How to make amaranth and tofu soup more delicious?

Eating amaranth regularly can help people detoxify, clear heat, and facilitate urination. It is an excellent vegetable for nourishing blood, so it is called "longevity vegetable". There are many ways to eat amaranth in daily life, and it is even better to cook it with tofu. Amaranth and tofu soup clears heat and detoxifies, strengthens the spleen and regulates the stomach, and reduces blood pressure and blood lipids. So, how to make this dish well?

Amaranth and Tofu Soup

Ingredients: 500 grams of amaranth, 1 box of rennet tofu, 3 fresh mushrooms.

Seasoning: appropriate amount of scallion and ginger, salt, water starch, chicken essence and light soy sauce.

How to make amaranth and tofu soup

1. Remove the old roots of the amaranth and wash it clean. Boil water in a pot, add a little salt, blanch the amaranth, cool it down, and drain the water.

2. Then chop the amaranth and set aside. Dice the mushrooms and blanch them in boiling water and set aside.

3. Add oil to a wok and sauté chopped green onions. Add mushrooms and stir-fry for a while, then turn off the heat.

4. Then pour the mushrooms into a clay pot and add an appropriate amount of water. Cook for 3 minutes and then add the amaranth.

5. Add salt to enhance the flavor. Then add water starch and stir until thick.

6. Add tofu, bring to a boil, add a little chicken essence and sesame oil.

7. Stir well and turn off the heat.

Tips:

The amaranth needs to be washed several times to remove the mud and sand. Adding a little salt to the water when blanching can make the amaranth turn green.

How to choose amaranth

Atractylodes is also known as wild atractylodes, red atractylodes, rice atractylodes, wild goose red, fragrant atractylodes, etc. Atractylodes is rich in many vitamins and minerals needed by the human body, and they are all important substances that are easily absorbed by the human body. It has the function of improving the body's immunity, so it is also called "longevity vegetable". So, how to choose nutritious atractylodes?