boil it in boiling water for ten minutes. Remove it, wash and dry it, and stuff the Fengyan fruit into the chicken cavity.
3. Soak the tangerine peel in water until softened, scrape off the pith, and wash the dried scallops in water for one hour.
4. Add 11 cups of water or an appropriate amount to the pot, add the tangerine peel and bring to a boil. Add the dried scallops, ginger, and chicken. Simmer for three hours over low heat, then add salt to taste.
[Nutritional Value]
Chicken: Chicken meat is tender and delicious, rich in nutrients, and has the function of nourishing the body. The protein content in chicken is high and easily digestible, making it easily absorbed and utilized by the body. It can enhance physical strength and strengthen the body. Chicken contains phospholipids, which are important sources of fat and phospholipids in the Chinese diet.
Chicken meat has good therapeutic effects on malnutrition, aversion to cold, fatigue, irregular menstruation, anemia, and weakness. Chinese traditional medicine also believes that chicken has the effects of warming the middle and replenishing qi, nourishing the spleen and stomach, promoting blood circulation, and strengthening muscles and bones.
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Dried scallops: Dried scallops contain protein, fat, carbohydrates, vitamin A, calcium, potassium, iron, magnesium, selenium, and other nutrients. Dried scallops are rich in monosodium glutamate, which has a strong umami taste and is much less fishy compared to fresh scallops.
Dried scallops have the functions of nourishing yin and tonifying the kidneys, regulating the stomach, and treating dizziness, dry throat, weak lung coughing blood, and weak spleen and stomach. Regular consumption can help lower blood pressure, lower cholesterol, and promote health. According to records, dried scallops also have the effects of anti-cancer, softening blood vessels, and preventing arteriosclerosis.
[Benefits and Functions of Fengyan Fruit]
1. Improves memory
Fengyan fruit contains various beneficial trace elements for the human body, among which phosphorus and zinc are the most important. It also contains some phospholipids that can be directly absorbed and utilized by the human brain and central nervous system, improving brain cell activity and significantly enhancing memory. It is most suitable for people who often use their brains.
2. Protects the eyes
Fengyan fruit is rich in vitamin A, which can directly affect the human visual nerves. It can prevent visual decline and retinal degeneration, reduce night blindness. Additionally, Fengyan fruit contains some active ingredients and phenolic compounds, which can regulate the intestines and stomach, promote body development, and eliminate free radicals in the body, benefiting anti-aging and improving physical fitness.
3. Lowers cholesterol
Fengyan fruit contains a large amount of fatty acids, most of which are unsaturated fatty acids. After entering the body, they can promote fat metabolism and excretion, reduce the absorption of cholesterol by the body, decompose and excrete cholesterol in the body, soften blood vessels, and lower high blood lipids.
