August 18, 2017
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星期五湯水－冬瓜荷葉扁豆湯
為何入秋後仍是熱？以節氣而言，因處暑未至，暑氣未止，所以初秋還是天氣炎熱，應多消暑袪濕。冬瓜和荷葉皆是可清熱消暑的食材，而且味道清爽而淡淡的，最適宜在這種天氣下飲用。
冬瓜荷葉扁豆湯
材料：冬瓜600克（約1斤）、鮮荷葉1/2塊（或乾荷葉約20克）、茯苓／淮山15克、炒白扁豆15克（另可選擇加入陳皮1角、黃豆30克）
做法：將材料洗淨。冬瓜連皮切塊。鍋內加入2000毫升水，加入所有材料，武火煮至水滾，改文火煮1小時，加入適量鹽調味即可。
功效：健脾消暑。舒緩疲倦、胸悶、四肢沉倦、身體浮腫等症狀。
Friday Soup Series- Winter Melon Soup with Lotus Leaves and Hyacinth Beans
Why is it still so hot even though we’ve entered fall? From a solar term perspective, End of Summer has not yet arrived so the summer heat will linger. It will still be hot in the beginning of Autumn so its important to clear heat and dispel dampness. Winter melon and lotus leaves are ingredients that help to clear heat and the taste is refreshing and not strong, perfect for the current weather.
Winter Melon Soup with Lotus Leaves and Hyacinth Beans
Ingredients: 600g winter melon (about 1 catty), ½ fresh lotus leaf (about 20g dried lotus leaf), 15g Chinese yam or fresh smilax, 15g dry-fried hyacinth beans
Preparation: Rinse all ingredients thoroughly. Keep skin on winter melon and cut into pieces. Combine ingredients with 2000ml of water in a pot, and place over high heat until the water boils. Switch to low heat and simmer for an additional 1 hour. Add salt to taste.
Effects: Strengthen the spleen and clear summer heat. Relieves fatigue, tightness in chest, heaviness in limbs and body swelling.
