Although autumn has passed, the remaining power of the heat is still there, but the cool winds in the morning and evening quietly remind us: it’s time to change our eating ideas! At this time, the yang energy of heaven and earth gradually recedes, and the human body is prone to lack of spleen yang and insufficient qi and blood ——especially the elderly and children, who have poor appetite and short spirits if they are not careful. At this time, if there is a piece of rosy and plump beef in the kitchen, it is better than ironing everything!
Beef has a reputation as “the proud son of meat”. It is warm in nature and sweet in taste. It is best at replenishing deficiency and damage, warming and replenishing spleen yang, and warming the stomach of deficiency and cold. It is rich in high-quality protein and heme iron, and is a good hand for nourishing qi and blood and strengthening muscles and bones; zinc, selenium and other elements It silently builds a wall for immunity. Eat more of it after the beginning of autumn to save energy for your body to survive the winter. It’s worth it if it’s more expensive!
Today, two home-cooked beef dishes are served, which are delicious and warm to the stomach, suitable for all ages.
【The first dish: stir-fried beef slices with green pepper】—— It’s delicious when served with rice
Ingredients: 200 grams of beef tenderloin (cut into thin slices against the grain), 2 green peppers (seeded and cut into pieces), 3 cloves of garlic sliced, 1 small piece of ginger shredded.
Marinated beef: Add 1 spoon of light soy sauce, half a spoon of cooking wine, a little white pepper, half a spoon of starch, and 1 spoon of water to the beef slices, mix well and stir well, finally pour half a spoon of cooking oil to seal the water, and marinate for 15 minutes.
Open “Fry:”
1. Heat the pot and pour a little more oil. Heat the beef slices at 50% oil temperature. Stir-fry until it changes color and serve immediately. Do not fry until old.
2. Leave the base oil, sauté the ginger and garlic slices until fragrant, pour in the green pepper cubes, and stir-fry over medium heat until the skin becomes wrinkled and the fragrance is revealed.
3. Pour back the beef slices, add 1 spoonful of oyster sauce and a little salt (taste before deciding), stir-fry quickly over high heat for 30 seconds, let the sauce coat evenly and serve.
The beef is smooth and tender, and the green peppers are crispy and slightly spicy, which is a great appetizer! It’s done in just a few minutes, especially for busy office workers and when you want to solve a meal quickly. The rich vitamin C of green pepper can also promote the absorption of iron in beef, and the nutritional combination is very smart.
【The second course: yam, carrots, vegetables and beef porridge 】—— warm, nourishing and easy to digest
Ingredients: 80 grams of rice, 100 grams of beef tenderloin or beef shank (minced into fine pieces), half a yam (peeled and cut into small pieces), half a carrot (cut into small pieces), 2-3 Chinese cabbage (washed and chopped), 2 slices of ginger finely chopped.
Specific steps:
1. Wash the rice, add enough water (about 8-10 times the amount of rice) into the pot, bring to a boil over high heat, then turn to low heat and simmer slowly.
2. The porridge is simmered for about 20 minutes, and when the rice grains are in bloom, yam grains, carrot grains and minced ginger are added, and simmering is continued for 10 minutes.
3. The minced beef is mixed well with a little cooking wine, salt and white pepper and marinated slightly. When the base of the porridge is cooked until it is thick and appropriate, use chopsticks or spoons to stir the minced beef into the boiling porridge bit by bit, stir quickly, and cook for 2-3 minutes until the minced meat changes color and is cooked.
4. Finally, add the chopped Chinese cabbage, stir well and cook for another 1 minute. Turn off the heat and add a little salt and white pepper to taste.
This bowl of porridge can be called “fairy water” after the beginning of autumn! The soft and glutinous yam, sweet carrots, turquoise Chinese cabbage, and finely chopped beef are nutritious and highly digestible. “A bowl of hot water warms the spleen and stomach, replenishes qi and blood, and takes special care of the intestines and stomach of the elderly and children. Come to a bowl in the morning and evening to feel comfortable all day long”. Excess portions are stored refrigerated and still moist and delicious when heated the next day.
After the beginning of autumn, the diet should pay attention to “harvest” and “nurture”. Beef that is warm and tonic but not hot is a seasonal gift from nature. Whether it’s a wok full of green pepper beef slices or a warm and nourishing yam beef porridge, it can hold the spleen and stomach firmly and quietly replenish the qi and blood. Spend some thought and turn it into the warmth and energy in the human bowl——After all, only by nourishing the foundation can autumn and winter have the confidence to welcome every cold wind with a smile.
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