Lamb hot pot

When winter comes, mutton hotpot becomes particularly popular. You can taste mutton hotpot on the streets almost all over the country. It is delicious and loved by people. As we all know, mutton is delicious and warm in nature, making it suitable for consumption in winter. Especially for female friends, eating mutton in winter can not only improve immunity, but also keep out the cold and fight diseases, and it has many benefits. The following is a brief introduction to the method and efficacy of brushing mutton.

Ingredients for mutton hotpot

Main ingredients: 1000 grams of mutton slices, 1 potato, 500 grams of Chinese cabbage, 500 grams of lettuce, 100 grams of kelp (dried), 100 grams of vermicelli (dried), 50 grams of fungus (soaked in water).

Auxiliary ingredients: 2 pieces of pickled ginger, 6 pickled red peppers, 1 garlic, 6 dates (dried), 20 wolfberries, 20 peppercorns, 1 shallot, 20 grams of vegetable oil, 10 grams of salt, half a bowl of sesame paste, 1 scallion, 1 spoon of bean paste.

How to make mutton hotpot

1. Cut the green onion into sections and the pickled ginger into thick slices.

2. Peel the potatoes, cut into thick slices, and soak them in clean water for later use.

3. Soak kelp, vermicelli and fungus in advance.

4. Add a little salt to the sesame paste, add boiled water and beat well, then add chopped green onion.

5. Add appropriate amount of oil to the electric hot pot, add spicy bean paste and peppercorns, and stir-fry until fragrant.

6. Add pickled ginger and garlic and stir-fry until fragrant.

7. Add appropriate amount of water, onion, red dates, wolfberry and salt.

8. After boiling, simmer on low heat for half an hour to allow the soup to fully absorb the flavor.

9. Then add the lamb slices and other prepared dishes and start boiling.

Lamb hot pot cooking tips

1. If you don’t have spicy bean paste, you can use Pixian bean paste instead, or you can use hot pot base, depending on your taste. The one I made is only a little spicy, and the soup is drinkable;

2. Add as much water as possible. The longer it cooks, the more flavorful the soup will be.

The effect of brushing mutton hot pot

Mutton can protect against wind and cold, and also nourish the body. It has therapeutic and nourishing effects on all kinds of deficiency symptoms, including general wind-cold cough, chronic bronchitis, cold asthma, kidney deficiency and impotence, abdominal cold pain, physical weakness and fear of cold, soreness of waist and knees, sallow complexion and thin muscles, deficiency of qi and blood, physical weakness after illness or childbirth, etc. It is most suitable for consumption in winter.

1. Nourishing the kidneys

According to "Compendium of Materia Medica", mutton can replenish the middle qi and benefit the kidney qi. . . role. It has also been one of the important ingredients for winter tonic in traditional Chinese medicine.

2. Health preservation

Mutton is warm in nature, replenishes qi and yin, warms the middle and replenishes deficiency, stimulates appetite and strengthens strength. Modern Chinese medicine believes that eating more mutton at the right time can increase digestive enzymes, protect the stomach wall, help digestion, and also have the effects of removing dampness, avoiding cold, and warming the heart and stomach.

3. Anti-cancer

Studies have shown that there is an anti-cancer substance called CLA in mutton. This fatty acid called CLA can inhibit the growth of cancer cells. It is effective in treating skin cancer, colon cancer and breast cancer.

4. Not easy to gain weight

Lamb is high in protein and rich in vitamins. But its fat melting point is 47 degrees, while human body temperature is 37 degrees. After eating it, you only absorb nutrients instead of fat, so it is not easy to gain weight.