How to eat Cordyceps sinensis nutritiously

Cordyceps can be made into many nutritious delicacies, such as whole duck with cordyceps, turtle stewed with cordyceps and red dates, or steamed black chicken. There are so many different ways to prepare Cordyceps that it is impossible to list them all. Eating Cordyceps regularly can nourish the body, especially to replenish physical weakness. Here we will introduce how to make Cordyceps sinensis more nutritious.

Cordyceps whole duck: 10 grams of cordyceps, 1 old male duck, cooking wine, ginger, scallion, pepper, salt and MSG in appropriate amounts. Kill the duck, remove the hair and internal organs, clean it and chop off the feet and claws, blanch it in boiling water, take it out and let it cool; wash the Cordyceps sinensis with warm water; chop the ginger and green onion and set aside. Split the duck head along the neck, take 8 to 10 cordyceps, put them into the duck head, and then wrap it tightly with cotton thread. Put the remaining cordyceps, ginger, and scallion into the duck's belly, then put it in a bowl, add clear soup, season with salt, pepper, and cooking wine, seal the bowl with wet cotton paper, steam it in a steamer for about 2 hours, remove the cotton paper after taking it out of the steamer, pick out the ginger and scallion, and add MSG. Its effects are: nourishing the lungs and kidneys, and benefiting the essence. It is suitable for symptoms such as cough and asthma due to deficiency, spontaneous sweating and night sweats, impotence and spermatorrhea, weak waist and long-term weakness.

Steamed Black-Bone Chicken: The raw materials for Steamed Black-Bone Chicken are 1 black-bone chicken, 10 grams of Cordyceps sinensis, 10 grams of Codonopsis pilosula, 15 grams of Polygonatum sibiricum, 15 grams of Rehmannia glutinosa, and appropriate amounts of magnolia slices, shiitake mushrooms, ginger, onions, rice wine, refined salt and MSG. Cut the cleaned chicken into pieces, put them into a steamer together with Cordyceps sinensis, Polygonatum sibiricum, Rehmannia glutinosa, Codonopsis pilosula, add various ingredients, add a little water, steam for 2-3 hours, and serve in separate meals. Cordyceps sinensis combined with black-bone chicken, Codonopsis pilosula, Polygonatum sibiricum, Rehmannia glutinosa, etc. has a strong tonic effect and is quite suitable for people suffering from dizziness, fatigue, nocturnal emission, night sweats, impotence and premature ejaculation, irregular menstruation and sexual dysfunction in women.

The above only briefly introduces the preparation methods of two types of Cordyceps. In fact, there are many more. For example, Cordyceps can be used to stew pigeon meat, Cordyceps can also be used to stew duck soup, or it can be used to soak in water and drink directly, it can also be used to soak in wine, or it can be chewed directly. It should be noted that Cordyceps sinensis is mainly a tonic for the body. If your body is not weak, it is not suitable to eat Cordyceps sinensis.