🐷 Shenqi brain-boosting soup: a classic stew that soothes the mind and improves the mind
This soup mainly highlights the effects of calming the nerves, nourishing the brain and nourishing the body. It is especially suitable for children who are under great pressure in study and overuse their brains.
The key lies in the perfect fusion of medicinal herbs and meat to create a clear and mellow soup.
An accurate proportion of ingredients is presented, including a pair of fresh pig brains, 10 grams of astragalus, 10 grams of adenophora, 5 grams of angelica root, 5 grams of wolfberry, 5 grams of Eucommia ulmoides, 5 grams of Gastrodia elata, 3 slices of ginger, 10 ml of cooking wine, 5 grams of rock sugar, an appropriate amount of salt, and 600 ml of mineral water.
👨🍳 Step-by-step operation process :
1. 🌊 Process the main ingredients : Gently place the pig brains in a large bowl, then pour in water, then rinse slowly with a fine stream of water, and then use a toothpick to carefully pick out the red blood and fascia on the surface. This step is the key to removing the fishy smell. After washing, carefully remove it and keep it for later use.
Put the Chinese medicinal materials such as Gastrodia elata, Astragalus membranaceus, Adenophora adenophora, wolfberry, Eucommia ulmoides, and Angelica sinensis into the drain net, quickly rinse away the floating dust with flowing water, and then drain the water on top. This is the operation of cleaning the medicinal materials.
3. 🍲Put it into a stew pot to stew : Prepare a stew pot and put the processed pig brains, all medicinal materials and ginger slices into it one by one.
Pour 600 ml of mineral water or purified water, add cooking wine and rock sugar.
Put the lid on the pot and make sure it is sealed.
4. 🔥 Steaming through water : Add water to the steamer, let the water boil, then place the stew pot in, cover the pot, then turn the heat to medium and continue steaming for about 90 minutes.
#5. 🧂 Season at the last moment👉 Turn off the stove fire, remove the stew pot from the stove, then open the lid of the stew pot, add an appropriate amount of salt to adjust the taste according to your personal preference for taste, and you are done👊.
💡Keys to cooking and pitfalls to avoid :
Tips for removing fishy smell : The blood streaks in the pig brain must be removed, otherwise the soup will have a fishy smell.
Be gentle when handling so as not to break the pig brain.
Be particular about water use : It is recommended to use mineral water or filtered water, as the stewed soup will taste sweeter.
Tips specially prepared for novices are as follows. If you don’t have a stew pot on hand, you can use this method instead, that is, take a large bowl, cover it with plastic wrap, and poke a few small holes.
The steaming time must be sufficient to bring out the flavor of the medicinal materials.
🍗 Chicken soup with wolfberries: a warm and tonic food that nourishes the mind
This soup is made with ginseng and calamus as the main ingredients, and is paired with very delicious chicken legs. It has the effect of nourishing the mind and calming the nerves. The color of the soup is very clear, and the chicken is extremely tender. It is very easy for children to accept it.
In terms of "accurate ingredient ratio", there are two chicken legs, one fresh ginseng, or ten grams of dried ginseng, five grams of calamus, as many as ten grams of wolfberry, two green onion segments, three ginger slices, ten milliliters of cooking wine, an appropriate amount of salt, and fifteen hundred milliliters of water.
👨🍳 Step-by-step operation process :
1. 🐔 Process the chicken : Wash the chicken legs and chop into evenly sized pieces.
Add water to the pot and bring it to a boil, then add the chicken pieces and blanch them for two to three minutes. Then remove the chicken pieces, rinse them with warm water to remove any foam, drain them and set them aside.
Cut green onion into sections and slice ginger.
2. ⚡Put it into the pot for stewing : Place the blanched chicken pieces into the soup pot, add enough water (approximate capacity is 1500 ml), add fresh ginseng, calamus, wolfberry, green onion and ginger slices.
First, turn on the high heat and bring the water to a boil. During this period, if there is foam, just skim it off with a spoon.
Then reduce to low heat, cover the pot and simmer for 30 minutes.
4. 🧂 Add seasoning during cooking : When the required stewing time is completed, open the lid of the pot, pour the cooking wine in, stir it thoroughly until it is even, and then continue cooking for 2 minutes before extinguishing the fire source.
Finally add appropriate amount of salt to taste.
💡Keys to cooking and pitfalls to avoid :
When removing the fishy smell from chicken nuggets, the chicken nuggets need to be blanched in a pot under cold water. Only in this way can the blood and impurities in the chicken nuggets be fully forced out, thereby ensuring that the soup is clear and has a pure taste.
