🍲 The No. 1 soup for improving intelligence and nourishing the brain: Stewed crucian carp with enoki mushrooms and tofu
This soup is a so-called magical brain-tonifying soup secretly collected by many mothers. The color of the soup is milky white and the taste is extremely delicious. The key to the soup is to use Enoki mushrooms, which are rich in various amino acids and zinc, and combine them with the high-quality protein contained in crucian carp to support the development of the child's brain.
📝 Precise ingredient ratio
The main ingredients include a piece of fresh crucian carp, which weighs about 300 to 400 grams. If it is too small, there will be less meat, and if it is too large, the meat will become old easily. There is also a piece of soft tofu, which weighs about 300 grams, and 150 grams of enoki mushrooms, which is about a small handful.
The auxiliary ingredients include: 1 small piece of old ginger needs to be sliced, 3 cloves of garlic need to be crushed, and 1 chive needs to be chopped into small pieces.
The seasoning includes one tablespoon of cooking wine, two tablespoons of cooking oil, an appropriate amount of salt, and enough boiling water (this is the key to the milky white color of the soup).
📝 Step by step operation process
Step 1: Prepare the ingredients. Cut the tofu into square pieces with a side length of 2 cm. Soak these small pieces in water containing a small amount of salt for 20 minutes. This step can remove the beany smell of the tofu and prevent the tofu from breaking easily when cooking the tofu.
Cut off the roots of the enoki mushrooms, tear them apart with your hands, clean and drain and set aside.
Ask the store to slaughter the crucian carp cleanly. When you get home, be sure to scrape off the black film in the belly that is the main source of the fishy smell. After rinsing, use kitchen paper towels to completely absorb the water, and gently pat the surface with a thin layer of corn starch.
2. Shape the fried fish : Heat the wok and rub ginger slices on the bottom of the pan to prevent sticking.
Pour in cooking oil. When the oil is hot, add ginger slices and crushed garlic and sauté until fragrant.
Turn the heat to medium-low, hold the fish tail and slide it into the pot very slowly. Do not flip it at first. Fry for about 2 to 3 minutes, until the bottom side turns golden. Shake the pan gently. When the fish can slide, flip it over and fry the other side until golden.
Pour cooking wine along the edge of the pot to remove the fishy smell and increase the aroma.
3. Stew until white : boiling water must be poured in at this time!
The amount of water should be added at one time to completely cover all the ingredients.
This is the secret to simmering a milky white fish soup. Simmer over high heat for 5 minutes. In this way, you will see the color of the soup quickly change to white.
4. Put the soaked tofu cubes into the pot, add the enoki mushrooms into it, and bring it to a boil again over high heat, then reduce to low heat and simmer slowly for 15 minutes, so that the umami flavors of the ingredients can be fully integrated.
5. Perform the final step to add flavor to the food: Just before taking the dish out of the pot, add salt to create flavor, and then sprinkle on the bright green chopped green onion.
💡Key points of cooking
Crucian carp has many spines, so the children are only given soup, tofu and enoki mushrooms.
Do not cover the pot for too long during the soup cooking process. Open the lid appropriately to allow the fishy smell to evaporate.
The salt must be added last. Adding it too early will cause the fish to lose moisture and deteriorate its texture.
💡 Tips for newbies to avoid pitfalls
What should I do if the fish skin is broken?
As long as the fish is not overcooked, even if it is broken, it will not affect the deliciousness of the soup.
If you accidentally turn the fish into a loose skeleton, you can use a slotted spoon to remove the small pieces of fish residue, leaving only pure soup, but it still tastes wonderful.
🍲 Flavor characteristics of finished product
The soup is as white as milk, sweet and mellow in the mouth, the tofu is smooth and tender, and the enoki mushrooms are crispy.
A child can drink a large bowl without even realizing it.
🥦 Brain-boosting stir-fry king: Stir-fried broccoli with walnuts
It is often said that the appearance of walnuts closely resembles the human brain, and there has long been a folk saying that "the shape complements the shape." This dish is a unique dish that combines the brain-boosting properties of walnuts with the rich nutrients of broccoli. Its texture is crispy and soft, making it very popular with children.
