Sugar Cane and Horseshoe Sweet Soup
1.
Choose 5-6 horseshoes, peel them, wash them, and cut them in half.
2.
Wash the sugar cane and chop into small pieces.
3.
Peel 5 dried longans and wash 10 red dates.
4.
Put the ingredients in a casserole and fill with water.
5.
Bring to a boil, turn to low heat and simmer for half an hour.
6.
Using sugar cane to make sweet soup has the advantage of not adding sugar at all. During the braising process, the sweet powdered sugar precipitates, which blends with the slightly astringent taste of longan, and also increases the clearness of the horseshoe. When drinking the soup, eat a few juicy red dates. It is a sweet medicine for clearing away heat and appetizing, eliminating food and resolving phlegm.
Tips:
Reminders: 1. There are two types of sugarcane, the sugarcane with dark purple and black skin, commonly known as black-skinned sugarcane, is mild and nourishing. The green skin is green sugarcane, which is sweet and cool, has the effect of clearing heat, and can relieve lung heat and gastrointestinal heat.
2. Horseshoe is a common name for water chestnuts, which is sweet and slightly cold. It has the effects of stabilizing the middle and replenishing qi, clearing away heat and appetizing the appetite, eliminating food and reducing phlegm. 3. When the sugarcane is stewed, it will give off an aroma similar to brown sugar, and the taste is sweet, so it tastes very delicious without adding sugar.
