8. Coix Lily Porridge
Ingredients: 50g coix seeds, 20g lily bulbs, 20ml honey
Instructions: Wash the coix seeds and put them in a pot. Break the lily bulbs into small pieces and add them to the pot with the coix seeds. Add an appropriate amount of water and cook over low heat until soft. Add honey before serving.
Benefits: Moisturizes and nourishes the skin, helps eliminate acne and whitens the skin.
Recommended for: People with dull skin and flat warts.
Analysis: Coix seeds, also known as coix barley, are a nutritious food that can be made into rice, porridge, or used to make wine. It can replenish vital energy, stimulate appetite, and is beneficial for weak digestion and loss of appetite. In addition to its digestive benefits, coix seeds are also used for beauty and skincare. They have a significant effect on skin blemishes and flat warts. Lily bulbs have a sweet and mild taste and contain various beneficial components for the body. Regular consumption can nourish yin and clear heat. Eating lily bulbs can also improve the texture of dull skin and have a whitening effect.
9. Black Bean and Polygonum Multiflorum Soup
Ingredients: 100g black beans, 50g Polygonum Multiflorum, 500g black chicken, 30g red dates, 3g salt, 6g ginger
Instructions: Slaughter the black chicken, remove the internal organs, and wash it clean. Cut it into large pieces with bones. Rinse the black beans and dry fry them in a pot until the skins crack. Soak the red dates in water for half an hour, wash them, and remove the pits. Wash the Polygonum Multiflorum and set aside. Wash and peel the ginger, then slice it thinly. Pour an appropriate amount of water into the pot, bring it to a boil, and add the black beans, red dates, ginger, chicken, and Polygonum Multiflorum. After the water boils once, simmer over low heat for two hours. Add salt before serving.
Benefits: Nourishes yin and replenishes blood, promotes hair growth and nourishes the skin.
Recommended for: People with dry and yellowish hair and those with weak qi and blood.
Analysis: Black beans have a cool and sweet taste and have detoxifying and diuretic effects. Regular consumption can reduce the fat content in the body and have the effect of diuresis and reducing swelling, thereby achieving the goal of detoxification and beauty. Polygonum Multiflorum has a mild warm taste and a bitter and dry nature. It has the effects of nourishing the kidney, tonifying blood, strengthening tendons, and promoting hair growth. It has a significant effect on premature graying of hair caused by liver and kidney deficiency. Black chicken meat is delicious and is a good nourishing food. Regular consumption can nourish blood and strengthen qi. This recipe is suitable for people with qi and blood deficiency and premature graying of hair.
10. Auricularia and Red Date Soup
Ingredients: 30g black wood ear fungus, 20g red dates, 15ml honey
Instructions: Soak the black wood ear fungus in warm water for an hour, wash off impurities, and tear it into small pieces. Wash the red dates and remove the pits. Pour an appropriate amount of water into the pot, add the black wood ear fungus and red dates, and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce to low heat and simmer for about half an hour. Add honey and stir well before serving.
Benefits: Moisturizes the throat and relieves thirst, lightens blemishes and nourishes the skin.
Recommended for: People with facial blemishes and a thin body shape.
Analysis: Black wood ear fungus, also known as cloud ear fungus, grows on damp and decaying tree trunks. It is native to China and is a good nourishing food. It has a mild and sweet taste and belongs to the spleen, stomach, and large intestine meridians. It can invigorate the spleen and stomach, nourish blood, moisten dryness, and is mainly used for weak spleen and stomach, insufficient qi and blood, and various blood disorders. Black wood ear fungus contains proteins, fats, and carbohydrates needed for beauty. Regular consumption can keep the skin smooth and radiant. Red dates can provide a large amount of vitamin C to the body, nourish qi and blood, and moisturize the complexion.
11. Tremella and Pigeon Egg Soup
Ingredients: 10 pigeon eggs, 20g tremella, 20g rock sugar, 30ml lard
Instructions: Soak the tremella in warm water to soften, then wash it and remove impurities. Grease the surface of 10 small wine cups evenly with lard, then crack the pigeon eggs into the cups. Steam the cups in a steamer until the pigeon eggs are cooked. Put the tremella into a pot, add an appropriate amount of water, and simmer over low heat for about 1 hour. Finally, add rock sugar and stir well before serving.
Benefits: Clears heat and moistens the lungs, nourishes and moisturizes the skin.
Recommended for: People with dry skin and cough.
