March 5 is an important node in the traditional Chinese 24 solar terms, known as the sting. On this day, when spring returns to the earth and the climate is getting warmer, it is also a good time for people to start paying attention to diet and health care.
There is an old saying: "If you are stunned to see three fresh, you will not get sick for a year", which inherits the wisdom of the ancients about diet and health preservation in the stinging season. On the day of stinging, people should pay special attention to eating some seasonal spring ingredients to enhance the body's resistance and prevent common spring diseases.
1. Capsule
Shepherd's cabbage is a nutritious spring wild vegetable. It is rich in protein, vitamin C, vitamin B, carotene and other nutrients, which have a good effect on enhancing immunity and promoting metabolism. Eating shepherd's cabbage in spring can clear away heat and detoxify, diuresis and swelling, nourish the liver and eyes, and is one of the ideal health vegetables.
Recommended recipe: scallop soup with shepherd's cabbage and eggs
Ingredients: 200g fresh shepherd's cabbage, 2 eggs, 100g fresh scallops, green onion, ginger, garlic, salt, pepper, sesame oil, cooking oil.
Here's how:
1.Wash the fresh shepherd's cabbage, put it in a pot of boiling water, blanch it and take it out to cool, squeeze out the water for later use, beat the eggs into a bowl, add salt and stir evenly, fry them in the pot for later use, wash and steam the fresh scallops, and take out the scallop meat.
2.Heat the oil in a hot pan, add the green onion, ginger and garlic and stir-fry until fragrant, add chicken broth or water, put in the purse, eggs and scallop meat after boiling, add an appropriate amount of salt and sesame oil to taste, and you can get out of the pot.
2. Leeks
Leeks are one of the common vegetables in spring, which is not only delicious but also nutritious. Leeks are rich in vitamin C, carotene, cellulose, etc., which help to promote gastrointestinal peristalsis, clear away heat and detoxify, enhance appetite, and help prevent diseases such as colds in spring.
Recommended recipe: Stir-fried bean sprouts with shredded leeks and carrots
Ingredients: 200 grams of leeks, half a carrot, 200 grams of bean sprouts, 3 cloves of garlic, appropriate amount of ginger and dried red pepper, salt, light soy sauce, sesame oil, and edible oil.
Details:
1.Pick and wash the leeks, drain the water, cut them into small pieces, wash and peel the carrots, and shred them for later use.
2.Put an appropriate amount of oil in the pot, add minced garlic, minced ginger and dried red pepper to stir-fry until fragrant, first add shredded carrots and stir-fry for a while, then add bean sprouts and leeks and stir-fry evenly, add an appropriate amount of salt and light soy sauce to taste after the vegetables are cooked, and drizzle with sesame oil.
3. Radish (cochineal radish).
Radishes, also known as carmine radish, are one of the vegetables endemic to spring. Radish is rich in vitamin C, vitamin B, dietary fiber and other nutrients, and has the effects of clearing heat and detoxifying, diuretic and laxative, moistening the lungs and relieving cough. It is especially suitable for spring consumption, which helps to remove moisture from the body and enhance the body's immunity.
Recommended recipe: cold radish salad
Ingredients: 500 grams of radish, appropriate amount of coriander, garlic, appropriate amount of black sesame seeds, appropriate amount of millet spicy, light soy sauce, salt, sesame oil, appropriate amount of cooking oil.
Steps:
1.After washing the radish, peel and cut it into thin slices, put it in a pot, add an appropriate amount of salt and marinate for a while to make it come out of the water, then squeeze out the water, put it on a plate for later use, chop the coriander, chop the garlic, and cut the millet into spicy pieces for later use.
2.Prepare a small bowl, put garlic, black sesame seeds, and millet spicy into the bowl, pour hot oil to stimulate the fragrance, add an appropriate amount of light soy sauce, salt, and sesame oil, and mix well to become a seasoning sauce. Pour the sauce over the radish, stir well, sprinkle with chopped coriander to garnish, and serve.
In the sting season, whether it is shepherd's cabbage, leeks or radish, they are the "three fresh" in the spring diet, they are not only delicious, but also have rich nutritional value and good health effects. I hope that everyone can eat a reasonable meal this spring season, enjoy the food and stay healthy at the same time.