Homeemade Warm Stomach Winter Soup Recipe Must Drink in Cold Season

Winter is a cold season. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that winter tonifying is closely related to balancing yin and yang, unblocking meridians, and regulating qi and blood.Blood has close relationships with regulating qi and blood. with the balance of yin and yang, Elderly people, due to reduced body functions and lowered resistance, are more suitable for food tonification in cold seasons. This can improve nutritional status, enhance immune function, and promote recovery better than medicines. Too much intake is not good; instead, a bowl of soup that concentrates all the essence! Today I will introduce several warming soups suitable for winter to you.
1.Pig's stomachChicken broth

Ingredients:
One pig's stomach;Half a chicken;Slices of ginger, About ten peppercorns, A large onion, Salt as needed, Flour as needed,Rice wine as needed, Three grams of goji berries;Steps:1. Clean the pig's stomach and chicken (tips for cleaning pig's stomach are coming up); 2. Put the chicken inside the pig's stomach with a large onion and ginger slices; boil, then remove from heat and rinse with cold water to remove foam;
3. Put six slices of ginger and ten peppercorns into the pig's stomach and chicken, add enough water, and simmer over high heat for half an hour, then switch to low heat for two hours, adding salt as needed;
4. After two and a half hours, use a fork to poke at the pig's stomach; if it is easily penetrated, remove from heat;
5. Slice the pig's stomach into coarse strips, tear the chicken into pieces, add back into the soup for another ten minutes, add goji berries, and serve.
Benefits:
In winter, warming the stomach should come first; secondly, nourishing the stomach with food therapy is necessary for maintaining health.
Pig's stomach tastes sweet, has a slightly warm nature, enters the spleen and stomach meridians, contains protein, fat, carbohydrates, vitamins, and calcium, phosphorus, iron. It replenishes deficiency, strengthens the spleen and stomach and is suitable for those with blood deficiency and physical weakness.
Tips for cleaning pig's stomach:
1. Turn inside out of the pig's stomach, rinse thoroughly. Make sure to clean yellowish parts.
2. Put the pig's stomach in a large basin, pour enough flour to cover it completely, rub both inside and outside for five minutes, then wash with water.
3. Pour oil, continue rubbing for another five minutes, then wash again with water.4. Note! The white fat on the pig's stomach must be removed using a knife before rinsing thoroughly.
Rice
Braised vegetables and meat in broth
Ingredients:
Half a pound of lean meat;
200 grams of chestnuts;100 grams of Chinese cabbage;
2.Ten grams of goji berries;Slices of ginger as needed.Steps: 1. Cut the lean meat into large pieces, put in a pot with water to boil and remove after it is cooked; wash well.

2.
Large pieces of Chinese cabbage and ginger slices; 3. Put water in a soup pot, add the meat, chestnuts, four pieces of ginger, and enough cold water; bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer for half an hour, add cabbage and continue simmering for another half an hour.4. Serve after adding salt and sprinkling goji berries. Benefits:Chinese cabbage has a moistening effect on the lungs while chestnuts are known as "kidney fruit," providing nourishment to strengthen the spleen and stomach, replenishing vital energy and enhancing hunger resistance. Editor's note:
This soup is sweet and refreshing,
you can substitute Chinese cabbage with large ones if desired.
Wuhan winters are cold and damp. This sweet soup paired with soft and smooth chestnuts moistens the lungs, strengthens the spleen and stomach, expels dampness, and tastes indescribably delicious.It's a blessing for girls who fear gaining weight. Rhubarb
Potato Meat Soup Ingredients: Half a pound of lean meat;
200 grams of chestnuts;
One hundred grams of Chinese cabbage;
Ten grams of goji berries;
Slices of ginger as needed.
Steps:1. Cut the lean meat into small pieces, rinse in boiling water and drain; cut large pieces of Chinese cabbage and ginger slices. 2. Pour oil in a pot, add ginger slices and stir-fry until fragrant, then add meat and stir-fry until it turns color and emits aroma, skin slightly turning golden brown. Add to slow cooker with enough water, adding sliced potato, cook on low heat for two hours; after that, add goji berries and Chinese dates, continue cooking for twenty minutes. Add salt before serving. Benefits:
3.Mother chicken nourishes blood, strengthens spleen and stomach, treats deficiency, benefits the five internal organs. This soup requires no extra seasonings except a little salt; the fresh taste of chestnuts, clear sweetness of Chinese dates, fully bring out the rich aroma of chicken broth. Yam has the effects of tonifying the lungs, nourishing the spleen, and prolonging life. It is beneficial for loss of appetite, cough with phlegm, obesity, etc., making it suitable to eat more!

