In our lives, some people love to eat meat, while some people prefer animal offal, such as the tip of the liver, the dry fat intestine, the fiery waist flower, and want to drool when you listen. But there are also a large number of people, because they have heard that the fat and cholesterol of animal internal organs are high, they dare not eat, and even completely avoid eating. Is this really the case?
In fact, as long as you eat it correctly, animal offal can also become a "tonic"! Some also have high therapeutic value, and many ancient recipes have recorded the method of internal organs into medicine.
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Pig liver - blood nourishment blind
Nutritional value of pork liver
* Pork liver is rich in more than 1 times the protein of pork, which is beneficial for enhancing the resistance of the elderly;
* Vitamin A content is higher than eggs, milk, fish, vitamin B1 content is 70 times higher than pork, vitamin B2 is 16 times higher than pork, can alleviate eye dryness, fatigue, but also promote metabolism in the body;
* Its iron content is 16 times that of pork, and it also contains folic acid and phosphorus, which can promote the formation of normal blood cells and is good for pernicious anemia and iron deficiency anemia.
* Vitamin C, selenium and other elements in pig liver can help prevent cancer.
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How to buy and handle
Some people are afraid that there will be heavy metal residues in pig liver, but under normal circumstances, these substances will not exceed the standard, and as long as they are handled properly, there is little left, and they can be eaten with confidence.
Picking tips
(1) The appearance color is uniform and shiny purple;
(2) Touch is flexible;
(3) After cutting, its cut surface is delicate;
(4) No odor.
Processing steps
(1) After the pork liver is sliced, it is first placed under the flowing water to grasp and wash, and the bleeding water is analyzed;
(2) Soak in light salt water for about 30 minutes, then scrub again to cook;
(3) Cook until browned and fully cooked.
【Pork liver egg soup - nourishing serum liver blindness】
Use a blender or knife to crush the washed pork liver into a puree, add green onion, ginger and pepper water, beat in an egg, add a small amount of salt, and finally steam in the steamer for 10-12 minutes, before leaving the pot add a little soy sauce.
Pig heart - nourish the heart and calm the spirit
The nutritional value of pig hearts
* Pork hearts contain twice as much protein as pork, but only one-tenth as much fat as pork.
* In addition, it also has phosphorus, iron, riboflavin, vitamin B and other nutrients, which are helpful for enhancing myocardial nutrients and strengthening the contractility of myocardium.
* Chinese medicine believes that pigs have a flat heart and sweet taste, and can treat palpitations, insomnia, mental trance and other diseases.
Buying tips
(1) Appearance color: the heart muscle is red or light red, and the fat is milky white or slightly reddish;
(2) Touch: the heart muscle is strong and elastic;
(3) No odor.
The tissue structure of pig heart is more complex, there are many capillaries, more blood clots, heavy odor, and special attention should be paid to cleaning:
(1) Use a knife to cut along the large blood vessels of the pig's heart, remove the blood clots in it, and then rinse with water;
(2) Slice the pork heart after washing, add salt and flour and scrub it to remove fishiness;
(3) After rinsing, add rice wine and peppercorns to brew for a few hours to completely remove the odor.
【Pork heart salvia astragalus soup】
【Directions】 1 pork heart, 15 grams of astragalus, 6 grams of danshen, 6 red dates. Cook the ingredients in a pot to taste and serve.
This soup is suitable for people with light lips and tongue, pale face, irritability, insomnia and dreams, etc., and has the effect of nourishing the heart and blood and replenishing the qi and blood.
Note: The tongue is yellow and greasy, which belongs to the insomnia palpitations caused by sputum heat disturbing the heart, and is not suitable for conditioning with this medicinal diet.
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Pork belly - stomach protection and qi
Pork belly is rich in protein, minerals, etc., as well as digestive active substances such as gastric membranes, which have a certain protective effect on the gastric mucosa.
Chinese medicine seems to be slightly warm, sweet taste, can supplement the qi, healthy spleen and stomach, quench thirst and accumulate, folk often have "a pork belly three pairs of medicines" saying, enough to see its effect is great.
【Ginger pork belly soup】
Pork belly, 250 grams of ginger slices, filled into the belly, both ends tied tightly, long simmered to take the birth ginger after eating pork belly and soup in fractions, to alleviate stomach cold pain, pantothenic acid vomiting is good.
In addition, other ingredients can also be added to it, such as: adding lotus seeds can sleep; adding mustard can shrink stools; adding chamomile can clear the liver and eyes; adding white pepper can warm the stomach and warm the spleen.
Note: People with damp and hot phlegm stagnation and colds are not suitable for eating pig belly.