How to make gourd soup

Gourd soup is also very common. This kind of soup is very simple to make and can be cooked in a short time. Therefore, it is especially suitable for office workers. In this way, it can be made quickly even during working hours. However, if you want a nourishing effect, you can also add some Chinese medicinal materials to it, which will make it more nutritious.

1. Wash the scallops and soak them in clean water for one hour.

2. Wash the bottle gourd (gourd) and cut into pieces with the skin.

3.Put the lean meat into boiling water and cook for five minutes, then remove and wash.

4. Bring 10 cups of water or an appropriate amount to a boil, add lean meat, gourd, scallops, and ginger, bring to a boil, simmer for three hours, and season with salt

Sweet gourd is rich in nutrients and is a popular vegetable among citizens in summer. Gourd can be eaten by stir-frying, stewing, making soup, and making stuffing, such as: spicy stir-fried gourd strips, gourd with pork, gourd soup, etc. It should not be cooked too soft, otherwise the nutrients will be lost.

Nutrition: Gourd contains protein and a variety of trace elements, which help to enhance the body's immune function. At the same time, gourd is rich in vitamin C, which can promote the synthesis of antibodies and improve the body's antiviral ability. Two trypsin inhibitors can be isolated from gourd, which have an inhibitory effect on trypsin, thereby achieving a blood sugar-lowering effect.

Gourd contains a lot of carotene. After eating, it can prevent the synthesis of carcinogens in the human body, thereby reducing the formation of cancer cells and reducing the incidence of cancer in the human body, thus playing a role in preventing and fighting cancer. Relevant People: The general population can eat it. It is especially suitable for patients with low immunity, high blood sugar and cancer.

Gourd is neutral in nature, sweet and mild in taste; it enters the lung, spleen, and kidney meridians;

It has the effects of promoting diuresis and reducing swelling, quenching thirst and relieving restlessness, and relieving stranguria and dispersing stagnation;

It is mainly used to treat edema, ascites, restlessness, thirst, sores, jaundice, gonorrhea, carbuncle and other diseases. [4]

Preparation method:

1. Like melon, gourd can only be eaten cooked and not raw, and is mostly eaten in summer.

2. When gourd is cultivated, due to reasons such as soil or light, it may contain glycoside structure compounds, which can easily cause poisoning after eating. You can lick it before cooking. If it tastes bitter, it should be discarded.

3. Gourd can be eaten by stir-frying, stewing, making soup, and making stuffing, such as spicy stir-fried gourd strips, gourd with pork, gourd soup, etc.

5. Do not overcook the food, otherwise it will lose a lot of nutrients.