Healthy Recipes for Patients with Hyperlipidemia: Winter Melon Soup and Steamed Dishes

21. Pork Rib and Winter Melon Soup

Ingredients: 200g pork ribs, 500g winter melon, a little dried shrimp, and salt to taste.

Preparation method: ① Blanch the pork ribs in boiling water, wash them, and then stew them in a pressure cooker for half an hour; cut the winter melon into chunks.

② Pour the pork ribs and broth into a soup pot, add winter melon and bring to a boil. Add a little dried shrimp and bring to a boil again.

Simmer over low heat for a short time.

③When the winter melon becomes translucent, add salt to taste and it is ready to eat.

Efficacy and indications: Modern research shows that winter melon contains trace elements such as zinc and magnesium, which are beneficial to the human body.

It has a certain stimulating effect on the body. Patients with hyperlipidemia can benefit from eating more winter melon as it can help with weight loss and lower lipid levels.

22. Steamed Winter Melon and Chicken Pieces

Ingredients: 500g winter melon, 350g young chicken, 1 tsp Shaoxing wine, salt to taste, MSG to taste

Quantity: Coriander (as needed), scallion segments (as needed), ginger slices (as needed).

Preparation method: ① Remove the skin, seeds, and pulp from the winter melon, wash it, and cut it into small diamond-shaped pieces. Place it in a pot.

Boil in water until 80% cooked, then remove and set aside.

② Wash the chicken, chop it into small pieces, blanch it in boiling water, remove it and wash it again. Reserve the broth for later use.

③ Pour the broth into a wok, add a little salt and Shaoxing wine, bring to a boil, skim off the foam, then add the chicken pieces.

Add scallion segments and ginger slices, then pour the broth and water into a soup bowl. Steam in a steamer until the chicken pieces are tender. Remove the scallions.

Prepare the ginger slices and pieces for later use.

④ Pour the chicken broth from the soup bowl into a wok, place it over high heat, and add salt, MSG, and the cooked winter melon.

Boil the melon pieces, skim off the foam, simmer over low heat for 2-3 minutes, then pour the steamed chicken pieces into the pot, and...

Cook for a short while, sprinkle with chopped cilantro, and it's ready to serve.

Efficacy and indications: Winter melon, known in ancient times as "water zhi," is also called "shui zhi" because its round and long shape resembles an ancient pillow.

It's called pillow melon. Winter melon has been considered a weight-loss wonder since ancient times; unlike other melons and fruits, it contains no fat.

It is low in fat and sodium, and has a diuretic effect. In addition to its water content, winter melon also has a high...

It has nutritional value. In addition, because winter melon contains malonic acid, it has a certain effect on preventing obesity.

23. Ginger and Crab Stew

Ingredients: 500g crab, 5g shredded scallions, 2g red chili peppers, 2g sesame oil, 3g salt

3g MSG, 150ml vegetable oil, 15ml cooking wine, 20g shredded ginger, 10g cornstarch

1 gram of pepper powder and appropriate amount of wet starch.

Preparation method: ① Clean the crabs, keep the shells on, cut into pieces, and coat with dry starch. Heat oil in a wok over high heat.

Heat the oil, add the crab pieces and fry until they are 70% cooked. Remove and drain the oil.

② Leave a little oil in the pan, stir-fry the shredded scallions, ginger, and red chili peppers, then add the fried crab pieces.

Stir-fry until cooked, thicken with cornstarch slurry, mix well, and plate.

Efficacy and indications: Crabs are divided into two types: sea crabs and freshwater crabs. Common types include swimming crabs, lake crabs, and mud crabs.

It is a nutritious and delicious food.

24. Mussel and seaweed soup with lean pork

Ingredients: 180g lean pork, 90g dried mussels, 60g seaweed, soy sauce (to taste), light soy sauce

Appropriate amount of salt and wet starch.

Preparation method: ① Soak the dried mussels in water until soft, then wash them; wash the lean pork, cut it into strips, and marinate with soy sauce and raw...

Marinate the seaweed with soy sauce, salt, and cornstarch for 10 minutes; tear the seaweed into small pieces, stir-fry it briefly in a pan to remove the fishy smell and sand.

Soak in clean water and wash thoroughly.

②Place the mussels in a pot, add an appropriate amount of water, simmer over low heat for 15 minutes, then add the nori seaweed.

Bring to a boil, then add shredded lean pork and simmer until the pork is cooked through. Season to taste and serve.

Efficacy and indications: Lean pork is sweet in flavor and neutral in nature, and has the effect of nourishing yin and blood. When these three ingredients are combined into a soup...

It can nourish insufficient yin fluids, clear stagnant heat and phlegm, and reduce upward floating deficiency fire, which is suitable for yin deficiency with excessive fire or liver yang rising.

It is an ideal adjunct to the treatment of hyperactivity and an excellent recuperative after a febrile illness.