The most suitable cold drink for dog days, cook a large pot in 30 minutes, green and sand, clear heat and relieve summer heat and replenish potassium
The temperature has continued to rise in the recent period, and all parts of the country are in a sultry state. During the day, the high temperature scorches the earth. As long as you go outside, you will sweat profusely. It is not yet in the dog days. It is even hotter. When the weather is hot, many friends will choose to drink iced drinks or iced beers to relieve the summer heat, take a cool sip, and feel that most of the "hotness" in the body has been driven away;
But in fact, this operation is not correct, especially when we are sweating profusely, we must not drink iced beverages immediately. "One cold and one hot" can easily lead to physical discomfort, abdominal pain, diarrhea, etc., especially It is the elderly and children, drink cold drinks in moderation, and choose healthy cold drinks, in order to survive the hot summer with refreshment;
What cold drinks are suitable for summer? Most people will answer: mung bean soup, mung bean soup is a unique taste in summer, mung bean is cool, rich in protein, fat, carotene, vitamin A, calcium, iron, potassium and other trace elements, which can clear away heat and detoxify, quench thirst Removing trouble, diuresis and swelling, mung bean can not only cool down and relieve the heat, but also replenish water, especially in summer due to excessive sweating, people will experience "potassium deficiency", resulting in loss of appetite, fatigue and weakness, drink more mung bean Soup can be a good solution, so a bowl of iced mung bean soup in summer quenches thirst and is healthier than any drink;
Let me share with you the family version of mung bean soup. It only takes half an hour to cook. The mung beans are green and sandy, and the sweetness is moderate. Drinking to quench thirst and relieve the heat, it is about to enter the dog days, and friends who like it can try it!
[Raw materials] 150g mung beans, appropriate amount of rock sugar, half a lemon, and appropriate amount of water;
【The practice of mung bean soup】
Prepare an appropriate amount of mung beans. Generally, 150g is enough for 4-5 people in the family. Cook as much as you want. It is not recommended to cook too much each time.
Rinse the prepared mung beans under running water. After rinsing, pour out the cold water in the bowl, pour it into the hot water that has just boiled, soak it for a period of time, and set it aside to cool after soaking;
Put the cooled mung beans in the refrigerator until they are frozen into mung bean ice cubes. This step can be done the night before, so that you can start cooking directly the next morning;
Take out the frozen mung bean ice cubes, put them in a casserole, and add an appropriate amount of pure water. The amount of water can be adjusted according to your own preferences. If you like soup, add a little more, and if you don’t like soup, add a little less, and cook on high heat. open;
The mung bean soup cooked by some people is red. In fact, this has a lot to do with the water in which the mung bean soup is cooked. The main reason is that a lot of tap water is alkaline, which will accelerate the oxidation of phenolic substances in the mung bean. After oxidation, the color of the soup will change. It turns red, although it looks red and not very good-looking, but the taste has not changed. If you want to cook the color to be green, it is recommended to use pure water;
After the fire is boiled, squeeze in the juice of half a lemon, cover the lid, and continue to cook for about 15 minutes;
Open the lid after 15 minutes, you will find that the mung bean has been boiled and bloomed. At this time, you can add the prepared rock sugar, stir it, cover the lid, turn to low heat and simmer for 10 minutes. The length of the simmering time can be based on your own. preference choice;
If you want to cool off the heat, you should not cook the mung bean for too long. After the mung bean is boiled, the effect of relieving the heat will be reduced, but the heat-clearing effect will be better. I am used to boiling the mung bean. The effect of relieving heat;
After simmering for about 10 minutes, turn off the heat. At this time, the mung bean soup is green and sandy. After cooling, you can cover it with plastic wrap and store it in the refrigerator.
Come to a bowl in the afternoon or when you want to eat, cool and quench your thirst, clear away heat and relieve heat, and also replenish water. It is the best choice for cold drinks in hot summer;
Summary of the practice of mung bean soup:
1. You can also add an appropriate amount of lily or lotus seeds to the mung bean soup, and the taste is also very good;
2. It is about to enter the dog days, and the food is easy to deteriorate. Do not cook too much mung bean soup each time to avoid waste;
3. Do not use an iron pot to cook mung bean soup;