Soup Recipes for Health and Wellness

1. Gastrodia and Fish Head Soup

Ingredients: Male fish head, 50g Gastrodia, a little salt, onions, ginger, garlic, cooking wine.
Instructions: Clean the fish head with water, remove the dirt from the gills, cut in half, soak Gastrodia in water, drain and set aside; heat the pot, add oil, fry ginger slices, add a little cooking wine, pour in the fish head, fry to remove fishy smell, remove after about 1~2 minutes. Fill a stew pot with water, place the fish head at the bottom, then add Gastrodia, ensure water covers the ingredients, bring to a boil, simmer for 1~2 hours, then add salt to taste.
Benefits: According to "Compendium of Materia Medica", "Gastrodia nourishes the liver meridian". Traditional Chinese Medicine believes that Gastrodia is pungent and warm, entering the liver meridian. Consumption can nourish the brain, soothe the liver, dispel wind and remove dampness. Gastrodia and fish head soup nourishes qi, nourishes the liver, and treats dizziness and headaches.

2. Goji Berry and Pig Liver Soup

Ingredients: 50g Goji berries, 400g pig liver, 2 slices ginger, a little salt.
Instructions: Wash Goji berries with water. Wash pig liver and ginger separately with water. Slice pig liver, peel ginger and slice into 2 pieces. Add Goji berries and ginger first, boil with water for about 30 minutes. Cook on medium heat for about 45 minutes, then add pig liver. Once pig liver is cooked, add salt to taste. Consume once in the morning and once in the evening.
Benefits: Tonifies deficiency, nourishes essence, clears heat, dispels wind, nourishes blood, and improves eyesight. Prevents dark circles under the eyes caused by liver and kidney deficiency.

3. Crucian Carp and Red Bean Soup

Ingredients: 200g peanuts, 120g red beans, 1 crucian carp.
Instructions: Wash peanuts and red beans, drain; gut crucian carp and remove scales and intestines; place in a large bowl together, add a little cooking wine and salt, steam over high heat. After boiling, simmer until peanuts are tender.
Benefits: Strengthens the spleen, promotes urination, and reduces swelling. Often used for chronic hepatitis or liver cirrhosis health maintenance.

4. Tofu and Loach Soup

Ingredients: 2 blocks tofu, 300g loach, 2 slices ginger.
Instructions: Wash tofu and cut into small pieces; wash loach with salt or warm water to remove mucus, then wash again to remove viscera and impurities, fry over low heat until slightly yellow, splash in a little water. Add 1250ml water (about 5 bowls) and ginger to the pot. Bring to a boil, add loach, cook until done, then add tofu, season with salt.
Benefits: There are many foods that nourish the liver, and ingredients rich in protein are preferred. Tofu is rich in plant protein and calcium, loach nourishes the spleen, Tofu and Loach Soup can treat children's night sweats.

5. Goji Berry and Sheep Liver Soup

Ingredients: 100g sheep liver, 20g straw mushrooms, 5g carrots, 1 small piece ginger, 10g Eucommia, 5g Goji berries, 5g Polygonum multiflorum.
Instructions: Wash ginger, carrots, and straw mushrooms, slice thinly. Soak the three traditional Chinese medicines in cold water, wash and set aside. Wash sheep liver, slice thickly, add ginger slices and cooking wine, mix for 10 minutes, then blanch in boiling water, remove and wash. Use Eucommia, Polygonum multiflorum, and bones to boil soup in advance, then add ginger slices, carrot slices, straw mushroom slices, salt, Goji berries, and sheep liver slices to cook together. Add white pepper, simmer for about 10 minutes.
Benefits: Nourishes the liver and improves eyesight, nourishes essence and supplements blood. Used for patients with chronic hepatitis, dizziness, tinnitus, liver and kidney weakness.