Reading guide: Every year in July and August, it is the hottest time of the year, and the hot climate will lead to an increase in the water content in the air, plus some people like to drink cold and blow air conditioners, many people in the summer, the moisture in the body will accumulate more and more, and the humidity will lead to "insomnia, loss of appetite, chills, fire, constipation" and other symptoms, so in the summer, we have to eat more dampness food. And I will give you this soup today, which is most suitable for drinking in July and August, this soup is based on "mung beans", and then cooked with "lilies and lotus seeds".
[Mung bean effect]: Mung bean is a kind of high-protein food, often eaten in summer, can be enough energy for the body, at the same time mung bean cold food is a cold food, drink some mung bean soup appropriately, can clear heat and relieve heat, water swelling, shengjin quenching thirst, mung bean is the most suitable beans to eat often in summer.
【Lily Efficacy】: According to the "Compendium of Materia Medica", lily has the effect of "clearing phlegm and fire and replenishing deficiency". According to modern medical research, it has been found that lily is an ideal food to relieve heat, it can clear the heat and invigorate qi, quench thirst and diuretic, not only replenish water, but also timely replenish inorganic salts, which is of great significance for maintaining the electrolyte balance in the body. At the same time, lily is also a natural sleep aid food, and eating lily regularly can make sleep better and better!
[Lotus seed efficacy]: Lotus seeds are also the most suitable food to eat often in summer, because it has the effect of "tonifying the spleen and stopping diarrhea, strengthening the heart, nourishing the body, nourishing the heart and soothing the nerves, nourishing the liver and protecting the liver, clearing heat and detoxifying", especially for people who are prone to fire and insomnia, to eat more lotus seeds. If you are often on fire, it is best to buy one with a lotus seed heart, which will have a better effect on reducing fire.
In the summer, mung beans and lotus seeds are cooked together, the moisture is gone, the insomnia is good, the laxative also clears the liver, and then I will share the detailed practice of "mung bean lotus seed lily soup" with you, according to my method, to ensure that your whole family loves to drink it!
[Ingredients preparation]: 80 grams of mung beans, 30 grams of fresh lilies, 50 grams of lotus seeds, appropriate amount of rock sugar.
【Method】:
The first step: throw away the fresh lily, then peel the yellow and black lily away, then peel off the white and tender lily piece by piece, and finally rinse the lily with tap water.
Step 2: After rinsing the lotus seeds, soak the lotus seeds in warm water for about 2 hours and then take them out for later use, soak the lotus seeds in warm water, you can save cooking time, if you don't soak them, the lotus seeds will be soft after boiling for 30 minutes, and you can become soft after boiling for 20 minutes.
Step 3: Rinse the mung beans and put them in a bowl, then pour an appropriate amount of water into the bowl as well, then put the bowl in the refrigerator and freeze for 3-4 hours until the water solidifies. Freeze the mung beans and then boil them, and when the mung beans meet the boiling hot water, they will bloom quickly!
Step 4: Put an appropriate amount of water in the pot, boil the water, put all the frozen mung beans into the pot, and cook on high heat for a while until the mung beans bloom a little bit.
Step 5: Immediately put the lotus seeds and rock sugar into the pot, change the heat to medium-low and cook for 15 minutes, and finally put the lily into the pot and continue to cook for 3 minutes before eating. Fresh lilies are very tender, don't cook them for a long time, otherwise the young lilies will be boiled to pieces!
[Lao Hu has something to say]: Although mung bean lotus seed lily soup is a soup with very high nutritional value, mung beans, lotus seeds, and lilies are relatively cold, and eating too much can easily lead to body cold, so I recommend that you drink it every morning and noon, and you can also drink a little before going to bed, but don't drink it after it has been frozen, otherwise it will easily lead to spleen and stomach deficiency and cold!
Mung beans and "lilies, lotus seeds" are boiled together, the moisture is gone, insomnia is good, laxative and liver, it's a pity that you don't know how to eat! If today's article is helpful to you, please follow and like, this is my greatest support. In the follow-up, Chef Hu will explain more cooking tips and health skills!