Stewed Turtle with Yam and Longan

Name: Stewed Turtle with Yam and Longan
Total time: 2 h
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 1500g Turtle; 400g Lean Pork; 45g Yam; 40g Dried longan meat; 15g Wolfberry; 6 capsules Red dates; 3 slices ginger; Some salt; Some Chicken Essence

by Xiaoyao 0209

4.9 (1)

Favorite

Difficulty

Easy

Time

2h

Serving

2

Soft-shelled turtles are also called group fish, water fish, and turtle fish. They are not fish, but turtles. From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine diet, turtles are sweet and flat in nature, enter the liver and spleen meridian, and have the effects of nourishing yin, cooling blood, clearing heat, dispersing masses, and invigorating kidneys.
The effect of soft-shelled turtle:
Turtle is a high-protein food, rich in protein, calcium, phosphorus, and vitamins, which can improve the body's immune function. Patients with chronic wasting diseases such as tuberculosis, tumors, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, liver diseases, etc. can use soft-shelled turtle as a medicated diet.
There are also taboos to eat soft-shelled turtle:
Those with anorexia, loose stools, and cold spleen and stomach should not eat turtles;
People with edema, pleural effusion and hyperlipoproteinemia should not eat turtles;
Children and pregnant women should eat with caution; dead turtles should not be eaten.
Although the turtle is a great supplement, do not eat too much or for a long time, to prevent "greasy and obstructing the spleen" and affecting the normal digestive function.
The soft-shelled turtle meat is smooth and not greasy, rich in nutrients, and the soup is fresh and sweet. The elderly and the weak and sick have many benefits. "

Ingredients

1500g Turtle
400g Lean Pork
45g Yam
40g Dried Longan Meat
15g Wolfberry
6 capsules Red Dates
3 slices Ginger
Some Salt
Some Chicken Essence

Stewed Turtle with Yam and Longan

1. Kill the soft-shelled turtle, wash and remove its internal organs; wash ginger; wash lean pork meat; prepare red dates, medlar, yam and dried longan meat for later use;

Stewed Turtle with Yam and Longan recipe

2. Sliced ginger

3. Cut the lean pork into strips and then cut into small pieces;

4. Add an appropriate amount of water to the pot, and put the turtle together with the Chinese yam pill, longan meat, red dates, wolfberry, and ginger slices;

5. Add water to submerge the ingredients;

6. Boil the water to remove the foam, and simmer for about 2 hours;

7. Add salt and chicken essence to taste;

Tips:
Turtle must be cleaned of blood stains so as not to affect the taste of the soup.
Longan fleshy heat helps the fire, and should not eat too much.