Liver Burst: Use 250 grams of sheep liver, appropriate amounts of ginger, scallion, sugar, starch, yellow wine, vinegar, soy sauce, and cooking oil. Remove the fascia from the sheep liver, wash and slice it, and coat it with wet starch. Stir-fry the sheep liver in hot oil, season it, and it is ready to serve. It nourishes the liver and improves eyesight, suitable for elderly people with blood deficiency and liver weakness, as well as dark and cloudy eyes caused by liver deficiency.
Goji Chicken: Use 15 grams of goji berries and 1 young hen. Appropriate amounts of scallion, ginger, pepper powder, cooking wine, and salt. Slaughter and clean the young hen, stuff the goji berries into its abdomen, place the hen belly-up in a bowl, sprinkle with scallion, ginger, and other seasonings, cover it, seal the bowl with damp paper, and steam for 2 hours. Remove the ginger and scallion, and it is ready to eat. It nourishes the liver and kidneys, suitable for elderly people with deficient liver and kidneys, leading to sore and weak waist and knees, and dim and dark eyes.
Sea Jelly and Pig Bone Soup: Use 100 grams of sea jelly head, 500 grams of pig bone soup, appropriate amounts of yellow wine, chopped scallion, and salt. Clean the sea jelly and tear it into small pieces, mix it with wine, salt, and dry cornstarch, boil the bone soup, add the sea jelly head, season it and sprinkle with chopped scallion, bring it to a boil. This soup has a delicious and rich flavor, and it calms the liver and relieves wind. It is suitable for elderly people with hypertension and cerebral arteriosclerosis caused by liver wind, or anemia, dizziness, and constipation.
Clear Steamed Snake Soup: Use 1 live snake, appropriate amounts of salt, ginger, and pepper powder. Add water to the pot, put the snake sections in the pot, add salt, ginger, and white pepper, bring it to a boil over high heat, then simmer over low heat for about 1 hour. This soup has a clear and fragrant taste, with white and tender meat. It dispels wind and dampness, and promotes blood circulation. It is suitable for elderly people with rheumatic pain, rheumatoid arthritis, and can strengthen muscles, and prevent rheumatism. It is a good soup for families.
Horse Hoof and Sheep Hoof Soup: Use 250 grams of horse hooves, 1 pair of sheep tendons, 12 grams of huai shan yao (Chinese yam), 9 grams of goji berries, and 6 grams of longan meat. Wash the sheep tendons, remove the hair and skin, chop it into pieces, boil it in water for about 1 hour, then remove it and set it aside. Wash the horse hooves, cut them into small pieces, stir-fry them with oil, salt, and ginger slices for 10 minutes, then transfer them to a pot. Add an appropriate amount of water, and put huai shan yao, goji berries, and longan meat into the pot, simmer for about 4 hours until the sheep tendons are soft and cooked, season it and it is ready to serve. It nourishes the kidneys, strengthens the body, supplements foot strength, and dispels wind and dampness. It is suitable for elderly people with rheumatoid arthritis, pain without a fixed location, sore waist and weak legs, and other conditions.
Chicken and Sea Cucumber Soup: Use 500 grams of sea cucumber head, 750 grams of chicken clear soup, 15 grams of coriander leaves, appropriate amounts of yellow wine, and salt. Soak the sea cucumber head in cold water to remove any sand or dirt, blanch it in boiling water for a moment, remove and drain it, bring the chicken soup to a boil and add yellow wine, then add the sea cucumber head, cook until boiling, season it, and garnish with coriander. This soup has a fresh and delicious taste, it is mellow and tasty, dispels wind and cold, softens and strengthens the body, and supplements deficiency and blood. It is suitable for elderly people with joint pain caused by wind, cold, and dampness, as well as rheumatic pain.
Artemisia and Clam Meat Soup: Use 24 grams of Artemisia and 120 grams of clam meat, appropriate amounts of oil and salt. Rinse the Artemisia and clam meat, cook them in an appropriate amount of water over low heat until the liquid is reduced by half, season it and it is ready to drink. It clears heat, detoxifies, and promotes diuresis. It is suitable for elderly people with conjunctivitis, acute jaundice hepatitis, chronic hepatitis, and other conditions.
Butterfly Bamboo Shoot Soup: Use 250 grams of bamboo shoots, 5 grams of scallion, 5 grams of ginger, 15 grams of cooking wine, 500 grams of clear soup, appropriate amounts of salt, and a little bit of pepper powder. Cut the bamboo shoots into butterfly shapes, and cut the scallion into 2 cm long sections. Put the bamboo shoots in a soup pot, add ginger, salt, cooking wine, and clear soup, steam for 2 hours, season it and it is ready to serve. It is soft, fragrant, and the soup is clear. It is a seasonal soup for elderly people in spring and summer to dispel wind and relieve summer heat.
Mulberry Gruel: Use 500 grams of mulberries and 300 grams of honey. Cook the mulberries with an appropriate amount of water, take 1 portion of the cooking liquid every 30 minutes, add water and cook again, repeat this process twice. Combine the cooking liquids together, simmer and reduce it to a thick consistency, mix in the honey, and bring it to a boil. Take 1 tablespoon twice a day, drink it with boiling water. It nourishes the liver and kidneys, nourishes yin and blood. It is suitable for elderly people with deficiency of liver and kidneys, dizziness, tinnitus, dim and dark eyes, insomnia, forgetfulness, and premature graying of hair.
He Shou Wu Liver Slice: Use 30 grams of He Shou Wu and 250 grams of pig liver. Clean the pig liver and slice it, boil the He Shou Wu in water and take a concentrated decoction, mix it with the pig liver slices, marinate it with chopped scallion, ginger, salt, and starch for 10 minutes. Heat the oil, add the He Shou Wu and liver slices, stir-fry until cooked. It can be eaten alone or with a meal. It nourishes the liver and kidneys, supplements essence and blood, suitable for elderly people with blood deficiency, dizziness, dim and dark eyes, and premature graying of hair.
