Chicken soup stewed with wolfberry is a Tonic Diet to nourish the body. This soup belongs to the Cantonese cuisine. Delicious and tasty, it is an excellent soup on the dining table in Guangdong.
【 Composition of Soup Formula 】
Half an old mother chicken, 15 grams of Gynostemma pentaphyllum, 30 grams of goji berries, 12 red dates (seedless), mushrooms, and a moderate amount of salt seasoning
Method: 1. One grass chicken or black chicken, wash the ingredients and put them in a suitable sized clay pot. 2: Add a sufficient amount of cold water (no more than grass chicken), blanch until the water boils to remove blood, then add ginger and simmer over low heat until crispy. (Usually takes about 1.5 hours) 3: After it is crispy and tender, add scallions and salt and stew for 1-2 minutes, then turn off the heat. Go to the table.
Analysis of Soup Formula
Goji berries can nourish the liver and kidneys, serving both as medicine and food. The polysaccharides in goji berries can enhance the body's immunity and fight against tumors; The beta carotene contained in it will be converted into vitamin A in the body. Vitamin A can improve the body's immunity, brighten the eyes, protect the respiratory mucosa, and help prevent colds to a certain extent; Goji berries also contain some iron and potassium elements that have certain benefits for lowering blood pressure.
Jiaozhulan is commonly referred to as a miraculous "longevity herb" by the people. Modern pharmacological research shows that saponins and polysaccharides of Gynostemma pentaphyllum have the effects of lowering blood pressure, blood sugar, and blood lipids. It also has the effects of regulating immunity, promoting sleep and anti fatigue, treating acid belching, abdominal distension, constipation, headache, regulating fat and weight loss, preventing cancer and cancer (tumors), protecting the heart and pulse, anti-aging, anti free radicals, and prolonging cell life.
Red dates are rich in protein, fat, carbohydrates, carotenoids, B vitamins, vitamin C, vitamin P, as well as nutrients such as calcium, phosphorus, iron, and cyclic adenosine monophosphate. The content of vitamin C ranks among the top in fruits and is known as the king of vitamins.
【 Health benefits 】
Lycium barbarum and Gynostemma pentaphyllum chicken soup has the effect of tonifying liver and kidney, improving eyesight, three high blood levels, and nourishing blood and beauty. Lycium barbarum in the soup can nourish liver and kidney, and red dates can supplement various trace elements in the body. Gynostemma pentaphyllum can resist aging, regulate blood lipids, blood pressure, blood sugar, and make Tonic Diet with them, which is not only nutritious but also nourishing kidney and anti-aging, improving immunity, but also reducing the impact of broth on blood lipids.