Rice
Meat and vegetable soupIngredients:Half a pound of yam; Half a chicken;Two hundred grams of shiitake mushrooms;Five dried longan fruits; Slices of ginger as needed. Rice as needed (can be omitted);Steps:1. Cut the chicken into small pieces, yam into dice, and slice the ginger; marinate in salt and rice wine for a while. 2. Heat oil in a pot, add slices of ginger to stir-fry until fragrant, then add chicken pieces, stir-fry until slightly golden brown, release its aroma, simmer with slow cooker with water; add diced yam, continue cooking on low heat for two hours.
3. Serve after adding salt and longan fruits.
Benefits:
Suitable for those with internal heat or fire signs; fever, weakness, poor appetite, constipation, edema.
Also beneficial for those who are undernourished, weak after giving birth, night sweats, premature ejaculation, insufficient menstrual flow in women, sore throat and thirst. It can lower cholesterol, soften blood vessels, stabilize blood pressure, preventing heart disease, atherosclerosis, gallstones, etc.
Editor's note:
Chicken should not be eaten with chicken, sheep, dog, or deer meat; otherwise, it may cause heat generation and sores. People with internal heat are also not recommended to eat chicken.
To make the soup richer and whiter, use oil for frying before simmering over high heat. RiceOld duck and pickled cabbage stew
4.Ingredients:Half a duck; Two medium-sized pickled cabbages;

Spring bamboo shoots as needed;
One large white radish;Salt as needed; Cubes of Sichuan pepper.Steps: 1. Cut the duck into small pieces, boil in water to remove foam and set aside; put the duck pieces back into a soup pot with enough water to cover them, sprinkle some Sichuan peppers, simmer for 50 minutes;2. Slice the pickled cabbage and white radish, add to the soup and continue cooking for another 40 minutes.3. Serve hot. Benefits:Suitable for those with internal heat or fire; low fever, weak constitution, poor appetite, constipation, edema. It is also beneficial for those who are undernourished after giving birth, have night sweats, premature ejaculation, insufficient menstrual flow in women, sore throat and thirst.
Suitable for cancer patients, diabetics, liver cirrhosis with ascites, pulmonary tuberculosis, chronic nephritis with edema.
Regular consumption of old duck and pickled cabbage stew can lower cholesterol, soften blood vessels, stabilize blood pressure, preventing coronary heart disease, atherosclerosis, gallstones, etc.
Editor's note:
This is my favorite~ Old duck and pickled cabbage soup is a traditional Sichuan dish,
duck meat is easy to digest, pickled cabbages promote appetite, Sichuan pepper enhances the flavor; it can easily finish two large bowls of rice. Just joking, this soup does not make you gain weight, so feel free to drink.
Effects:
This soup replenishes qi and warms the stomach to dispel cold.
A small trick to remove mutton's off-flavor is as follows:
1. Add several hawthorns or some radish,kernels peach,and green beans, stir-fry with some scallions, ginger and cumin to reduce the mutton's off-flavor. 2. Soak the mutton in cold water for 2-3 days, changing the water twice a day to allow the muscle proteins' ammonia substances to leach out, thus reducing the mutton's off-flavor.
3. Cut the mutton into chunks and add some
millet vinegar , after boiling remove the mutton, then continue cooking can also remove the mutton's off-flavor. Bream
5.tofuSoup Ingredients: 1 piece of bream;

