Traditional Chinese Recipes for Nourishing Blood and Health

January 1, 2024

  Peanut Jujube Rice Porridge

  30 peanuts, 10 jujubes, rice porridge. Suitable amount of white sugar. Peel the peanuts and cook them in water until they are 60% cooked. Cook the jujubes until they are soft, then remove the skin and pit. Grind the jujubes and peanuts into a paste and add it to the porridge. Boil it with sugar and it is ready to eat. The function of this porridge is to nourish the blood, spleen, and lungs. It is suitable for anemia, thrombocytopenic purpura, and can also be used as a daily health food.

  Goji Steamed Chicken

  20g goji berries, 1 chicken, appropriate seasonings. Stuff the goji berries into the chicken's belly, add spring onions, ginger, clear soup, salt, cooking wine, and pepper to the steamer. Steam for 2 hours, then take it out and add ginger, spring onions, MSG, and other seasonings. Drink the soup and eat the meat. The function of this dish is to nourish the blood, liver, and kidneys. It is suitable for dizziness, vertigo, excessive dreaming, forgetfulness, weak waist and knees, and nocturnal emissions caused by liver and kidney deficiency.

 

  Danggui Boiled Eggs

 

  9g danggui, 2 eggs, 50g brown sugar. After boiling danggui in water and extracting the juice, add it to the eggs and cook them. Stir in the brown sugar evenly. Eat 1-2 times after each menstrual period. The function of this dish is to nourish the blood and regulate menstruation. It is especially suitable for women with blood deficiency, irregular menstruation, or weakness.

 

  Goji White Fungus Soup

 

  20g white fungus, 25g goji berries, 100g rock sugar or white sugar, 2 eggs. Soak the white fungus, remove the stems, wash the goji berries, and beat the eggs to separate the egg whites. Boil water in a pot, add the egg whites, sugar, and stir. When it boils again, add the goji berries and white fungus, and simmer for a while. The function of this soup is to nourish and strengthen the body.

 

  Red Bean Tomato Rolls

 

  6 tomatoes (about 500g), 250g red bean paste, 2 egg whites, 50g flour, suitable amount of vegetable oil. Beat the egg whites, add flour and water to make a paste. Wash the tomatoes, remove the seeds, fill them with red bean paste, close them (with the flour paste), and dip them in the egg white mixture. Fry in vegetable oil until golden and then serve. The function of this dish is to nourish the blood, produce saliva, benefit the spleen, and aid digestion. It can prevent and treat senile anemia.

 

  Clear Stewed Turtle

 

  Use 1-2 turtles, slaughter and clean them, remove the internal organs, head, claws, and shell. Put the turtle meat in a stewing pot, add water, and stew it until cooked. Add oil, salt, and other seasonings and then eat. The function of this dish is to nourish yin and blood. It is suitable for assisting in the treatment of symptoms such as night sweats and hot flashes caused by yin deficiency.

  

  Mai Dong Sesame Candy

 

  100g mai dong, 300g black sesame, 300g honey, rock sugar or white sugar. Clean the black sesame, stir-fry it, and let it cool before grinding it. Remove the core of mai dong, wash it, soak it in half a bowl of water for 1 hour. Pour the mai dong and its soaking liquid, sesame, honey, and rock sugar into a ceramic dish, cover it, and steam it over high heat for 3 hours. This candy nourishes yin and blood, strengthens the body, and promotes longevity.

 

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