Stewed Pork Belly with Lotus Seeds and Coix Seeds

Stewed Pork Belly with Lotus Seeds and Coix Seeds

Overview

According to the health theory of traditional Chinese medicine, people with poor spleen and stomach can stew pork tripe soup 1 or 2 times a week. Pork tripe soup is very effective in maintaining the acquired health, especially when added with lotus seeds and coix seeds. Although the folk saying that you should eat what you eat is not 100% correct, it is completely appropriate when applied to pork belly. Pork tripe: that is, the stomach of a pig, which strengthens the spleen and stomach. "Compendium of Materia Medica" records: Pork tripe is an important food for tonifying the spleen and stomach. If the spleen and stomach are tonic, the qi will be benefited and the deficiency will be replenished. Barley: Sweet and light in taste, it strengthens the spleen and removes dampness, replenishes qi and blood, and is beneficial to gastrointestinal absorption. Lotus seeds: Li Shizhen praised in "Compendium of Materia Medica": Lotus is sweet in taste, warm in temperature but astringent in nature, with a clear and fragrant aroma that gives it the flavor of crops, and is the fruit of the spleen. The main effects are to strengthen the spleen and stomach, nourish the heart and calm the mind, and nourish vitality.

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  1. The local pork belly I bought

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  2. Pour in the flour, scrub vigorously and then rinse with water

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  3. Then rub it with salt and rinse it again

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  4. Blanch the washed pork belly in a pot of cold water

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  5. Scrape off the white moss

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  6. Prepare lotus seeds and barley

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  7. Soak in water for more than 4 hours in advance, the soaking time of barley should be longer

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  8. Stuff the soaked lotus seeds and barley into the pork belly with a spoon

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  9. Sew the opening with cotton thread

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  10. Put it in a pressure cooker, add ginger slices, and add enough water to cover the pork belly. Cover and steam, then turn to low heat for 40 minutes

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  11. Take it out and fill it with lotus seeds and barley. The pork belly is very swollen. Slice the pork belly

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  12. Dried day lily soaked in water

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  13. Boil daylily, lotus seeds, barley, and pork belly soup together until cooked, then serve

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