Winter has arrived, and the cold weather makes people feel lazy and unwilling to get up, exercise, or do anything. Especially for those who are afraid of the cold, winter is like a nightmare, and they just want to hide under the covers for a day and don't want to eat at all. In fact, our fear of cold is mainly due to our poor physical fitness, lack of sufficient qi, blood and body fat, and weak ability to resist cold. To stay warm in winter, we need to increase our intake of nutrients. Therefore, it is recommended that everyone regularly consume the following eight delicacies to improve their ability to resist cold, keep their bodies warm, and keep their qi and blood flowing smoothly to survive the cold winter comfortably.
The main ingredients in this stew are angelica, astragalus, codonopsis, red dates, chicken, ginger slices, and goji berries. First, cut the chicken into small pieces and boil it in water to remove the fishy smell. Then put the chicken, angelica, astragalus, codonopsis, red dates, and ginger slices into a soup pot, add enough water, cover and simmer over low heat for two hours. Finally, add the goji berries and salt in the last ten minutes, cook and enjoy. This soup is rich in angelica and astragalus to replenish qi and blood, as well as codonopsis and red dates to replenish qi, wolfberry has the effect of nourishing the liver and kidneys, and the chicken stewed together is even more delicious and has the effect of supplementing nutrition. Drinking a bowl of warm chicken soup with angelica astragalus can not only warm the body, but also improve cold resistance.
The main ingredients of this soup are lamb, angelica, and ginger slices. First, cut the lamb into small pieces and boil it in water to remove the fishy smell. Then put the lamb, angelica, and ginger slices in a soup pot, add enough water, bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce the heat to low and simmer for two hours. Finally, add an appropriate amount of salt to taste, and cook until it tastes good and then remove from the pot. This soup is characterized by the blood-tonifying effect of angelica and the warming effect of mutton, which not only warms the body, but also helps to regulate qi and blood and improve the ability to resist cold.
The main ingredients in this soup are chicken, chestnuts, red dates, goji berries, ginger slices, and green onions. First, cut the chicken into small pieces and blanch it in cold water to remove the blood. Then add cooking oil to a hot pan, add green onions and ginger slices to sauté until fragrant, then add the chicken and stir-fry until browned. Then transfer the sautéed chicken to a casserole, add enough water, bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce the heat to low and simmer for an hour. Finally, add the chestnuts and red dates and continue to simmer for half an hour. After simmering, add goji berries and salt to taste, and cook for another five minutes to remove from the pot. This soup is characterized by the warming effect of chestnuts and the nutritional value of chicken, which not only improves cold resistance, but also replenishes nutrients and maintains good health.
The main ingredients of this soup are lotus root, corn, carrots, pork ribs, and ginger slices. First, cut the ribs into small pieces and blanch them with water to remove the blood. Then peel the lotus root, cut the carrot into cubes, and chop the corn into small pieces. Then add cooking oil to the hot pan, add ginger slices and stir-fry until fragrant, then add pork ribs and stir-fry to dry water. Transfer the sautéed ribs to the pan, add enough water and simmer for an hour. Then add lotus root and corn and continue to simmer for half an hour. Finally, add an appropriate amount of salt to taste, and cook until it tastes good and then remove from the pot. This soup is characterized by the tonic effect of lotus root on the spleen and stomach and pork ribs, which not only warms the body, but also provides rich nutrients.
The ingredients of this dish are pork ribs, sweet potato, shredded ginger, and minced garlic. First, cut the ribs into small pieces, wash the water, add shredded ginger, cooking wine, and salt to marinate for a while. Then peel the sweet potatoes and cut them into small pieces. Then put the marinated pork ribs and sweet potatoes into the steamer, add water and steam for 40 minutes until tender. Finally, put the steamed sweet potatoes and pork ribs on a plate, sprinkle with minced garlic and serve. This dish is characterized by the warming effect of sweet potatoes and the nutritional value of pork ribs, which not only warms the body, but also replenishes nutrients and strengthens physical strength.
The ingredients of this dish are beef, red dates, yams, and ginger slices. First, cut the beef into small pieces and blanch them with water to remove the blood. Then peel and cut the yam into pieces, and wash the red dates. Then put the beef, red dates and yams in a casserole, add enough water, bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce the heat to low and simmer for two hours. Finally, add an appropriate amount of salt to taste and continue to cook for five minutes. This dish is characterized by the blood-tonifying effect of red dates and the spleen-strengthening effect of yam, which not only warms the body, but also replenishes nutrients and strengthens physical strength.
The main ingredients of this dish are peanuts and sweet potatoes. First, peel and cut the sweet potatoes into cubes and cook the peanuts. Then add an appropriate amount of cooking oil to the hot pan, put the sweet potato pieces into the stir-fry, and then add the peanuts and stir-fry evenly. Finally, add an appropriate amount of rock sugar to taste, and fry until the sugar dissolves. This dish is characterized by the warming effect of peanuts and the nutritional value of sweet potatoes, which not only warms the body, but also replenishes nutrients and increases energy.
The main ingredients of this dessert are black sesame seeds, glutinous rice, and brown sugar. First, grind the black sesame seeds and glutinous rice into powder. Then add an appropriate amount of water to the glutinous rice flour, stir well, and put it in a pot to cook. Then put the cooked glutinous rice flour into a casserole, add black sesame powder and an appropriate amount of brown sugar, and make a paste. Finally, cook over low heat until thick. This dessert is characterized by the tonic effect of black sesame seeds and the replenishing energy of glutinous rice, which not only warms the body, but also replenishes nutrients and increases physical strength.
These are eight winter-friendly delicacies that are characterized by warmth, blood tonic and rich nutrients, which can help us improve our ability to resist cold, maintain good health, and survive the cold winter. At the same time, we should also pay attention to the reasonable combination of ingredients, do not overeat, so as not to cause a burden on the body. Wishing you all warmth and health in winter!