The cold winter is a time when people's immunity is challenged, and in order to strengthen the body and improve immunity, we need to choose the right diet. During this season, there are four ingredients that are considered to be yang-tonifying vegetables, and they are asparagus, lamb, leeks, and beef. With their rich nutrients and warm properties, these ingredients have become an effective way for people to enhance their physique and warm their bodies in the cold season.
Asparagus is a nutritious vegetable that is rich in vitamin C, vitamin K, fiber, and antioxidants. It has the effect of warming and replenishing kidney yang, invigorating qi and rejuvenating Jin. Eating asparagus in the cold winter helps to warm the body, promote blood circulation, and enhance immunity. It is often used in stir-fries and soups.
Ingredients: 250 grams of beef (sliced), about 300 grams of asparagus (remove the hard knots, cut into sections for later use), appropriate amount of minced garlic, appropriate amount of minced ginger, 1 tablespoon of cooking wine, 2 tablespoons of light soy sauce, appropriate amount of salt and pepper, appropriate amount of cooking oil.
1.Marited beef: Put the beef slices in a bowl, add a little cooking wine, light soy sauce, minced ginger, minced garlic, salt and pepper, stir well and marinate for a while.
2.Stir-fried beef: Pour an appropriate amount of cooking oil into a frying pan, add the marinated beef slices after heating, stir-fry quickly until it changes color, remove and set aside.
3.Stir-fried asparagus: Pour a little cooking oil into the pan, add minced garlic and ginger and stir-fry until fragrant. Add the cut asparagus and stir-fry until the asparagus is tender.
4. Merge and stir-fry: Put the fried beef into the pot and stir-fry evenly with the asparagus.
5. Season again according to personal taste, add a little light soy sauce to taste.
6. Remove from the pot: After stir-frying evenly, turn off the heat and serve on a plate.
Lamb is a warm ingredient, and eating lamb in the cold winter helps to warm the body and keep the cold warm. Lamb is rich in high-quality protein, vitamin B complex and minerals, which has a good effect on enhancing immunity and improving physical fitness. Common mutton dishes include mutton soup, mutton stew, etc.
Ingredients: Appropriate amount of mutton (cut into pieces), appropriate amount of ginger, appropriate amount of salt, appropriate amount of cooking wine, appropriate amount of green onion, appropriate amount of pepper, appropriate amount of water.
1.Mutton pretreatment: Blanch the mutton pieces with hot boiling water to remove blood and fishy smell. Blanch and remove and set aside.
2. Prepare the seasoning: chop the ginger and shallots for later use.
3. Boiling soup: Put water in the pot, put in the blanched mutton pieces after the water boils, and bring to a boil.
4. Cleaning: Use a spoon to skim off the foam in the boiling water.
5. Seasoning: Add an appropriate amount of cooking wine, chopped ginger and shallots, and continue to boil.
6.Stew: Reduce the heat, cover and simmer for 2-3 hours. During this period, you can add the right amount of salt and pepper to taste.
7.Remove from the pot: When the simmering time is up, turn off the heat when the soup turns white and cloudy, sprinkle some chopped green onions to garnish and serve.
2) The time of simmering mutton soup can be adjusted according to personal preference, the longer the stew, the more crispy the meat will be.
Leek is a kind of warm vegetable, which has the effect of warming and replenishing kidney yang and invigorating qi and stagnation. Eating leeks in the cold winter helps to keep warm and promote blood circulation. Leeks are rich in vitamins and minerals, which are beneficial for boosting immunity and health. Common leek dishes include scrambled eggs with leeks, leek dumplings, etc.
Ingredients: Appropriate amount of leeks (washed and cut into sections), appropriate amount of eggs, appropriate amount of salt, appropriate amount of cooking oil.
1. Beat the eggs: Crack the eggs into a bowl, add a little salt and stir well.
2.Scrambled eggs: Heat the pan with cold oil, pour in the egg liquid, quickly fry it with a spatula, fry until the egg liquid solidifies and forms a lump, then remove it for later use.
3. Prepare leeks: cut the leeks into sections and set aside.
4. Stir-fry leeks: Heat the pan with cold oil, add the leeks and stir-fry evenly.
5. Merge and stir-fry: Put the scrambled eggs into the pot and fry them evenly with the leeks.
6. Season again according to personal taste and add an appropriate amount of salt.
7. Remove from the pot: After stir-frying evenly, turn off the heat and put it on a plate.
1) When stir-frying leeks, add an appropriate amount of minced garlic, ginger and chili powder to taste according to personal taste.
Beef is rich in high-quality protein, B vitamins and minerals, making it a warm food. Eating beef in the cold winter helps to provide calories, warm the body, and strengthen the physique. Beef also helps to nourish blood and promote blood circulation. Common beef dishes include braised beef, stir-fried beef in sauce, etc.
Ingredients: Appropriate amount of beef cubes, appropriate amount of ginger, appropriate amount of green onion, appropriate amount of cooking wine, appropriate amount of salt, appropriate amount of light soy sauce, appropriate amount of dark soy sauce, appropriate amount of sugar, appropriate amount of water.
1. Handle the beef: Cut the beef into pieces and blanch to remove the smell. Blanch and remove and set aside.
2.Soup: Put enough water in the pot, wait for the water to boil, add the blanched beef cubes, and bring to a boil.
3. Supercold water: After the boiled beef pieces are removed, pass them with cold water to remove the blood.
4. Stir-fry shallots and ginger: Put an appropriate amount of cooking oil in the pot, add chopped ginger and shallots and stir-fry until fragrant.
5. Stir-fry beef: After stir-frying the green onion and ginger until fragrant, add the cut beef pieces and stir-fry evenly.
6. Seasoning: Add an appropriate amount of cooking wine, salt, light soy sauce, dark soy sauce and sugar, stir-fry evenly.
7.Stew: Put the fried beef pieces into the pot, add an appropriate amount of water, cover the pot and simmer over low heat for 15-2 hours.
8.Remove from the pot: When the simmering time is up, the beef becomes soft and rotten, and the soup is thick, turn off the heat and serve on a plate.
1) The time of stewing beef can be adjusted according to personal preference, the longer the stew, the crispier the meat.
2) You can add an appropriate amount of seasonings according to your personal taste, such as soy sauce, Sichuan pepper powder, etc.
3) When simmering beef, add the right amount of ginger, garlic cloves, and spices to add flavor according to personal taste.
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