February 23, 2018
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【星期五湯水－西洋菜青木瓜南北杏湯】
清熱消滯湯－西洋菜青木瓜南北杏湯
農曆新年是積食的高危時間，胃脹脹、肚谷谷雖然不是甚麼大病，但這些小毛病總是纏擾著你，令人覺得不太精神，做甚麼也不起勁。今晚不妨食少一點，並煲以下這個清熱消滯湯水。
材料：西洋菜1束（約1斤）、青木瓜1個、南北杏40克、黃豆40克、陳皮1塊、枸杞子10克、蜜棗3枚
做法：
1. 所有材料洗淨。西洋菜很易藏有小昆蟲，應用鹽水泡二十分鐘，再用水沖水備用。青木瓜去皮去籽備用。
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1小時，最後下鹽調味即可。
功效：潤肺清熱消滯。舒緩食慾減低、胃脹、口乾、喉嚨不適、有熱氣症狀等。
Soup to clear heat and relieve indigestion- watercress soup with green papaya and sweet and bitter almonds
There’s a lot of over eating during the Chinese New Years which can lead to abdominal bloating and feeling of stuffed. These little issues can be quite annoying zapping your energy away. Try eating less tonight and have this soup.
Ingredients- 1 bunch watercress (about 1 catty), 1 green papaya, 40g sweet and bitter almonds, 40g soy beans, 1 dried citrus peel, 10g wolfberries, 3 candied dates
Preparation:
1. Rinse all ingredients thoroughly. Watercress is prone to having small bugs, so soak them in salt water for 20 minutes then rinse with clean water again. Peel and seed green papaya.
2. Combine all ingredients with 2500ml of water and cook on high heat until boiling. Then turn to low heat and simmer for 1 hour. Add salt to taste.
Effects: moistens the lungs, clears heat and relieves stagnation. Alleviates symptoms of decreased appetite, abdominal bloating, dry mouth, sore throat and heat-related symptoms.
