When it comes to nourishing qi and blood, everyone thinks this is something that women should pay more attention to, but in fact, men who are constantly fatigued can also easily lead to insufficient qi and blood in the body, usually resulting in decreased memory and poor complexion.
Symptoms of insufficient qi and blood in men include frequent colds, fatigue, easy exhaustion, dry mouth, body thinning, joint pain, and most importantly, severe dizziness, unattractive complexion, and decreased memory.
Therefore, men also need to nourish qi and blood. Eating like this in hot summer is delicious, healthy, and nourishing!
Now let’s take a look at how to make this beef and tomato soup. We need to prepare fresh tomatoes, a pound of beef brisket, a few star anise, Sichuan peppercorns, green onions, ginger, garlic, and other ingredients.
First, wash and cut the beef brisket into pieces, and cut the tomatoes into walnut-sized pieces. It is important to note that the beef brisket does not need to be blanched.
Next, stir-fry the star anise, Sichuan peppercorns, and other seasonings in a little oil until fragrant, then remove them. Add ginger, garlic slices, and beef brisket, continue stir-frying until the surface of the beef is slightly dry, then add some cooking wine and mix well.
Continue stir-frying, add water, and simmer for about an hour and a half. Remove the simmered beef brisket, transfer it to a wok, add the tomato pieces, and continue to simmer over low heat for 15 minutes until thickened. Thicken with cornstarch solution, then garnish with chopped green onions before serving.
Did you know? This beef and tomato soup is a good choice for men to nourish qi and blood. Beef is one of the iron-rich foods, second only to liver. According to traditional Chinese medicine, it is a good food for nourishing qi and blood, tonifying the spleen and stomach, and it is not high in calories.
In addition, it is important to supplement iron with vitamin C because vitamin C promotes iron absorption. Tomatoes, rich in vitamin C and lycopene that can help prevent aging and cancer, are added to this soup.
Cilantro is added, which is warming and can help sweat and dispel dampness. Therefore, this soup is highly recommended. A balance of nutrition and a combination of meat and vegetables make it a perfect match.
Moreover, Huangqi stewed beef soup is also a good blood-nourishing food. Huangqi is an ancient Chinese medicine that has the effect of “tonifying qi and securing the exterior”, improving immunity and enhancing disease resistance.
To make this soup, you will need 1000g beef, 10g Huangqi, 5 green vegetables, 5g salt, 2g MSG, 5g yellow wine, green onion, ginger, and sesame oil.
First, wash the beef and cut it into cubes, blanch and wash. Rinse Huangqi with warm water. Wash the green vegetables and blanch in boiling water until bright green, then cool. Gently tap the green onions and ginger.
In a wok, bring fresh soup to a boil, add beef, Huangqi, green onions, ginger, yellow wine, salt, and other ingredients, then boil over high heat. Remove any blood foam, simmer over low heat until the beef is soft, then remove the green onions and ginger. Place the beef in a serving bowl, add the vegetables, season with MSG, pour the seasoned broth over, steam in a steamer for 10 minutes, and finish with sesame oil.
