June 16, 2017
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星期五湯水 － 霸王花紅蘿蔔赤小豆章魚湯
又到星期五湯水的時間！看到菜檔都開始賣新鮮霸王花— 霸王花能清熱消暑，是夏季煮湯好材料！這個週末試試看吧，此湯水尤其適合身體有偏熱症狀人士，減輕中暑症狀、口臭、便秘等問題。
注意： 孕婦不宜飲用，脾胃虛弱、容易腹瀉則不宜多喝了。
材料：新鮮霸王花1-2朵、紅蘿蔔2根、赤小豆 30克、蓮子30克、章魚乾1塊、無花果2－3枚、生薑1片
做法：
1. 所有材料洗淨，新鮮霸王花用水泡洗乾淨，切段；紅蘿蔔去皮切大塊、章魚乾泡水半天。
2. 鍋中加入約2500毫升水，放入全部材料，武火煮至水滾，改文火煮約1.5小時，最後下鹽調味即可。
功效：清熱祛濕消暑。舒緩口臭、便秘、尿黃、胃部脹滿不適等症狀。
小貼士：新鮮霸王花七、八月當造，過後煮湯就要用乾品了！
Friday Soup Series- Night-Blooming Cereus and Carrot Soup with Rice Beans and Octopus
Ingredients: 1-2 Fresh Night-Blooming Cereus, 2 carrots, rice beans 30g, lotus seed 30g, 1 dried squid, 2-3 figs, ginger 1 slice
Preparation:
1. Rinse all ingredients thoroughly. Soak night-blooming cereus in water to clean and cut into short pieces. Peel carrot and cut into large pieces. Soak dried squid for half a day.
2. Add 2500ml of water into pot with all ingredients, and cook on high heat until boiling. Turn to low heat and simmer for 1.5 hour. Add salt to taste.
Effects: Clears heat, eliminates dampness and clears summer heat. Relieves symptoms of bad breath, constipation, yellow urine, stomach bloating and discomfort.
Tip: Fresh night-blooming cereus is in season during months of July and August, after that you will have to use dried ones.
Note: Not suitable for pregnant women.
