What soup is good to drink in August?

Different seasons have different vegetables and fruits, so many people make nutritious soups according to different months, and generally choose current ingredients. So what kind of soup is good in August? Many vegetables are off the market in August, and it is also the most abundant month. The weather is quite hot at this time, so you can drink some soups to cool down, such as Adenophora Root and Polygonatum Odorifera Stem Soup with Old Duck, which is both nutritious and delicious.

Monk Fruit and Dried Cabbage Soup

Each time, choose 1/3 to 1/2 monk fruit, 50 grams of dried cabbage, and 100 grams of lean pork. Use clean water to clean monk fruit and dried cabbage, wash the lean pork and cut it into coarse pieces, put all three ingredients into the soup pot, cook the soup with high heat first and then low heat until the dried cabbage becomes soft. This soup can nourish yin, clear the lungs, moisten dryness and resolve phlegm.

Aged Duck Soup with Adenophora and Polygonatum

This soup uses 50 grams of Adenophora Root, 30 grams of Polygonatum Odorata, and old duck (half a large duck or a small duck). First, remove the feathers and internal organs of the old duck, clean it, and cut it into coarse pieces; wash the Adenophora Root and Polygonatum odoratum. Simmer over medium heat until simmered for one and a half hours, then season to taste. This soup can nourish yin and moisten the lungs, nourish the stomach and produce body fluid.

Papaya stewed with rock sugar

Choose a ripe papaya (one small one, half a large one), peel and core it, cut it into pieces, put it into a stewing pot, add appropriate amount of rock sugar, and stew it in water for 1 hour. -This product has the effect of nourishing yin, refreshing and beautifying the skin.

Sword flower and pig lung soup

30 grams of dried sword flower (if it is fresh sword flower, take 250 grams), 300 grams of fresh pig lung. First, rinse the pig lungs with clean water, then cut into thick pieces; soak the sword flowers in water and wash them clean. Then put the two ingredients into a clay pot, add appropriate amount of water, cook for one hour over high heat and then over low heat, and season. This soup has the effects of moistening the lungs, clearing away heat, nourishing the lungs and relieving cough.

Southern almonds and snow pear soup

Take 12 grams of southern almonds, one pear, and 30 grams of white sugar. First, soak the almonds in water and peel them. Cut the pears into four pieces. Put almonds, pears and sugar into a stewing pot, add 200 ml of water, stew for 1 hour, drink the soup and eat the pears. This soup has the effects of clearing away heat, promoting body fluid, resolving phlegm and relieving cough, and moistening the lungs.

Rock sugar Tremella soup

First wash the Tremella to remove impurities, then soak it in cold boiled water for 1 hour. Then put the soaked white fungus into the stewing pot, add appropriate amount of rock sugar and cold boiled water, and steam it for 2 hours. This soup has the effects of nourishing yin and moistening the lungs, promoting fluid production and relieving cough.

Beef and mutton soup, the most nutritious

Basic features: cleansing, nourishing and moisturizing. Basic ingredients:

1 big fish head, 100 grams of peanut kernels, 1 rotten branch, 10 red dates, 2 slices of ginger, 700 grams of pork bones, 500 grams of kudzu, 10 red dates, 1 slice of tangerine peel, 12 pigeon eggs, 80 grams of lily, 2 dried persimmons, 180 grams of lean meat, 30 grams of mussels, 20 grams of seaweed, 500 grams of pig blood, 500 grams of spinach, etc. Now is the time when summer and autumn merge, people are prone to dry cough due to lung dryness, thirst due to stomach dryness, constipation due to intestinal dryness, dry nose and sore throat, which Chinese medicine calls "autumn dryness". The "Inner Canon of Medicine" says: "Cool the heat, cool the warm, nourish the deficiency, and moisten the dryness."

Therefore, this season is suitable for nourishing and conditioning. Here are some easy-to-make soup recipes:

1. Peanut Fish Head Soup

[Ingredients] 1 large fish head, 100 grams of peanut kernels, 1 rotten branch, 10 red dates, 2 slices of ginger

[Preparation] (1) Wash the peanut kernels and soak them in water for half an hour; wash the rotten branches, soak them until soft, and cut them into small pieces; wash the red dates (pitted). (2) Wash the fish head, cut it in half, and fry it briefly in oil. (3) Place peanuts, red dates, and ginger slices into a pot, add an appropriate amount of water, bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer for 1 hour over low heat. Add the fish head and tofu branches and simmer for another hour. Season and serve.

[Effects] Nourishes Qi and blood, clears and replenishes the spleen and stomach. People with hot constitution should not fry fish heads.

2. Kudzu Pork Bone Soup

[Ingredients] 700 grams of pork bones, 500 grams of kudzu, 10 red dates, and 1 piece of tangerine peel.

[Preparation] (1) Peel and wash the kudzu vines, then cut into sections. Wash the red dates (pitted). Soak the tangerine peel until soft and remove the white part. (2) Wash and chop the pork bones into pieces, put them into a pot together with kudzu, red dates and tangerine peel, add an appropriate amount of water, boil over high heat, then simmer over low heat for 2-3 hours, season and serve.

[Effects] Strengthens the spleen and nourishes yin, promotes the production of body fluids and quenches thirst. However, this soup is not suitable for people with severe stomach cold and dampness.

3. Lily, dried persimmon and pigeon egg soup

[Ingredients] 12 pigeon eggs, 80 grams of lily, and 2 dried persimmons.

[Preparation] (1) Boil the pigeon eggs and remove the shells; wash the lilies and soak them briefly; wash the dried persimmons and cut them into small pieces. (2) Put all the ingredients into a pot, add appropriate amount of water, boil over high heat, then simmer over low heat for 20-30 minutes, add appropriate amount of rock sugar and season to make a sweet soup.

[Effects] Moisturizes dry lungs, benefits lung qi, and clears phlegm and fire. However, people with excessive stomach acid, dampness and cough should not eat it.

4. Mussels, seaweed and lean meat soup

[Ingredients] 180 grams of lean meat, 30 grams of mussels, and 20 grams of seaweed.

[Preparation] (1) Soak the mussels in water until soft, then wash them. Wash the lean pork, cut it into strips, and marinate it with soy sauce, cooking oil, salt, and cornstarch for 10 minutes. Tear the seaweed into small pieces, stir-fry for a while to remove the fishy smell and sand, then soak it in clean water and wash it. (2) Place the clams in a pot, add an appropriate amount of water, and simmer for 15 minutes. Add the seaweed and continue to boil. Add the lean pork and simmer until the meat is cooked. Season and serve.

[Effects] Nourishes Yin and reduces fire, clears away heat and phlegm. However, people with weak spleen and stomach should not eat it.