How to make winter melon and wolfberry soup

Winter melon and wolfberry soup is now the first choice for health preservation. This delicacy tastes very good, but there are still some requirements in the preparation. Especially in the process of boiling, try not to put wolfberry in first, but put winter melon first. In this way, the winter melon can become more rotten during boiling. Wolfberry should be added at the end to make the nutritional value better.

Preparation ingredients

Winter melon, shrimp, chopped green onion, ginger, salt, chicken essence, cooking oil

Production Process

1Peel the shrimps, remove the shrimp threads, wash them, drain and put them in a bowl;

2 Wash the winter melon, peel and core it, and cut it into small pieces.

3. Put the shrimps into the pot with cold water and cook until they are soft and tender. Then add the winter melon and cook until it is cooked. Season with a little salt and chicken essence and serve in a bowl. (Use less seasoning)

Directions:

Eat small, frequent meals. Eat a few bites when you are hungry, and try to wait until the soup is cool before drinking it.

Winter melon tastes sweet and is cold in nature. It has the effects of clearing heat, promoting diuresis and reducing swelling. Winter melon has a low sodium content and has a good auxiliary therapeutic effect on diseases such as arteriosclerosis, ascites due to cirrhosis, coronary heart disease, hypertension, nephritis, edema, etc. "Sui Xi Ju Diet" states: "If pregnant women eat it regularly, it can eliminate toxins in the fetus and keep the baby healthy."

Winter melon also has the function of detoxifying fish. The succinic acid contained in winter melon can effectively inhibit the conversion of carbohydrates into fat. In addition, winter melon itself does not contain fat and has low calories, which is of great significance for preventing the body from gaining weight and can help keep the body fit. The seeds and skin of wax gourd can also be used as medicine. The flesh and pulp of wax gourd have diuretic, heat-clearing, phlegm-resolving, and thirst-quenching effects. It can also treat edema, phlegm and asthma, summer heat, hemorrhoids and other symptoms. If winter melon is boiled with the skin on and then drunk as soup, it can reduce swelling, promote diuresis, and clear away heat and relieve summer heat[5].

Wax gourd seeds (also known as white melon seeds, wax gourd kernels, melon seeds, melon slices, and melon rhinoceros) are the seeds of wax gourd, which have the effect of clearing the lungs and reducing phlegm. The decoction of wax gourd vine has a unique effect on rectal prolapse. Winter melon vine juice can be used for washing face and bathing. It can whiten the skin and make it shiny. It is a cheap natural beauty agent.