Here are some Tonic Diet recipes for nourishing the spleen and stomach:
1、 Congee with Chinese Yam and Red Dates
1. Ingredients: 100g yam, 5 red dates, 50g rice.
2. Method:
-Peel and wash the yam, then cut it into small pieces. Clean the red dates by removing the seeds. Wash the rice thoroughly.
-Put the rice into a pot, add an appropriate amount of water, bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce the heat until the rice grains bloom.
-Add the yams and red dates and continue to cook until the yams are soft and rotten and the Congee is sticky.
3. Effect: invigorate the spleen and stomach, replenish qi and nourish blood. Yam has the effects of invigorating the spleen and lungs, benefiting the stomach and tonifying the kidneys; Red dates can nourish the middle qi, nourish the blood and calm the mind.
2、 Baizhu Pig Belly Soup
1. Ingredients: 30g Atractylodes macrocephala, 1 pork belly, 3 slices of ginger, and an appropriate amount of salt.
2. Method:
-Wash the pork belly, cut it into small pieces, and blanch it in boiling water to remove the fishy smell.
-Wash the white atractylodes and wrap it with gauze.
-Put the pork belly, Atractylodes macrocephala, and ginger into a clay pot, add an appropriate amount of water, bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce the heat and simmer for 1.5 to 2 hours until the pork belly is cooked to perfection. Season with salt.
3. Effect: invigorate the spleen and qi, harmonize the stomach and digest food. Atractylodes macrocephala has the effects of strengthening the spleen, nourishing qi, drying dampness, and promoting diuresis; Pig stomach can nourish deficiency and damage, strengthen the spleen and stomach.
3、 Lotus seed, water chestnut, and Job's tears soup
1. Ingredients: 20 grams of lotus seeds, 20 grams of water chestnut, 30 grams of Job's tears, 200 grams of pork ribs, and an appropriate amount of salt.
2. Method:
-Wash lotus seeds, water chestnuts, and Job's tears thoroughly and soak them for half an hour in advance. Wash the pork ribs, cut them into small pieces, and blanch them in water for later use.
-Put all ingredients into a clay pot, add an appropriate amount of water, bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer over low heat for 1 to 1.5 hours, season with salt.
3. Effect: invigorate the spleen, dispel dampness, nourish the kidneys and consolidate essence. Lotus seeds can nourish the spleen, stop diarrhea, benefit the kidneys and nourish the heart; Gallbladder can benefit the kidneys, consolidate essence, tonify the spleen, stop diarrhea, and relieve dampness; Coix seed has the benefits of promoting water infiltration, strengthening the spleen, and stopping diarrhea.
4、 Codonopsis pilosula and Poria cocos stewed chicken
1. Ingredients: 20 grams of Codonopsis pilosula, 20 grams of Poria cocos, 300 grams of chicken, 5 red dates, 3 slices of ginger, and an appropriate amount of salt.
2. Method:
-Wash Codonopsis pilosula and Poria cocos, soak in clean water for half an hour. Wash the chicken, cut it into small pieces, and blanch it for later use. Clean the red dates by removing the seeds.
-Put all the ingredients into a stew pot, add an appropriate amount of water, cover it with a lid, put it in a steamer and stew with water for 1.5 to 2 hours. Season with salt.
3. Effect: invigorate the spleen and lungs, replenish qi and nourish blood. Codonopsis pilosula has the effects of nourishing the middle and qi, strengthening the spleen and lungs, etc; Poria cocos can promote diuresis, invigorate the spleen and calm the heart.
5、 Pumpkin and millet porridge
1. Ingredients: 100g pumpkin, 50g millet.
2. Method:
-Peel and remove the seeds from the pumpkin, wash it and cut it into small pieces. Wash the millet thoroughly.
-Put the millet into a pot, add an appropriate amount of water, bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce the heat until the rice grains bloom.
-Add pumpkin pieces and continue to cook until the pumpkin is soft and rotten and the Congee is thick.
3. Effect: Strengthen the spleen and stomach, nourish the middle and nourish qi. Pumpkin has the effects of nourishing the middle and qi, reducing inflammation and pain, etc; Xiaomi can invigorate the spleen and stomach, nourish yin and blood.