Traditional Chinese medicine believes that donkey-hide gelatin has a sweet and neutral taste, and it has the effect of nourishing yin, replenishing blood, and promoting fetal development. It is an excellent medicine for gynecological health. Today, I will teach you how to make donkey-hide gelatin cake. Here are the specific steps:
Recipe for Donkey-hide Gelatin Cake
Ingredients: Donkey-hide gelatin, red dates, goji berries, walnuts, black sesame seeds, rock sugar, yellow wine
Instructions:
(1) First, pour 10 kilograms of Shaoxing yellow wine and 5 kilograms of rock sugar into a copper pot and heat it up.
(2) Then add 5 kilograms of donkey-hide gelatin blocks, preferably aged donkey-hide gelatin of 3 years or above, as aged donkey-hide gelatin is less likely to cause internal heat.
(3) After the yellow wine boils, simmer the donkey-hide gelatin blocks over low heat for about an hour, until the gelatin blocks completely dissolve into a thick gelatinous liquid.
(4) Then gradually add the other ingredients. First, add black sesame seeds, which need to be toasted beforehand to bring out the rich flavor in the donkey-hide gelatin cake.
(5) After adding the black sesame seeds to the copper pot, stir constantly to prevent sticking. After three minutes, add the second ingredient, toasted walnuts.
(6) At this point, the kitchen will be filled with a delightful aroma. Next, add goji berries from Ningxia and pitted red dates from Xinjiang.
(7) Keep stirring and sprinkle yellow wine to blend the flavors of the ingredients and prevent sticking.
(8) When stirring for about 40 minutes, the donkey-hide gelatin cake will become very thick, and the texture will become stringy, almost reaching the point where it is difficult to stir. It is ready to be taken out of the pot.
(9) Then press the mixture into a tray, let it sit for 24 hours until it hardens, and then it can be cut into pieces.
Benefits of Donkey-hide Gelatin Cake
1. Increase satiety
After eating donkey-hide gelatin cake, you will find that you no longer have the desire to eat other foods. This not only helps control your diet but also prevents weight gain.
2. Regulate menstruation
Donkey-hide gelatin can move upward to the lungs and downward to the uterus, making it effective for various gynecological problems such as irregular menstruation and menstrual pain.
3. Improve sleep
Donkey-hide gelatin cake can improve sleep quality and reduce dark circles and eye bags. This is because donkey-hide gelatin can nourish qi and blood, calm the mind, enhance physical strength and endurance in men, and slow down aging.
4. Improve skin condition
Donkey-hide gelatin is rich in collagen, gelatin, and various amino acids, making it a long-standing beauty and anti-aging product.
After consuming donkey-hide gelatin cake for a period of time, you will notice that your complexion becomes rosy, and your skin becomes smoother and more elastic.
Precautions for Using Donkey-hide Gelatin
1. Not suitable for people with excessive internal heat
People with conditions such as heart heat, liver heat, lung heat, or yin deficiency with heat should not take donkey-hide gelatin. Otherwise, it may lead to a worsening of the heat symptoms.
2. Not suitable for people with excessive dampness
Excessive dampness in the body can manifest as dry and bitter mouth, sticky mouth, fatigue, dizziness or confusion, bloating, and poor bowel movements. The most important sign is a thick and greasy tongue coating, either white or yellow.
3. People with high blood pressure and arteriosclerosis should be cautious
Taking donkey-hide gelatin can slow down blood flow in the body, causing blood lipids to accumulate on the blood vessel walls, which may worsen arteriosclerosis.
4. Not recommended for people with a cold
Do not take donkey-hide gelatin during a cold, as it may hinder recovery.
5. Not suitable for people with wounds
The blood-activating effect of donkey-hide gelatin may interfere with wound healing.
Therefore, people with wounds should not consume donkey-hide gelatin immediately. They should wait until the wound has scabbed before taking it, otherwise the wound may not heal properly.
6. Not recommended for women during menstruation
Women during their menstrual period should avoid consuming donkey-hide gelatin, as it has a blood-tonifying effect and may cause excessive menstrual flow. It should be taken only after the menstruation is over and the body has recovered.
