Pork bone soup with Chinese radish

Soup is actually very nutritious and the taste is generally not too bad. Just clean the ingredients and put them into the pot in order to cook. Soup can be said to be the simplest dish, so most Cantonese people prefer to make soup. This wild yam and pork bone soup, as a soup with excellent dehumidification effect, is particularly favored and praised by the public. It can not only remove dampness, but also strengthen the spleen. Let’s learn how to make such a great meal.

How to make Chinese yam bone soup

Chinese yam bone soup

500g pork spine; 50g Cixin; 30g Job's tears; 30g Chinese yam (dried);

Salt;

Methods and steps

1. Rinse the pork bones and set aside ; wash the cilia, coix seeds and wild yam and set aside.

Chinese yam bone soup

2. Put an appropriate amount of water in a clay pot and pour in the pork bones; add coix seed, Job's tears and wild yam.

Chinese yam bone soup

3 Bring to a boil over high heat; skim off the foam with a spoon, then simmer over low heat for about 1.5 hours, and add salt 5 minutes before turning off the heat.

Chinese yam bone soup

4The weather in spring is unpredictable and humid, making people prone to fatigue and drowsiness, and more susceptible to respiratory problems, gastrointestinal discomfort and skin diseases. Therefore, in this spring when the weather is suddenly warm but still cold, we should adapt to the changes in the weather and take some "dehumidification actions".

Chinese yam bone soup

5. The effects of coix seed: 1. It has the effects of diuresis and swelling, invigorating the spleen and removing dampness, relaxing muscles and removing numbness, clearing away heat and discharging pus. It is a commonly used diuretic and dampness-injecting medicine. 2. Used for hair: It nourishes hair, prevents hair loss, and makes hair smooth and soft. 3. For skin: make skin smooth, reduce wrinkles and eliminate pigment spots. It has obvious therapeutic effects on facial acne and rough skin. In addition, it has the ability to absorb ultraviolet rays. Its extracts can be added to cosmetics to achieve the effect of sun protection and ultraviolet protection. 4. In addition, coix seed is a kind of cereal. It is more conducive to gastrointestinal absorption when boiled in water or fried. People who often feel tired and weak can eat more of it.

Chinese yam bone soup

6. Wild Smilax glabra: Among the many Chinese herbal medicines, there are naturally many that have the effect of removing dampness, and among them, Wild Smilax glabra is undoubtedly the best one that is very popular among diners. This short and clumsy tuber, which grows in bushes or in the shade of hillsides, is good at detoxifying and removing dampness. In addition, it can also help people strengthen the spleen and stomach, benefit the joints, and treat ulcers. Its usefulness cannot be underestimated. The sweet, mild and neutral wild yam is mostly used to make soup, but its combination is very particular. In Guangdong, wild yam has become one of the most common soup ingredients. It is paired with different ingredients in different seasons, and it has the best effect of removing dampness in spring.

Chinese yam bone soup

7 Gorgon fruit: Ancient medical books say that Gorgon fruit is a good grain and vegetable that “can keep infants young and the elderly long-lived”. It has the characteristics of “tonic but not harsh” and “prevents dryness but is not greasy”. It can nourish the kidney and consolidate essence, nourish the spleen and stop diarrhea, and remove dampness and stop leukorrhea.