It must be simmered over high heat until it boils, and then it must be turned to low heat to keep the water surface slightly open. Only by stewing in this way can the stewed chicken be tender and smooth, and the color of the soup can be called clear.
The following is the rewritten sentence: The taste has been adjusted. Ginseng tastes slightly bitter. If the child is not accustomed to this, then a few red dates can be added to increase the sweetness.
🧠 Steamed pig brain: a quick steamed dish that enhances memory
The preparation method of this dish is simple and takes a short time. It can retain the original taste of the ingredients to the maximum extent. It is good for increasing and enhancing memory. It can slow down the aging of brain cells, thereby making the mind more flexible.
The precise proportions of food ingredients are as follows: a pair of pig brain marrow, 100 grams of yam, 15 ml of rice wine, 4 slices of ginger in a specific amount, 2 green onion segments in a specific amount, 10 ml of steamed fish soy sauce, and a few drops of sesame oil in the corresponding amount.
👨🍳 Step-by-step operation process :
Peel off the outer skin of the yam, wash the trimmed yam, and cut the washed yam into hob blocks or thick slices. Immediately after cutting, soak the cut yam blocks or thick slices in clean water to prevent the yam from turning black due to oxidation. At the same time, complete the step of preparing the auxiliary ingredients.
Slice ginger and cut green onion into sections.
2. 🧠 Clean the pig brain : Follow the method of the first soup, thoroughly clean the blood vessels and fascia in the pig brain, and then gently take it out to ensure that it is in a complete state.
Step 3: Load the dish into a plate and steam it: Choose a deep plate or stew pot, first lay the yam cubes, and then gently place the processed pig brains on top of the yam🧐.
Sprinkle with ginger slices and scallions, and pour in rice wine.
4. 🔥 Steam rapidly over high heat : After the steamer comes out with heat, put the plate in, cover the pot, and steam over high heat for about 15 minutes.
5. Take out the steamed pig brains and pour away the excess soup on the plate. This excess soup can remove the fishy smell and is the finishing touch of seasoning.
Pour the steamed fish with soy sauce and add a few drops of sesame oil to enhance the aroma.
💡Keys to cooking and pitfalls to avoid :
After cutting the yam to prevent blackening, put it into water for soaking immediately, or do it before steaming, otherwise it will easily turn black once it comes into contact with the air, which will affect the appearance.
The texture of pig brain is very tender, and 15 minutes of steaming is enough. If the time exceeds this amount, the taste will become older and harder.
The taste of the finished product is as tender and smooth as tofu, which is so tender that it melts in the mouth. When paired with the soft and waxy texture of yam, the mellow aroma of the rice wine can effectively remove the fishy smell, and the overall taste is very delicious.
🥗 Here’s how to nourish your brain with breakfast: full of energy for the day
Prepare your child's breakfast into a nutritious and brain-tonifying meal. This meal is the most critical meal of the day. In this way, your child will be able to maintain a very energetic state throughout the day and will be more focused when studying.
🍳 Golden matching formula :
Good-quality protein: One or two eggs a day are great, whether poached, steamed into a custard, or fried in a little oil.
The lecithin in egg yolk is the "fuel" for the brain.
Brain-boosting milk products : A cup of warm milk (about 250 ml) is standard for breakfast.
The calcium and amino acids in milk are essential for brain metabolism.
If your child is lactose intolerant, you can switch to yogurt.
Nuts and dried fruits that are good for intelligence: a handful of walnut kernels or a few almond seeds can be crushed and sprinkled into cooked porridge, or poured into a container of milk.
Walnuts are rich in linoleic acid and unsaturated fatty acids, which can strengthen cerebral blood vessels.
As a breakfast staple that is mainly used to strengthen the brain, you can choose black fungus and fry it with eggs, then pair it with bread made of whole wheat, or carefully cook a small bowl of porridge including yam and red dates.
Black fungus is a blood vessel scavenger and also has the effect of strengthening the mind and strengthening the mind.
💡 Taste and nutrition adaptation :
Eat in a variety of ways: If your child doesn't like drinking pure milk, you can make milk oatmeal or a banana milkshake.
If you don’t like boiled eggs, you can make them into egg custard or thick vegetable egg omelettes.
The situation of adding fish is as follows: During breakfast, time is relatively tight. You can take out a small piece of steamed sea bass or salmon that was prepared the night before and sandwich it between steamed buns or bread. The unsaturated fatty acids rich in fish are "golden" nutrients for brain development.
A perfect brain-tonifying breakfast should have a variety of color combinations, including yellow egg pancakes, white milk, green vegetables, and black fungus. This combination can more effectively stimulate children's appetite.
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