Tianma is a precious medicinal herb that contains various nutrients. It has the effects of relieving wind, stopping spasms, calming the liver and suppressing yang, and promoting blood circulation. So how to eat dried Tianma for the best results?
Tianma Golden Cup
Ingredients
4 pieces of pork ribs, 6 pieces of Tianma, 1 golden squash, 10 wolfberries.
Instructions
1. Blanch the pork ribs to remove blood, then put the ribs and Tianma in another pot with water and bring to a boil. Simmer on low heat for forty minutes and set aside.
2. Wash the golden squash, cut open one end, and use a knife to hollow out and clean the seeds inside.
3. Place the simmered pork ribs and Tianma in the squash, add wolfberries, and pour in the simmered pork rib soup. Cover the squash with the lid and steam in a pot.
4. After the water boils for ten minutes, add salt before serving.
Tianma Lily Pork Rib Soup
Ingredients
Tianma, pork ribs, lily, ginger, vinegar, monosodium glutamate, salt.
Instructions
1. Soak the Tianma briefly, wash the pork ribs, and put them in a casserole with cold water to boil.
2. Then add a few drops of vinegar (this helps to extract calcium from the bones) and a few slices of ginger (to remove the fishy smell).
3. Simmer with Tianma after the water boils, then simmer on low heat for half an hour. Add lily, bring to a boil, and season with chicken essence.
Tianma Ham and Radish Soup
Ingredients
Peanuts, pork trotters, Tianma, radish, ginger, lean meat, salt.
Instructions
1. Wash the peanuts and soak them in water in advance.
2. Wash the pork trotters and chop them into small pieces. Rinse the Tianma to remove any dirt.
3. Peel the radish and cut it into large pieces. Cut the ginger into three slices. Cut the lean meat into large pieces as well.
4. Boil about 1.5-2 liters of water in a pot. Add the pork trotters, lean meat, and ginger slices.
5. When it boils, remove any blood foam, then add the white radish and peanuts.
6. Boil over high heat, then simmer on low heat for about 2 hours. Add salt to taste.
Tianma Brain and Flower
Ingredients
200 grams of pig brain, 10 grams of Tianma, 5 grams of cooking wine, 3 grams of salt, 5 grams of scallion, 5 grams of ginger, 2 grams of Sichuan peppercorns, 1 gram of monosodium glutamate, 1 gram of ground pepper.
Instructions
1. Gently remove the membranes from the pig brain. In a pot, pour in water, cooking wine, and a little salt. Cook the pig brain in the pot.
2. After boiling, remove the pig brain and put it in a pre-prepared casserole with water. Add ginger slices, Tianma slices, Sichuan peppercorns, and scallion segments. Then cook over high heat.
3. After boiling, skim off the foam, reduce the heat, and continue cooking for about ten minutes. Add a little salt, monosodium glutamate, and ground pepper.
Tianma Fish Head Soup
Ingredients
10 grams of Tianma, 1 carp fish head, a little chopped coriander, 15 grams of cooking wine, some ground pepper.
Instructions
1. Steep the Tianma in water to make a soup, then strain and set aside.
2. Wash the fish head and blanch it in boiling water. Put it in a pot with the Tianma, add water and cooking wine, and simmer on low heat for 20 minutes.
3. Pour in the soup, season with salt and ground pepper, simmer for a while, and serve in a soup bowl. Sprinkle with chopped coriander.
