Men, as the pillars of the family, often bear the greatest pressure. They put in a lot of effort in both their career and family life. Men often have many social obligations outside of the home and frequently stay up late or indulge in activities like drinking and smoking, which take a toll on their health. As the hot summer arrives, especially during the hottest days, it is important to prioritize the health of our husbands, who are the backbone of the family. Today, I will recommend several nourishing soups for men to drink in the summer. Let's take a look!
Nourishing Soups for Men in the Summer
1. Sea Cucumber, Jujube, and Quinoa Soup
Ingredients: Hetian jujube, fresh frozen sea cucumber (2), quinoa (1/2 cup). Seasoning: Rock sugar.
Method:
1. Clean the Hetian jujube and soak in warm water for half an hour (soak together with regular jujubes for comparison).
2. Soak the sea cucumber for two hours to soften.
3. Rinse the quinoa and soak for two hours.
4. Slice the sea cucumber thinly.
5. Pour the soaked jujubes into a pressure cooker, add water (amount depends on how many bowls you want to make).
6. Add the sliced sea cucumber.
7. Cover the pressure cooker and cook on high heat until it makes a hissing sound, then reduce to medium heat and cook for 10 minutes.
8. After 10 minutes, release the pressure, open the cooker, add the soaked quinoa (no need to lock the pressure valve, just cover the lid), and cook on high heat for another 5 minutes.
9. Finally, add rock sugar to taste.
2. Abalone and Sea Cucumber Stew
Ingredients: Pre-cooked abalone, pre-cooked sea cucumber, broccoli. Seasoning: Abalone sauce, sea cucumber sauce, oyster sauce, salt, cooking wine, chopped green onion.
Method:
1. Cut the broccoli into small florets, wash and soak in salted water for half an hour, then blanch in boiling salted water and cool.
2. Remove the shell from the abalone, brush clean, and cut diagonally. Wash the sea cucumber and cut it into long strips, connected at both ends, and cook together in water with cooking wine and salt for 2 minutes, then remove.
3. Heat the pan, add chopped green onion, stir-fry briefly, add the broccoli, stir-fry on high heat with a little salt, and set aside.
4. In a clean pot, add a bowl of chicken broth or water, abalone sauce, sea cucumber sauce, oyster sauce, salt, etc. Bring to a boil, add the sea cucumber and abalone, cook on high heat, then simmer on low heat for 1-2 minutes, season and add the broccoli, cook until boiling.
3. Superior Soup with Ginseng, Abalone, and Pork Ribs
Ingredients: Pork ribs (3 pieces), soaked sea cucumber (2), abalone (2, for three servings). Seasoning: Scallion, ginger, salt, cooking wine, and wine.
Method:
1. Wash the pork ribs, blanch them in water with cooking wine and ginger, then rinse and place them in a stewing pot.
2. Remove the shell from the abalone, brush clean, remove any unnecessary parts, and cut into slices. Wash the sea cucumber and cut into slices (slightly thicker). Boil them in water with cooking wine and ginger, then rinse and place them in the stewing pot.
3. Fill the stewing pot with enough water (slightly shallower than the inner cover), add scallions, ginger, a small amount of cooking wine, cover with the inner and outer covers, and place in a steamer. Bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer on low heat for 3.5-4 hours. Season with salt.
4. Sea Cucumber and Chinese Angelica Soup
Ingredients: Dried prickly sea cucumber (100g), Chinese angelica (30g), yellow flower (100g), lily (20g), ginger (10g).
Method:
1. Soak the sea cucumber: Soak the sea cucumber in hot water for 24 hours, then remove the internal organs from the ventral opening. Replace with fresh water and boil for about 50 minutes. After soaking in the original soup for 24 hours, it can be used to make soup. Boil water and add the sea cucumber, then remove after 1 minute to effectively remove the fishy smell.
2. Heat the pot, add oil, stir-fry the ginger, add soaked yellow flower and lily, and boil with enough water and Chinese angelica.
3. Finally, add the sea cucumber, simmer on high heat for 5 minutes.
4. Season with salt and pepper. The delicious sea cucumber and Chinese angelica soup is ready.
5. Sea Cucumber, Fish Maw, and Black Chicken Soup
Ingredients: Sea cucumber (1 piece), fish maw (2 pieces), black chicken (1/3), red dates, goji berries, Chinese yam, ginger slices.
Method:
1. Soak the sea cucumber in advance (I don't know how to do this, my aunt soaked it and gave it to me, I keep it in the freezer and take it out to thaw each time).
2. Soak the fish maw.
3. Chop the black chicken into small pieces and remove any blood.
4. Wash the red dates, goji berries, and Chinese yam.
5. Peel and slice the ginger.
6. Put all the ingredients in a stewing pot and simmer on low heat for 4 hours.
Benefits and Effects:
1. Sea cucumber is rich in nutrients, with over 50 identified nutrients, the most abundant of which is protein.
2. Sea cucumber also contains mucopolysaccharide and saponins. It has strong cytotoxicity and fish toxin, can inhibit cancer cells, inhibit the synthesis of protein nucleic acid, and has the ability to enhance immunity and kill bacteria.
3. Selenium, found in sea cucumber, can inhibit the growth of cancer cells and blood vessels, and has a significant anticancer effect.
After reading the above recommendations, I hope you now have an understanding of the nourishing soups that men should drink in the summer. I hope these soups will be beneficial to all of you.
