Red bean, lotus root and beef soup
Overview
Red Bean and Lotus Root Beef Soup Suitable for those with Qi deficiency and Yang deficiency. Nourishing ingredients: Beef ------ Traditional Chinese medicine believes that beef has the effects of replenishing Qi, nourishing the spleen and stomach, strengthening muscles and bones, reducing phlegm and wind, quenching thirst and saliva. It is suitable for people with depression of Qi, shortness of breath, physical weakness, weak muscles and bones, anemia, chronic illness, and yellowish and dizzy complexion. It is especially suitable for pregnant women who are weak and malnourished. It can not only replenish Qi but also blood. Note: The combination of red beans, lotus root, and beef has better blood-enhancing and beauty-enhancing effects, and is suitable for pregnant women.
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Steps
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Soak red beans in water for 30 minutes (warm water is better), wash, peel and slice lotus root, wash and slice ginger.
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Cut the beef into pieces, boil it in boiling water for 3 minutes, remove the blood, remove and wash.
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Put red beans, beef, candied dates and ginger slices into a rice cooker, add appropriate amount of water and cook for 1.5-2 hours. (If you have a casserole, it is better to use a casserole.) Add the lotus root prepared previously.
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After the lotus root is cooked, add an appropriate amount of salt to taste; the beef is dyed an attractive red due to the red beans (if the cooking time is longer, the red beans will be cooked into red bean paste, leaving only the red bean shell)
