【入廚百科】煲湯落無花果定蜜棗？
#無花果乾清甜當零食一樣得
#蜜棗價錢相宜煲湯必備
#星期五湯水
無花果湯滋潤通便
想增加湯水的甜度，大家在煲湯時都會加入蜜棗或者無花果乾，究竟何時加蜜棗？何時加無花果乾？其實煲湯沒有定律，應視乎你的體質和想調補的症狀而定，蜜棗和無花果都能為湯水提供甜味，但功效各異：蜜棗能生津潤燥，適合各種體質；無花果能潤腸通便、催乳，尤其適合紓緩便秘、消化不良、喉嚨乾等症狀。
另外，蜜棗由青棗切割多次後，加白糖煮過再曬乾而成；而無添加糖的無花果乾則是生曬而成，沒有額加入精製糖，但無花果本身的果糖含量則較高，因此有糖尿的病人兩種都不宜吃過多。
如果用無花果乾煲湯，白色和紫色外皮的無花果乾皆宜，但要注意過份潔白的無花果乾可能經過漂製防腐，有可能令湯帶酸味，所以購買時宜到有信譽的商戶購買，選擇無添加的生曬無花果乾更好。
滋陰潤燥湯水小貼士：
適當地添加滋陰潤燥食材如雪耳、沙參、玉竹、乾瑤柱、響螺、蓮藕等。
西洋菜雪梨海玉竹素湯
功效：滋陰清熱潤燥，紓緩天氣乾燥引起的眼乾、口乾、大便乾結等症狀。
材料：西洋菜300克（約半斤）雪梨2個、紅蘿蔔1條、海玉竹30克、無花果3枚
做法：
1. 所有材料洗淨。西洋菜很易藏有小昆蟲，應用鹽水泡二十分鐘，再用水沖水備用，雪梨去芯切大塊備用；紅蘿蔔去皮切大塊備用。
2. 鍋中加入約2500毫升水，放入全部材料，武火煮至水滾，調文火煮約1.5小時，最後下鹽調味即可。
Fig soup to moisten the intestines and relieve constipation
A lot of people add in figs or candied dates in soup to increase sweetness but when is it appropriate to use fig vs candied date? It depends on your body type and what you are trying to achieve. Candied dates can relieve dryness and promote fluid production, and they are suitable for all body types. Figs can moisten the intestines and relieve constipation, promote breast milk production, making it suitable for those with constipation, indigestion and dry throat.
Both candied dates and figs are high in sugar content so those with diabetes should avoid.
If you are using dried figs, both the white or purple skinned ones are suitable. Note that dried figs that are overly white in color may have been bleached and may bring sourness to your soup. Be sure to choose a reputable place to buy from and try to choose ones that do not have additives.
Tips:
Appropriately add in ingredients to nourish yin and relieve dryness such as snow fungus, polygonatum, glehnia root, dried scallops, conch, and lotus root.
Watercress soup with pear and polygonatum
Effects: nourishes yin, clears heat and relieves dryness. Alleviates dryness induced dry eyes, dry mouth, and dry stool.
Ingredients: 300g watercress, 2 pears, 1 carrot, 30g polygonatum, 3 figs
Preparation:
1. Rinse all ingredients thoroughly. Watercress is prone to small insects so soak in salt water for 20 minutes, then rinse again with regular water. Core pears and cut into large pieces. Peel carrot and cut into large pieces.
2. Combine all ingredients with 2500ml of water and cook on high heat until boiling. Turn to low heat and simmer for 1.5 hour. Add salt to taste.
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