What soups are good to drink in spring?
1. Old Duck and Bamboo Shoot Soup
Ingredients: 1 old duck (approx. 750g), 150g bamboo shoot tips, a handful of goji berries.
Method: Rinse the old duck, remove the head, tail, and excess fat. Cut into chunks and soak in water for 20 minutes, then drain.Soak bamboo shoots until softened, rinse, trim ends, and slice the middle section into strips. Place all ingredients in a pot with 1500-2000ml water. Bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer on low for about 4 hours. Season with salt before serving.
Benefits: Spring's dry weather often leads to internal heat. This soup nourishes yin, strengthens kidneys, builds vitality, and cleanses the digestive tract. Its cooling nature makes it ideal for those with excess heat or inflammation, aiding digestion and relieving constipation.
2. Goji Leaf and Pork Liver Soup
Ingredients: 100g pork liver, 300g goji leaves,Seasonings: 1 teaspoon salt, 5g ginger, 5ml cooking wine, 10g cornstarch, 5ml white vinegar, water as needed, 5ml vegetable oil.
Method: Slice pork liver thinly. Place in a bowl and soak in water mixed with white vinegar for 15 minutes, then rinse thoroughly. Toss liver with cooking wine, cornstarch, and ½ teaspoon salt. Peel and shred ginger.Let the liver marinate briefly. Wash the goji leaves, removing the leaves and discarding the stems. Bring a pot of water to a boil over high heat. Add the ginger shreds, drizzle in vegetable oil, and gently slide in the liver slices to cook through. Add the goji leaves and boil briefly. Season with 1/2 teaspoon salt to taste.
Benefits: Consuming goji leaves in spring effectively nourishes liver qi, clears heat, detoxifies, and enhances vision. This goji leaf and pork liver soup, enriched with blood-nourishing liver-tonifying pork liver, serves as an eye-protecting remedy for computer users and a beauty-enhancing nourishing soup for women.
3. Black Chicken Mushroom Soup
Ingredients: Half a black chicken (approx. 300g), 20g tea tree mushrooms, 20g white button mushrooms, 20g morels, 20g king oyster mushrooms, a handful of goji berries.
Method: Rinse the black chicken, cut into chunks, soak in water for 20 minutes, then drain.Place all ingredients in a pot, add 1500ml water, bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer on low for about 3 hours. Season with salt after cooking.
Benefits: Spring often brings heatiness and phlegm accumulation. This soup clears heat, eliminates phlegm, nourishes blood, and enhances complexion. Suitable for anemia, palpitations, and insomnia, it leaves one looking radiant.
4. Double Bean and Smilax Soup with Lean Pork
Ingredients: 40g dampness-eliminating beans, 25g red adzuki beans, 30g smilax root, 1/4 dried tangerine peel, 300g lean pork, 3 slices ginger.
Method: Rinse all ingredients separately. Cut lean pork into chunks; soak remaining ingredients.Place all ingredients with ginger in an earthenware pot. Add 2500ml water (about 10 bowls). Bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer over low heat for about one and a half hours. Season with salt. Serves 3-4 people.
Benefits: The two beans—dampness-eliminating beans and red beans—both strengthen the spleen and dispel dampness. Dampness-eliminating beans also nourish the kidneys.Smilax glabra (Tu Fu Ling) clears heat, drains dampness, detoxifies, and promotes urination, proving particularly effective for various skin conditions. Thus, this soup is refreshingly moisturizing, capable of clearing heat, dispelling dampness, and detoxifying. It also serves as an ideal springtime dampness-expelling broth for the whole family, suitable for all ages and genders.