In the hot summer, I have no appetite for anything, so I often make this bowl of soup for my family to clear the heat and relieve the heat

Today I would like to share with you a soup suitable for summer, light and nutritious, delicious and relieving the heat, drinking a bowl every three or five times, feeling refreshed and feeling better.  

Lotus root soup with pork ribs

Ingredients: 1 corn, 500g pork ribs, 1 lotus root, 1 carrot, green onion, ginger, salt, chicken essence.

Steps:

Step 1: Handle the ingredients, peel the lotus root, wash it and cut it into pieces; Peel and wash the carrots and cut them into hob pieces; Cut the corn into sections, peel and slice the ginger, and cut the green onion into sections for later use.

Step 2: Put the pork ribs into the pot, add the green onions, and add cold water that has not passed the surface of the ribs; After boiling over high heat, skim off the blood and foam on the surface, remove the ribs and clean them. The pork ribs must be blanched in advance, which can effectively remove the fishy smell and reduce the subsequent cooking time.

Step 3: Pour cold water into the casserole, it is recommended to add a little more at one time, because you can't open the lid and add water halfway. Put the pork ribs, corn, lotus root, carrots, and ginger slices into the pot together, bring to a boil over high heat, turn to low heat and cook for an hour.

Step 4: Before the pork rib soup comes out of the pot, add an appropriate amount of salt and chicken essence to taste according to your personal taste, and the delicious pork rib health soup is ready.

This soup is both meat and vegetarian, among which corn is a coarse grain, which can reduce blood cholesterol concentration, which can be said to be suitable for all ages; Lotus root has the effect of clearing heat and reducing fire, and eating more carrots is good for the eyes and skin.

As the protagonist of the soup, pork ribs are rich in protein, fat and vitamins, and children and the elderly often eat pork ribs to help supplement calcium to the body, but its cholesterol is high, and people who need to lose weight try to eat less.

Tips:

1. When blanching pork ribs, be sure to use cold water, so that the blood and fishy smell in them can be fully blanched, and the pork ribs will not be caught because the water is too hot.

2. When cooking soup, you don't have to put side dishes, you can add your favorite ingredients.

3. Do not add water during the cooking process, it is easy to affect the taste and taste of the ingredients, do not put salt and other condiments halfway, and add them before the pot can effectively enhance the fragrance.