Chinese Food
Wild amaranth, job's tears, lentils, tube bone soup
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Wild amaranth, some places are called false amaranth, native amaranth, prickly thorn, etc., commonly known as longevity vegetable . Because it is rich in a variety of vitamins and minerals, and are easy to be absorbed by the body. At the same time, it is an excellent food for strengthening the physique, improving the immunity of the body, promoting the growth and development of children, accelerating the fracture healing, reducing weight and detoxification, preventing constipation and anemia patients and pregnant women in labor. Common people can eat it. Amaranth is cool and sweet. It can enter lung and large intestine. It has the effect of clearing dampness and heat, clearing liver and detoxifying. While job's tears has the functions of strengthening the spleen and benefiting the stomach, nourishing the lungs and clearing away heat, dispelling wind and dampness, nourishing the face and keeping the volume, lightening the body and prolonging the life. Soup making with lentils is the most popular spring and summer soup in Guangdong.
Cooking ingredients
Cooking Steps
Step1:Wash the head and stem of wild amaranth with a brush and remove the leaves. (it's easy to clean with a brush because the vegetable stem has a few thorns.
Step2:The stem of wild amaranth is cut into small pieces.
Step3:Wash job's tears and lentils. Soak for about 20 minutes in advance.
Step4:Wash and blanch the bones for 10 minutes. Remove and rinse with cold water. Drain.
Step5:Put all the ingredients in the soup pot. Add water.
Step6:Cover the pot. Turn to medium heat and simmer for 1.5 hours.
Step7:After cooking, stir in salt and chicken powder. Stir well.
Step8:Milky soup can be drunk.
Step9:Except for the head and stem of wild amaranth, other soup materials can be eaten together.
Cooking tips:Lentils and job's tears are soaked in advance. The time of boiling soup can be shortened relatively. Using lean meat instead of tube bone is suitable for people who want to lose weight. There are skills in making delicious dishes.
