Autumn Weight Loss Recipe: Cucumber and Peanut Pork Cubes
Ingredients: 1 cucumber, 60g lean pork, 60g peanuts. Salt, soy sauce, cornstarch, ginger slices to taste.
Wash cucumber and dice finely. Dice lean pork, marinate with soy sauce, salt, and cornstarch. Heat oil in wok, stir-fry pork cubes with ginger slices briefly, then remove.Using the remaining oil in the pan, stir-fry the cucumber and peanuts. Add a splash of water and stir-fry over high heat. Return the pork cubes to the pan, add soy sauce and salt, and stir-fry until fully cooked. Remove from heat.
Soak kelp in water for 24 hours (changing water twice), then rinse and shred. Shred radish into thick strips. Heat vegetable oil, stir-fry kelp shreds briefly, then add cloves, star anise, cinnamon, Sichuan peppercorns, walnut kernels, soy sauce, and water. Bring to a boil, reduce to medium-high heat until kelp is tender, then add radish shreds and simmer until cooked through.Promotes diuresis, reduces bloating, and aids weight loss.
Autumn Weight Loss Recipe: Lotus Leaf Congee
Ingredients: 1 fresh lotus leaf (approx. 200g), 100g japonica rice, sugar to taste.
Rinse rice and cook into porridge. When nearly done, place washed lotus leaves over the porridge and steam for 15 minutes. Remove leaves; the porridge will turn pale green. Boil briefly before serving. Add sugar to taste as desired.
Autumn Weight Loss Recipe: Tofu Skin with Celery
Ingredients: 1 block tofu skin, 250g celery, salt to taste.
Heat oil in a wok. Add tofu skin and fry over medium heat until surface bubbles form. Remove and cut into small pieces.Remove leaves from celery, wash thoroughly, and cut into 2.5cm segments. Heat wok with 1 tbsp oil, add celery and tofu skin, stir-fry quickly until combined. Add seasoning and a splash of water, simmer gently until tofu skin softens.