Drink three kinds of soup regularly in autumn to relieve internal heat and maintain health!

Because the weather is dry and cold in autumn, it is easy to get a sore throat. What people need to do at this time is to reduce internal heat through diet therapy. Drinking soup is undoubtedly a good way. So the question is, what kind of soup is better to drink if you get a sore throat in autumn?

Lotus Root, Mushroom and Pork Rib Soup

Ingredients: 600 grams each of lotus root and spareribs, 40 grams each of mushrooms and dried oysters, and 5 slices of ginger.

Preparation method: Wash all the ingredients, peel and segment the lotus root, cut into pieces, cut the spareribs into sections, soak the mushrooms and dried oysters in water for a while, put them into a casserole together with the lotus root, spareribs and ginger, add 2500 ml of water, bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer over low heat for two hours, and add appropriate amount of salt to taste.

Efficacy: Raw lotus root is cold in nature, but becomes warm after being cooked. It has the effects of nourishing the stomach and yin, strengthening the spleen and replenishing qi. Lotus root, spareribs, dried oysters and other ingredients are boiled together to make soup, which has the effects of nourishing qi and yin, strengthening the spleen and stimulating appetite. It is suitable for nourishing and maintaining health for people with weak spleen and stomach.

Prunella Vulgaris Black Bean Soup

Ingredients: 30 grams of Prunella Vulgaris, 50 grams of black beans, and appropriate amount of rock sugar.

Method: Soak and wash the selfheal, put it in gauze or a soup bag, soak the black beans until soft, wash them, put them both into a clay pot, add 1250 ml of water, boil over high heat then simmer for about 30-40 minutes, add appropriate amount of rock sugar for seasoning.

Efficacy: Prunella Vulgaris is a herb that clears heat and purges fire. It is cold in nature, bitter and pungent in taste, and has the effects of clearing heat, improving eyesight, dispersing nodules and reducing swelling. Black beans are mild in nature and sweet in taste. They can nourish kidney yin, moisten lung dryness, control wind and heat, promote blood circulation and detoxify. They have the effects of tonifying the spleen, promoting diuresis and detoxifying. In the dry autumn weather, the two can be used together to make soup, which can also nourish kidney water and calm liver fire.

Tomato Potato Beef Soup

Ingredients: 138 grams of beef, 5 tomatoes, 2 potatoes, 1/2 spoon of minced ginger, 1 spoon of cornstarch, 1/2 spoon of soy sauce, 1 spoon of oil, 1/3 spoon of sugar, 1/2 spoon of salt.

Method: Wash the beef and cut it into thin slices against the grain. Add cornstarch, soy sauce, oil and minced ginger, mix well, and marinate for 15 minutes. Wash the tomatoes and cut into wedges; peel the potatoes and cut into strips for later use. Pour three spoons of oil into the pot and heat it, add tomatoes and stir-fry over high heat. When the tomatoes are soft, pour 3 bowls of water into the pot, pour in potatoes and tomatoes and stir-fry together, cover and boil over high heat, then simmer over medium-low heat for 20 minutes until the tomatoes are completely softened, pour in the marinated beef and stir well, add 1/3 spoon of sugar and 1/2 spoon of salt to season, and cook until the beef changes color.

Efficacy: Potatoes are rich in nutrients such as dietary fiber. Eating them can stimulate intestinal peristalsis and relieve constipation. Tomatoes, potatoes and beef are a very common combination of ingredients. Boiling the three together in soup is not only sweet and sour, but also a reasonable combination of meat and vegetables, with complementary nutrients. It has the effects of nourishing blood, anti-aging, replenishing qi and strengthening the body.