Summer is the time to wear clothes that make you look slim, but you still can't lose weight. It may be because you have too much dampness in your body, which makes you look bloated. Red bean and barley soup is a great choice for weight loss and blood replenishment, especially in summer. However, it takes a long time to cook the red beans until they are soft. Here, I will teach you how to cook red beans easily!
Name:
Red Bean and Barley Soup
Ingredients:
Red beans (appropriate amount), barley (2 to 3 times the amount of red beans), a little honey or brown sugar
Instructions:
1. Wash the red beans and soak them in warm water for 3-4 hours.
2. Wash the barley and put it in a pot with the red beans. Bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer over low heat for about 40 minutes.
3. When the barley and red beans are soft, add some honey and remove from heat.
Benefits:
Red bean and barley soup is perfect for summer consumption. It is a great product for dispelling dampness and invigorating the spleen, helping to eliminate dampness in the body. It can be enjoyed as a tea or a meal. Red bean and barley soup has excellent weight loss effects and can also regulate the body.
Usage:
Drink it after meals every day for at least two weeks.
Weight Loss Principle:
In traditional Chinese medicine, both obesity and edema indicate the presence of dampness in the body. When water cannot flow with the blood and qi, it stagnates between the cells, causing rapid swelling of the body. Both edema and obesity are caused by this, only with varying degrees.
Medicines or foods with strong dampness-expelling properties can eliminate this stagnant water in the body and reduce swelling. Therefore, red beans are used to treat edema. In practice, red bean and barley porridge has been proven to have excellent weight loss effects without harming the body, especially for middle-aged and elderly obese individuals.
The role of red beans and barley lies in their ability to dispel dampness. Both red beans and barley are excellent for dispelling dampness, and their combination enhances the effects. Red beans and barley can reduce swelling, detoxify the body, and they are rich in fiber, making them effective for weight loss.
Tips for Cooking Red Beans:
1. Soak dry red beans for more than 10 hours to fully swell.
2. Use a pot with good heat insulation, such as a clay pot or cast iron pot.
3. Boil and simmer multiple times, and then keep it warm.
4. Add a small amount of hawthorn to make the red beans soft and easy to cook and enhance the flavor.
