How to make watercress, it has many benefits when making soup

Watercress, also known as western watercress, is common in the south. Watercress tastes very crisp, refreshing and fragrant. It can treat tuberculosis. Women can also eat watercress to regulate their menstruation, and it is very effective in treating menstrual cramps. A common way to eat watercress is to use it to make soup.

1. Watercress and aged kidney soup

【Materials】: 3 old kidneys

[Method]: Soak and wash the dried kidneys, then add the pork leg that has been drained of water, the dried kidneys, watercress, 2 candied dates, and a piece of fruit peel to a high fire, and cook in a pressure cooker on low heat for about 50 minutes.

【Notice】:

1. Wash the watercress thoroughly because there are usually some algae in the places where watercress is grown, so it must be washed thoroughly before eating.

2. Watercress must be added to boiling water, otherwise, it will become bitter.

3. Wash the old kidneys thoroughly to prevent sand from forming.

2. Monk Fruit, Watercress and Pork Elbow Soup

[Ingredients]: 500 grams of pork elbow, half a monk fruit, 700 grams of watercress, and 60 grams of southern almonds.

【practice】:

1. Wash the pork loin, dry it, wash the monk fruit, wash the watercress, pick it short, boil the southern almonds in water and remove the skin.

2. Put monk fruit and southern almonds into the pot, add appropriate amount of water, boil over high heat, then add pork shoulder and watercress. After boiling again, simmer for 2-3 hours over low heat and season.

3. Diet therapy and medicinal use

1. Watercress is crispy and refreshing, with an attractive fragrance. It is suitable for soup or stir-fry. Watercress is very tender and should not be overcooked, otherwise it will affect the taste and cause nutritional loss. There are reports from abroad that watercress can interfere with egg implantation and prevent pregnancy, and can be used as an auxiliary food for contraception, menstruation and abortion. Watercress is cold in nature and can clear away heat and relieve cough, so people with cold cough should not eat it.

2. Chinese medicine believes that it is an ideal food for treating tuberculosis.

3. People in Western countries and Guangdong, China believe that watercress is a health vegetable that can moisten the lungs, relieve coughs, and benefit the brain and body.

4. The Romans used watercress to treat hair loss and scurvy. In Iran, watercress is considered an excellent food for children.

5. Eating watercress often in autumn is very beneficial to the respiratory system. Therefore, watercress has the reputation of being a "natural soup that clears dryness and saves the lungs".

6. Watercress also has the effect of regulating menstruation. If women eat some before menstruation, it can prevent and treat symptoms such as dysmenorrhea and oligomenorrhea.