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In the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, the beginning of spring is followed by the early spring, when everything recovers, which is a critical period for health preservation.
The ancients said: "Yang is nourished in spring and summer, and yin is nourished in autumn and winter".In other words, spring should pay attention to health preservation, conform to the growth trend of nature, and nourish the body and enhance physical fitness through diet.
For middle-aged and elderly friends, this season should pay more attention to dietary adjustment and timely health preservation to adapt to climate change at the turn of spring and summer.
Leeks in early spring are known as "".Head stubble leek race ginsengIts texture is fresh and tender, and its nutritional value is extremely high, and it is known as the "king of dishes".
In the folk, there is also a saying that "eat hard in early spring, and race 'ginseng' in the first stubble", which shows the importance of leeks. Leeks not only have a unique taste, but also have the effect of warming the kidneys and aphrodisiac and lowering blood lipids in traditional Chinese medicine theory, so they are often called "longevity grass".
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that leeks are warm and sweet, and enter the liver, stomach and kidneys. It has the functions of tonifying kidney yang, fixing essence and stopping relievability, dissipating cold in warmth, and facilitating urination.
For middle-aged and elderly people, leeks can also help regulate blood lipids and prevent cardiovascular diseases. In addition, leeks are abundantDietary fiber, vitamin C, calcium, phosphorus, iron and other minerals and trace elementsIdeal for balanced nutrition.
Today I will introduce three delicious recipes of leeks, which not only taste high, but also meet the health needs of middle-aged and elderly people, warm the kidneys and aphrodisiac, and lower blood pressure and blood lipids.
[1. Dumplings stuffed with leek and shrimp skin].
Ingredients: 500 grams of leeks, 50 grams of shrimp skin, 200 grams of pork filling, appropriate amount of dumpling skin, appropriate amount of minced ginger, salt, chicken essence, sesame oil and other condiments
Steps:
Step 1: Wash and chop the leeks, marinate them slightly with salt and squeeze out the water, soak the shrimp skin in warm water, and drain the water.
Step 2: Add minced ginger, salt, chicken essence and sesame oil to the pork filling, stir well, and mix the leeks, shrimp skin and flavored pork filling.
Step 3: Take a dumpling wrapper, wrap it in an appropriate amount of filling, pinch the edge, boil the water in the pot, cook the dumplings until they float, and continue to cook for 2-3 minutes.
Tips: Leek shrimp skin stuffed dumplings combine the kidney warming and aphrodisiac effect of leeks and the calcium supplementation effect of shrimp skin, which is very helpful for middle-aged and elderly people to strengthen muscles and bones and enhance physical fitness.[2. Leek pig red soup].Main ingredients: 200 grams of leeks, 250 grams of pig blood, appropriate amount of ginger, salt, chicken essence and other condiments
Steps:
Step 1: Wash and cut the leeks into sections, cut the pig's blood into pieces for later use, add water to the pot and boil, add the pig's blood to cook, remove and drain.
Step 2: Boil water in another pot, add pig blood, leeks and ginger slices, skim off the foam after boiling, add an appropriate amount of salt and chicken essence to taste, and cook until the leeks are soft and cooked.
Tips: Pig blood has the effect of nourishing yin and cooling blood, clearing the intestines and detoxifying, combined with leeks, it can nourish blood and nourish the skin, while helping to reduce blood viscosity and prevent vascular diseases.[3. Stir-fried shrimp with leek flowers].Main ingredients: 200 grams of leek flowers, 150 grams of shrimp, minced garlic, salt, pepper, cooking wine and other condiments.
Steps:
Step 1: Wash the leek flowers, marinate the shrimp with cooking wine, salt and pepper for 10 minutes, heat the oil in a pot, stir-fry the minced garlic until fragrant, add the shrimp and stir-fry quickly until it changes color.
Step 2: Add leek flowers, stir-fry quickly, add an appropriate amount of salt and pepper to remove from the pot.
Tips: Shrimp is rich in high-quality protein and trace elements, combined with the kidney-warming effect of leek flowers, which has a significant effect on enhancing physical fitness and delaying aging.