Analysis: Pigeon eggs have a taste similar to chicken eggs but have higher nutritional value. They can be eaten as food and have certain medicinal effects. Pigeon eggs contain proteins, fats, and carbohydrates, making them an ideal food for beauty. They are also easily absorbed by the body, making them suitable for all types of people. Tremella has a mild and sweet taste and is beneficial to the heart and lungs. It can nourish yin and moisten dryness. When combined with tremella, it can make the skin smooth, white, and radiant. This recipe is a great dish for beauty and health.
12. Tremella and Goji Berry Soup
Ingredients: 20g tremella, 10g goji berries, 50g chicken liver, 10ml yellow wine, 10g lard, 3g salt, 2g MSG, 10ml water starch, 10g jasmine flowers, 5ml ginger juice
Instructions: Soak the tremella in warm water to soften, then wash it and remove impurities. Dry the jasmine flowers after washing. Cut the chicken liver into thin slices and put them in a bowl. Add starch, salt, MSG, yellow wine, ginger juice, and lard. Stir well. Pour an appropriate amount of water into the pot, place it over high heat, and add the chicken liver, tremella, and goji berries. Bring to a boil, then simmer over low heat for about half an hour. Sprinkle jasmine flowers on top before serving.
Benefits: Nourishes yin, moistens dryness, moisturizes the skin, and brightens the eyes.
Recommended for: People with dry skin, dizziness, and blurry vision.
Analysis: Tremella, also known as white fungus, has a mild and sweet taste and belongs to the lung, spleen, and large intestine meridians. It can produce fluids, relieve thirst, nourish yin, and moisten the lungs. It has a significant effect on dryness and phlegm caused by fever, such as dry throat and excessive phlegm. Tremella has many different ways of cooking. Regular consumption can make the skin fair, tender, and smooth and make the hair black and shiny. Goji berries have long been regarded as a nourishing food and can regulate qi and blood. When combined with chicken liver, it enhances the taste of the soup. Chicken liver also has the effects of nourishing yin and brightening the eyes. This recipe is suitable for daily consumption by people with deficiency of qi and blood and dry skin.
13. Donkey-Hide Gelatin, Astragalus, and Red Date Soup
Ingredients: 20g donkey-hide gelatin, 30g astragalus root, 10g red dates
Instructions: Wash and slice the astragalus root. Wash and pit the red dates. Put the astragalus root and red dates in a pot, soak them in an appropriate amount of water for a while, and then simmer over low heat for about an hour to extract the soup. Finally, dissolve the donkey-hide gelatin in the soup before serving.
Benefits: Nourishes blood, enhances beauty, and moisturizes the skin.
Recommended for: People with pale complexion and deficiency of qi and blood.
Analysis: Donkey-hide gelatin has a mild and sweet taste and belongs to the lung, liver, and kidney meridians. After consumption, it can nourish blood, stop bleeding, nourish yin, and moisten the lungs. It is a good tonic. It has a significant effect on relieving pale complexion caused by blood deficiency and can greatly moisturize the skin. Astragalus root has a mild and sweet taste and a warm nature. After consumption, it can tonify qi, eliminate toxins, promote diuresis, and reduce swelling. It has a tonifying effect on qi and blood deficiency. At the same time, it also has the effects of diuresis and reducing swelling caused by other diseases. Red dates can nourish qi and blood. When combined with donkey-hide gelatin, they can enhance the taste of the soup. This recipe is suitable for people with deficiency of qi and blood and pale complexion.
14. Pig's Trotter and Peanut Porridge
Ingredients: 100g pig's trotters, 80g peanuts, 1g salt, 2g MSG
Instructions: Soak the peanuts in water for half an hour, wash them, and set aside. Remove any impurities from the pig's trotters and wash them clean. Cut them into thin slices. Put the pig's trotters and peanuts into a clay pot, add an appropriate amount of water, bring to a boil over medium heat, then simmer over low heat for an hour until the pig's trotters are tender. Add salt and MSG, and mix well before serving.
Benefits: Beauty and skincare, strengthens tendons and bones.
Recommended for: People with dull skin and deficiency of qi and blood.
Analysis: Pig's trotters have a warm and sweet taste and contain a large amount of protein, fat, and amino acids needed by the body. After consumption, they can invigorate the spleen, nourish the stomach, and nourish blood. They have a significant nourishing effect on weak spleen and stomach, long-term weakness, and various blood disorders. In addition, pig's trotters contain a large amount of collagen, which can make the skin delicate and firm. Peanuts have a neutral and sweet taste, a fragrant aroma, and are rich in nutrients. They are a high-quality fruit. They have the effects of nourishing qi and blood and relieving emaciation and weakness. When used together, they can increase appetite. This recipe is suitable for daily beauty consumption.