📝 Precise ingredient ratio
The main ingredients are: one piece of broccoli, which weighs about 350 grams; and 60 grams of raw walnut kernels, which are shelled walnut kernels purchased in the supermarket, and the quantity is about a small handful.
Accessories: 2 cloves of garlic (sliced).
The seasonings used are: two tablespoons of cooking oil, one teaspoon of salt, one tablespoon of oyster sauce (this is for freshness, optional), and a little water starch (this is for thickening, optional).
📝 Step by step operation process
First, pretreat the broccoli, cut it into small florets, put it in a basin, add water to cover the broccoli, then add a spoonful of salt and a spoonful of flour, or starch, and soak for fifteen to twenty minutes.
This method can effectively remove the dust and residual pesticides in the gaps, and finally rinse it with running water several times.
Boil a pot of water, place the walnut kernels in a bowl, use the boiling water to blanch the walnut kernels for one to two minutes, then take them out and drain the water.
This step can remove the bitter taste and skin impurities from the walnut kernels.
3. Blanch the broccoli: Fill a pot with water and heat it. When the water is boiling, add a few drops of cooking oil and a little salt (to preserve the green color of the broccoli). Place the broccoli in and blanch it for 1 minute until the color becomes darker. Then take it out and rinse it with cold water. Drain the water and set aside.
4. Stir-fry the dish : Heat the pan with cold oil, add the garlic slices and sauté until fragrant.
Turn to low heat, pour in the walnut kernels, and stir-fry quickly until the aroma comes out, which takes about 30 seconds. Be careful not to burn them.
Then turn up the heat, add the drained broccoli, and quickly stir-fry evenly.
Add salt and oyster sauce for seasoning. If you like the feeling of being wrapped in soup, you can pour in a small amount of water starch to thicken a thin layer, stir-fry a few times, and then take it out of the pot.
💡Key points in cooking
Walnut kernels must be stir-fried over low heat, as they can easily become scorched and bitter over high heat.
After blanching the broccoli, be sure to drain the water as much as possible, otherwise it will become boiled when stir-fried, which will affect the taste.
💡 Taste adjustment tips
If your child doesn't like the slightly astringent taste of walnuts, you might as well use an air fryer or oven to bake the walnut kernels at 160 degrees for 5 minutes. At this time, they will become crispier and sweeter.
If you like it sweet, you can add a little sugar at the end to make it fresh.
🥗 Flavor characteristics of finished product
The green broccoli is crisp and refreshing, and the golden walnut kernels are crispy and fragrant.
The combination of the two is a beautiful sight on the dining table, with both color and fragrance.
🌟 Recommended daily brain supplement star ingredients
In addition to the two highly practical home-cooked dishes mentioned above, in the category of daily diet, there are many brain-building staple foods and ingredients that are readily available and worthy of attention.
Millet is rich in B vitamins and energy needed by the brain. It is a staple food for brain health. Add a few red dates when making porridge. It is sweet and nourishes the stomach. It is especially suitable for children's breakfast.
There is such a golden partner milk; this milk can ensure you drink a glass every day; it is very rich in calcium and also contains lactose; these are the energy sources for the brain to work efficiently; it is helpful to improve cognitive ability.
For all-purpose nutritional eggs, the lecithin and choline in eggs are important nutrients for enhancing memory.
Having a boiled egg for breakfast every day is the simplest and most effective way to strengthen your body and brain .
Mothers, in addition to paying attention to the specially selected ingredients, it is more important to ensure that your children's diet is nutritionally balanced, increase the supply of drinking water, and consume more fresh fruits of the season. There is no need to blindly chase expensive health products. You only need to carefully and appropriately mix three meals a day. With these home-cooked ingredients that can be seen and touched with your own eyes, you can provide the most stable, reliable and safest guarantee for your child's brain growth.
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