Ingredients: 200g green peas, 80g almonds, 30g purslane, 100g fresh corn kernels; honey, oil. Method: Blanch all ingredients until tender, arrange on a plate, then drizzle with a sauce made from honey and a small amount of wild camellia oil.Nutritional Analysis: Amino acids from green peas and corn. Buckwheat and Barley Delight Ingredients: 100g buckwheat, 100g barley, red and yellow bell peppers, perilla leaves to taste; oil, chili oil, salt, sesame oil, vinegar. Method:First, knead the buckwheat and spelt flours separately into dough. Roll each into thin sheets about the size of a two-cent coin. Steam until cooked, then plate. Pour the dressing (oil, chili oil, salt, sesame oil, vinegar) over the plate. Separate the buckwheat and spelt sheets with strips of red and yellow bell peppers cut crosswise. Garnish the plate's edge with shiso leaves.
Nutritional Analysis: Buckwheat and spelt are high in protein with a balanced amino acid profile, promoting skin health, weight management, and preventing chronic diseases common among urban professionals.
Crystal Jade Salad
Ingredients: 200g aloe vera, 150g jellyfish, 80g soybeans; oil, scallions, vinegar (white vinegar).
Method: Wash and peel aloe vera, cut into strips, boil for 1-2 minutes then remove. Cut jellyfish into chunks. Heat soybeans in a pan until moderately hot, add onions and stir-fry until half-cooked, then add jellyfish and stir-fry together. Finally, pour in white vinegar, add aloe vera, stir-fry briefly, and serve.
Nutritional Notes: Promotes intestinal cleansing and skin health.
Beef Six Treasures Stew
Ingredients: 400g beef, 80g shiitake mushrooms, 7g goji berries, 100g carrot, 100g Chinese yam, 80g monkey head mushroom; ginger, garlic, salt, MSG, cooking wine, olive oil.
Method:
1. Soak shiitake mushrooms and monkey head mushrooms until softened.
2. Cut carrots and Chinese yam into chunks.
3. Rinse beef, cut into small pieces. Add seasonings, codonopsis root, dried tangerine peel, and astragalus root. Combine with carrots, yam, rehydrated mushrooms, and monkey head mushrooms in a clay pot. Add goji berries and simmer over low heat until tender.Nutritional Analysis: Beef is high in protein yet low in fat, making it less likely to cause weight gain. Its delicious flavor earns it the title "pride of meats." Shiitake mushrooms offer aromatic richness, while carrots provide multifaceted health benefits, earning them the nickname "little ginseng."Chinese yam is a medicinal vegetable with high nutritional value, known for strengthening the spleen, nourishing the lungs, and fortifying the kidneys. The polysaccharides and peptides in lion's mane mushrooms exhibit potent inhibitory effects on cancer cells.
Golden Years
Ingredients: 150g golden squash, 120g each of glutinous rice, oats, barley, and brown rice, 50g lily bulbs.
Method:
1. Wash golden squash and steam until 60% cooked; steam glutinous rice, oats, barley, and brown rice separately until 80% cooked.
2. Make a serrated cut at the top third of the stem end and remove seeds.
3. Mix glutinous rice, oats, barley, brown rice, and lily bulbs thoroughly. Stuff into golden squash, cover, and steam until fully cooked.
4. When serving, slice the pumpkin evenly.
Nutritional Analysis: Pumpkin is rich in starch, vitamin A, and various nutrients, earning it the title "King of Vegetables." It tonifies the middle energizer and benefits qi. Paired with multiple coarse grains, it aligns with balanced dietary principles, aids digestion, and promotes detoxification.