What is the best way to eat black dates? The best soup-making effect

Black dates have extremely high nutritional value and are widely used in our diet, with soup being the most common. Black dates and pigtail soup, black dates and chicken stewed with black dates, black dates and wolfberry and eggs are very popular among people and are good for health.

1. Black Dates and Pig’s Tail Soup

Material

300g pig tail, 10 black dates, 20g walnuts, 8g ginger slices, 1500cc water, 1 tablespoon rice wine, a pinch of salt

practice

1. Wash and cut the pig tail into sections, blanch it in boiling water to remove the blood, and set aside.

2. Rinse the black dates and walnuts with cold water to remove impurities and set aside.

3. Take a casserole, put in the pigtail prepared in step 1 and 1500cc of water, bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer over low heat for about 1 hour.

4. Put the ginger slices, rice wine, black dates and walnuts prepared in step 2 into the casserole prepared in step 3, and continue to cook over low heat for about half an hour. Add salt to taste before serving.

2. Black Dates Stewed Chicken

Material

1 chicken leg, 1/2 jin of spareribs, 20 black dates, 6 cups of water, 2 teaspoons of salt, 1 cup of rice wine

practice

(1) Wash and cut the chicken legs into pieces. Wash and blanch the ribs in hot water, then rinse with clean water and set aside. Wash and drain the black dates and set aside.

(2) Place all ingredients and seasonings in a bowl, seal with plastic wrap, and steam in an electric rice cooker (put 2 cups of water in the outer pot). Steam until cooked and serve.

3. Black dates, wolfberry and eggs

Material

Medicinal materials: 10 black dates, 25g wolfberry, 15g dodder seed Ingredients: 1 egg Seasoning: appropriate amount of rock sugar

practice

1. Put a little cold water into the pot, add wolfberry, dodder wrapped in a cloth bag, black dates and eggs and cook for 15 minutes.

2. Take out the eggs, peel them, put them into the soup pot and cook for another 3 minutes.

3. Bring the water to a boil and add rock sugar according to your preference.

Effects of medicinal materials and food ingredients

1. Black dates benefit the spleen and stomach meridians and can replenish qi, nourish blood, soothe the mind and improve eyesight. According to modern pharmacological research, black dates contain glucose, fructose, sucrose, vitamin C, riboflavin, carotene, 13 kinds of amino acids and 36 kinds of trace elements, etc., which can be called a "natural multivitamin pill" and have excellent effects on vision care for teenage girls.

2. Wolfberry is sweet, mild and non-toxic. It has the effects of nourishing the kidneys, moistening the lungs, nourishing the liver and improving eyesight. The rich carotene it contains is the precursor of vitamin A.

3. Cuscuta australis has the effects of nourishing the kidney and essence, nourishing the liver and improving eyesight.