Stewed turtle with yam and longan

Overview

Turtle, also known as turtle, water fish, and turtle, is actually not a fish, but a turtle of the family Turtle. From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, soft-shell turtle has a sweet and mild taste, enters the liver and spleen meridians, and has the functions of nourishing yin, cooling blood, clearing away heat, dispersing stagnation, and tonifying the kidneys. Efficacy of soft-shell turtle: Soft-shell turtle is a high-protein food, rich in protein, calcium, phosphorus, and vitamins, which can improve the body's immune function. Patients with chronic wasting diseases such as tuberculosis, tumors, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, liver diseases, etc. can use soft-shelled turtle as medicinal diet. There are also taboos for eating soft-shelled turtles: Those with anorexia, loose stools, and cold spleen and stomach should not eat soft-shelled turtles; those with edema, pleural and peritoneal effusion, and hyperlipoproteinemia should not eat soft-shelled turtles; children and pregnant women should eat with caution; dead soft-shelled turtles should not be eaten. Even though soft-shell turtle is a great supplement, don’t eat it too much or for a long time to prevent it from becoming greasy and hindering the spleen and affecting normal digestive function. The soft-shell turtle meat is smooth and not greasy, rich in nutrients, and the soup is fresh and sweet. It has many benefits for the elderly and the frail and sick.

Tags

• hot dishes
• home cooking
• chinese banquet
• common dishes
• maternity
• dinner with friends
• autumn recipes
• lunch
• chicken essence
• dried longan meat
• lean pork
• red dates
• wolfberry
• yam tablets
• ginger
• salt
• turtle

Ingredients

Steps

1. 1 Slaughter the turtle, wash and remove the internal organs; wash the ginger; wash the lean pork; prepare red dates, wolfberry, yam tablets, and dried longan meat for later use;

   

2. 2 Ginger slices;

   

3. 3 Cut the lean pork into strips and then into small pieces;

   

4. 4 Add an appropriate amount of water to the pot, and add the soft-shell turtle, yam slices, longan meat, red dates, wolfberry, and ginger slices together;

   

5. 5 Add more water to submerge the ingredients;

   

6. 6 Boil the water to remove the foam and simmer for about 2 hours;

   

7. 7 Add salt and chicken essence to taste;