1 box of tofu;
proper amount of scallions and ginger;proper amount of salt;proper amount of cooking wine;1. Rinse the bream, make 2-3 cuts on both sides, marinate with a little salt and cooking wine.2. Heat a wok until hot, add some oil, place the bream to fry until both sides are golden yellow.
3. Add 1 tablespoon of cooking wine and enough water, cover and bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 20 minutes.
4. Cut the tofu into pieces, add it to the soup and cook for another 5 minutes.
5. Season with salt.
6. Garnish with chopped scallions before serving.
Healing Effects:
The tender meat of bream is rich in various nutrients; tofu contains abundant protein. The protein from the bream and its trace elements can be better absorbed by the human body when consumed together, which strengthens bones. This soup is suitable for elders, children, pregnant women, etc., as it also has a galactogogue effect.
Editor's Note:
Bream should not be eaten with chicken, sheep, dog or deer meat; otherwise, heat may cause sores. Those with internal heat should avoid bream.
To make the soup creamy and white: the fish must be fried first before simmering in hot water for repeated trials have shown this works best.
Sour radish
duck soup Ingredients: half a duck;
2 medium pickled radishes;mushrooms as needed;
one white radish;proper amount of salt;

proper amount of Sichuan pepper;
1. Cut the duck into small pieces, boil water in a pot and blanch the duck pieces, remove foam and set aside. 2. Place the duck pieces in a soup pot, add enough water to cover them, scatter a few grains of Sichuan pepper, simmer for 50 minutes.3. Cut the pickled radish and white radish into slices, add them to the pot, continue simmering for another 40 minutes.4. Serve when done. Healing Effects:Suitable for those with internal heat or constipation;low-grade fever, weak constitution, poor appetite, dry stools and edema.It is also suitable for those who are nutritionally deficient, postpartum women, those who sweat excessively at night, men experiencing nocturnal emissions, women with scanty menstruation, sore throat or thirst. Suitable for cancer patients after radiotherapy or chemotherapy, diabetes, liver cirrhosis ascites, pulmonary tuberculosis, chronic nephritis edema, etc.
Regular consumption of sour radish duck soup can lower cholesterol, soften blood vessels, stabilize blood pressure, and prevent coronary heart disease, arteriosclerosis, gallstones, etc.
Tip:
This dish is my favorite~ Sour radish duck soup is a traditional Sichuan dish,
duck meat
is easy to digest, pickled radish enhances appetite, pepper adds freshness; this dish can make one eat two large bowls of rice at once. Just joking, this soup does not easily cause weight gain so you can drink it without worry~ A tip: the fishy smell from duck meat is strong, so it's best to blanch them in hot water first to remove the odor.
When making the soup, add enough water and do not open the lid during cooking; this will preserve its fragrance.
Suitable for those with internal heat and fire in the body. Suitable for low-grade fever, weak constitution, poor appetite, constipation, and edema. Also suitable for nutritional deficiencies, postpartum or convalescence from illness, night sweats, seminal emission, scanty menstruation, sore throat, and thirst in women. It is also suitable for cancer patients as well as those who have undergone radiotherapy or chemotherapy; diabetes; cirrhosis with ascites; tuberculosis; chronic nephritis with edema. Regular consumption of sour radish old duck soup can lower blood lipids, soften blood vessels, stabilize blood pressure, and prevent coronary heart disease, arteriosclerosis, gallstones, etc.
Tip:
This soup is my favorite~ Old duck soup with sour radish is a traditional dish from Sichuan cuisine, duck meat is easy to digest, the sour radish stimulates appetite, and Sichuan pepper enhances freshness. With this soup, you can easily finish two large bowls of rice in one sitting~ It's just so satisfying~ Just joking, it won't make you gain weight, so feel free to drink~ A tip: duck meat has a strong fishy smell, so it must be blanched in boiling water beforehand to remove the fishiness; When making the soup, add enough water at once and do not open the lid during cooking to maintain the aroma. When making soup, add enough water at the beginning and do not open the lid midway to preserve the aroma.



