As the body enters winter, metabolism decreases and energy expenditure decreases. Winter is also the golden season for replenishing the body. During this time, nutrients in soups or other foods are easily absorbed, helping to strengthen the body, restore vitality, and keep the body in optimal condition. So what soups are good for nourishing the body in winter?
Walnut Chestnut Red Date Chicken Soup
Ingredients: 1 young chicken, 200g chestnut meat, 100g walnut meat, 50g red dates, 5g almonds, 3g ginger slices, salt to taste.
Instructions: Clean the ingredients. Boil chestnut meat, walnut meat, and almonds in boiling water for 5 minutes. Then place the chicken in boiling water and blanch for 5 minutes. Remove the chicken and put it in a pot with red dates, almonds, and ginger slices. Simmer over low heat for 2 hours. Add chestnut meat and walnut meat and simmer for another hour. Finally, add salt to taste.
Effect: Chestnuts are rich in nutrients and can nourish the blood, strengthen the stomach and spleen, and treat illnesses. Walnuts can prevent aging, and almonds can moisturize the intestines and relieve coughing. Drinking this soup can nourish the five organs and replenish qi and blood, making it an excellent choice for nourishing the kidneys and lungs in winter.
Cauliflower Chicken Soup
Ingredients: 150g cauliflower, 250g chicken, 30g red dates, 25g shiitake mushrooms, chopped green onions, peanut oil, salt, and soy sauce to taste.
Instructions: Wash the chicken and cut it into pieces. Soak the cauliflower and shiitake mushrooms. Cut the shiitake mushrooms into slices. Put the chicken, cauliflower, shiitake mushrooms, and red dates in a pot and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce the heat and simmer for 1 hour. Add salt, soy sauce, and drizzle with peanut oil. Garnish with chopped green onions.
Effect: Cauliflower is good for the brain, red dates replenish qi and nourish the blood, and shiitake mushrooms enhance immunity and provide nutrition. Drinking this soup in winter can prevent brain degeneration, enhance memory, and promote longevity.
Warming Dog Meat Stew
Ingredients: 500g dog meat, 10g ginger, 10g scallions, yellow wine, salt, soy sauce, and clear broth to taste.
Instructions: Clean the dog meat and cut it into pieces. Blanch the meat in boiling water for a moment, then remove and rinse. Peel and slice the ginger, wash the scallions and cut them into sections. Place the dog meat in a pot, add clear broth, yellow wine, ginger slices, and scallion sections. Bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer over low heat for 1 hour. Finally, add salt and soy sauce to taste.
Effect: Dog meat can warm the kidneys and strengthen yang, and replenish qi to strengthen the body. Eating dog meat in winter can warm the body, improve symptoms of coldness, fatigue, and weakness in the waist and knees.
Onion Stewed Pork Ribs
Ingredients: 600g pork ribs, 150g onions, 10g ginger, 6g salt, 3g MSG.
Instructions: Wash the pork ribs and chop them into small pieces. Cut the onions into chunks, and slice the ginger into diamond-shaped pieces. Bring a pot of water to a boil, then blanch the pork ribs briefly and remove. Place the pork ribs, onions, and ginger in the pot, add boiling water, and cook until the pork ribs are thoroughly cooked. Finally, add salt and MSG to taste.
Lotus Seed Lily Bulb Stewed Pig Heart
Ingredients: 1 pig heart, 30g lily bulbs, 15g lotus seeds, chopped green onions, peanut oil, and salt to taste.
Instructions: Clean and slice the pig heart. Blanch in boiling water to remove blood. Wash the lily bulbs and soak the lotus seeds. Bring a pot of water to a boil, then blanch the pig heart briefly, then remove. Place the pig heart, lily bulbs, and lotus seeds in the pot, add enough water, and bring to a boil. Stew until the pig heart is tender, then add peanut oil and salt. Serve garnished with chopped green onions.
Effect: Pig heart can increase myocardial nutrition, lily bulbs can moisturize the lungs and relieve coughing, nourish yin, clear heat, and calm the mind, while lotus seeds can relieve heart fire. Drinking this soup in winter can effectively nourish the heart and mind, improve sleep, and alleviate discomfort such as restlessness and palpitations.
Shiitake Mushroom Stewed Beef
Ingredients: 20g shiitake mushrooms, 300g beef, ginger, scallions, salt, chicken essence, pepper, cooking wine, and clear water to taste.
Instructions: Wash the beef and cut it into pieces. Soak the shiitake mushrooms in warm water and wash them. Slice the ginger and cut the scallions into sections. Bring a pot of water to a boil, then blanch the beef to remove blood. Remove the beef from the pot, then place the beef, shiitake mushrooms, ginger slices, scallion sections, salt, chicken essence, cooking wine, pepper, and clear water in a stew pot. Stew for 2 hours.
Effect: Drinking this soup in winter can help strengthen the spleen and stomach, replenish qi and blood, and strengthen the bones and muscles.
