Chinese food asparagus chicken-Chinese nutritious recipe for April 16

Chinese food asparagus chicken

Ingredients

1chicken leg

1asparagus

1carrot

Seasoning

½tbsp salt

1tbsp light soy sauce

1tbsp sesame oil

1tbsp sugar

1pinch black pepper

2ginger slices

2slices of spring onion

20minutes

Steps Chinese food asparagus chicken:

1.Wash the chicken leg and then put it in a work. Add the ginger and springonions. Boil, then continue to simmer.

2.Cut the carrot and asparagus julienne.

3.Blanch carrots and asparagus in hot water. Remove and drain.

4.Once the chicken leg bones can be easily removed, turn off heat and let cool(you can keep the soup to make other dishes).

5.Remove the bones and tear the chicken with your hands.

6.Put the chicken, carrots and asparagus in a bowl, add sesame oil, salt, sugar,black pepper and light soy sauce. Mix well and serve.

Effects and roles of the carrots:

1. Increase resistance: lignin contained in carrots can improve the immune mechanism to indirectly destroy cancer cells.

2. Lower blood sugar and blood lipids: the carrot consumption can lower blood lipids, promote the synthesis of adrenaline, lower blood pressure and strengthen heart function. Carrot becomes an ideal food for patients with hypertension and coronary heart disease.

3. Lighten eyes: the carrot is rich in carotene, after entering the body, 50% of carotene becomes vitamin A by the action of the enzyme in the liver and the lining of the small intestine, which the the effect of toning the liver to clear eyes, and treat night blindness.

4. Tone diaphragm and expand the intestines: plant fiber in carrots may increase gastrointestinal peristalsis, promote metabolism and purgation, and prevent against cancer.

Nutritional value of carrots:

1. The carotene is converted to vitamin A, which plays an important role in the prevention of epithelial cell carcinogenesis. Carrot lignin can be used as an antioxidant, has anti-cancer effect by inhibiting the oxidation of normal cells and protect the body against oxidative damage.

2. carotene hematopoietic function to complete the necessary blood to the body, improving anemia or cold hyperlipidemia, at the same time, the carrot is rich in potassium.

3. Carrots contain spongy vegetable fiber, which is easy to abound in the intestines, so it is the “intestinal filler”.

4. Vitamin A in carrots is essential for normal bone development, it can promote the reproduction and growth of cells.

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