Nourishing soups and desserts: Water shield and yellow croaker soup, black fungus soup, and celery salad with walnuts, etc.

**Water shield and yellow croaker soup**

**■Ingredients**

Water shield... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 250 grams

Yellow croaker meat... ... ... ... ... ... ... 100 grams

Cooked ham... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 0 grams

Egg white... ... ... ... ... ... 1

**practice**

① Remove the skin from the cleaned yellow croaker meat, cut it into long strips, slice it diagonally into thin slices, add salt, egg white, cooking wine and MSG and mix well; cut the cooked ham into small slices.

② Blanch the washed water shield in boiling water, remove and drain, then place in a bowl.

③ Heat a wok, add lard and heat until it reaches 40% of its maximum temperature. Pour the fish pieces into the wok, gently separate them with chopsticks, and then pour them into a slotted spoon.

Leave some oil in the pot, add scallion segments, cooking wine, and broth. Bring to a slight boil, then remove the scallion segments. Add MSG, fish pieces, and water shield. Bring to a boil again, then transfer to a bowl. Sprinkle with ham slices and drizzle with chicken oil.

**effect**

Water shield has the effect of stimulating appetite and replenishing qi. It is often used to treat indigestion, food stagnation, and loss of appetite caused by spleen and stomach weakness.

**Black Fungus Soup**

**practice**

① Soak the black fungus in hot water until it swells, remove the root and impurities, rinse it with clean water, and drain the water.

② Select clean red dates, remove impurities, wash them, and put them in a pot; at the same time, add black fungus and 750 grams of water, cook until tender, add white sugar until dissolved, remove from heat, and let cool.

**effect**

This dish is visually appealing, nutritious, and has a unique flavor.

**Stir-fried cauliflower with shiitake mushrooms**

**raw material**

Cauliflower... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 250 grams

Shiitake mushrooms... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 5 grams

Chicken broth... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 200 grams

**practice**

① Wash the cauliflower, remove the stem, break it into small pieces, blanch it in boiling water, and wash the shiitake mushrooms.

② Heat peanut oil in a wok over high heat. Once hot, add scallions and ginger and sauté until fragrant. Then add an appropriate amount of salt, chicken broth, and MSG. After boiling, remove the scallions and ginger. Arrange the cauliflower and shiitake mushrooms separately in the wok. Cook over low heat until slightly flavorful. Finally, drizzle in cornstarch, chicken oil, and MSG.

**effect**

This dish is savory and delicious, strengthens muscles and bones, invigorates the body, aids digestion, and lowers blood lipids.

**Walnut Salad with Celery**

**■Ingredients**

Walnut kernels... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 50 grams

Celery... ... ... ... ... ... ... 300 grams

**practice**

① Remove the old leaves and fibrous parts from the celery, wash it, cut it into small sections horizontally, then cut it into strips vertically. Blanch it in boiling water for 2 minutes, rinse it with cold water, drain it, and then add salt, MSG, and sesame oil to a plate.

② Soak the walnut kernels in boiling water for a while, rub off the skin with your hands, soak them in boiling water for another 5 minutes, take them out, place them on the celery, and mix well before eating.

**effect**

Celery clears heat and promotes diuresis, calms the liver and cools the blood, and can lower blood cholesterol and blood pressure. It also helps the elderly to relieve constipation.

Walnut kernels have the effects of tonifying the kidneys and strengthening essence, warming the lungs and relieving asthma, and promoting bowel movements.

**Cassia Seed Stewed Eggplant**

**■Ingredients**

Cassia seed... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 30 grams

Eggplant... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 500 grams

**practice**

① Wash the cassia seed, crush it, add an appropriate amount of water, put it in a clay pot and simmer for about 30 minutes. Remove the dregs and concentrate it to two teaspoons for later use; wash the eggplant, remove the stem, and cut it into diagonal slices.

② Heat soybean oil in an iron wok, then fry the eggplant slices until golden brown on both sides, then remove and drain the oil.

③ Leave about 30 grams of oil in the wok, put it back on the heat, sauté garlic slices, then add the fried eggplant slices. Mix scallions, ginger, salt, cooking wine, chicken broth, and cassia seed juice with cornstarch, pour it into the wok and stir-fry for a while. Drizzle in a few drops of sesame oil, toss, and serve.

**effect**

This dish is good for the liver and eyes, and it also helps with bowel movements. It is effective in lowering blood lipids and blood pressure, and can also help prevent coronary heart disease and menopausal syndrome in women.

**Walnut and Chive Stir-fry**

**practice**

① Cut the walnut kernels into thick slices, fry them in oil until golden brown, and remove them from the oil; wash the chives and cut them into 3 cm long sections.

② Heat a wok over high heat, add 20 grams of peanut oil, soy sauce, chives, sugar, and vinegar, stir-fry quickly, add walnuts and mix well, season with MSG and remove from heat.

**effect**

Leeks contain volatile essential oils and sulfides, which can lower blood lipids and have a certain therapeutic effect on hyperlipidemia and coronary heart disease.

Walnuts can promote cholesterol metabolism and also improve brain function and intelligence.

**Celery and Jujube Soup**

**■Ingredients**

Celery... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 250 grams

Red dates... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 0 grams

**practice**

① Wash the celery and cut it into sections; wash the red dates, soak them briefly, and remove the pits.

② Heat peanut oil in a pot, sauté scallions until fragrant, add celery and stir-fry, then add an appropriate amount of water, red dates, salt, and MSG. Simmer over low heat until cooked.

**effect**

This dish is diuretic and dehydrogenase-dissolving, soothes the stomach and removes heat, relieves irritability and fever, and also has the effects of lowering blood pressure and blood lipids.

**Goji Berry Jade Tofu**

**■Ingredients**

Rapeseed hearts... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 500 grams

Soft tofu... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 300 grams

Goji berries... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 10 grams

**practice**

① Remove the roots from the rapeseed hearts, wash them, and make a cross-shaped cut at the top of the roots; cut the tofu into 6 cm square pieces.

② Heat a wok over high heat, add 1000 grams of water and 4 grams of salt; once the water boils, add the tofu and blanch for 2 minutes before removing it.

③ Put the pot back on the heat, add 10 grams of peanut oil, blanch the bok choy hearts, remove them, and arrange them in a circle on a plate with the leaves facing outwards and the roots facing inwards.

④ Discard the remaining water in the pot, clean the pot and put it on the heat. Pour in the broth, add minced ginger, salt and MSG. Put the tofu into the pot and wait for 3 minutes until the tofu is flavorful. Remove the tofu and drain the broth. Place it on a plate with the bok choy and arrange it in a mushroom shape.

⑤ Add chopped green onions and goji berries to the pot, thicken with cornstarch slurry to make a rice porridge-like sauce, drizzle with sesame oil, remove the pot from the heat, and use a spoon to pour the sauce over the tofu and bok choy hearts.

**effect**

This dish is delicious and flavorful, and it can whiten the skin, nourish the kidneys and enhance male virility, promote weight loss and fitness, and help lower blood lipids and soften blood vessels.