Chestnut barley soup

Overview

Chestnut barley soup is a tonic food for women with postpartum frailty. It contains a variety of vitamins and minerals, which can promote metabolism, nourish hair, and prevent hair loss. Barley can strengthen muscles and bones, strengthen the spleen and stomach, eliminate edema, remove rheumatism, and clear away lung heat. It is rich in nutrients. It is a good medicinal food for patients with chronic illness and physical weakness, the elderly, pregnant women, and children who are recovering from illness, and can be taken regularly. Whether used for nourishing or treating diseases, the effect is relatively mild, slightly cold but not harmful to the stomach, and beneficial to the spleen but not greasy. Barley is a very good tonic for women. A large amount of vitamin B1 can make the skin smooth and whiten, and can also play an anti-uterine cancer role. Chestnuts can replenish qi, strengthen the spleen, and nourish the gastrointestinal tract. They can provide the body with more heat energy and help fat metabolism. Ensure the supply of basic nutrients to the body

Tags

• soup
• home cooking
• barley
• chestnut
• white sugar

Ingredients

Steps

1. 1 Soak barley in water for 6 hours in advance.

   

2. 2 Put the soaked barley into a cooking pot, add an appropriate amount of water and bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to low and cook slowly.

   

3. 3 After peeling off the skin of the chestnuts, use a knife to slowly peel off the skin as well.

   

4. 4 Wash and cut the peeled chestnuts into small cubes.

   

5. 5 After the barley is cooked, add the chestnuts and continue cooking.

   

6. 6 Add appropriate amount of sugar and cook. Cook until the chestnuts are cooked through and become powdery, then thicken the gravy with water starch.