Walnut kernel health recipes

Walnuts are extremely nutritious. According to chemical analysis, walnut kernels contain minerals such as phosphorus, magnesium, iron, manganese, calcium, zinc and chromium, as well as vitamins A, B, C and E, protein, fat and tannin. It has a fat content as high as 68-70% (mainly unsaturated fatty acids) and a protein content of 17-27%. It has been measured that the nutritional value of 1 kilogram of walnuts is equivalent to that of 5 kilograms of eggs or 9 kilograms of milk. The medicinal value of walnut kernels is also very high. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that they have the functions of tonifying qi and nourishing blood, warming the lungs and resolving phlegm, consolidating the lungs and relieving asthma, nourishing the kidneys and moistening the intestines, and tonifying the liver and blackening hair. The author introduces several home-made health recipes with walnut kernels for your reference. Walnut Kernel and Hawthorn Porridge: Cook walnut kernels, hawthorn, fritiligo and glutinous rice into porridge. It is done when the rice is soft and the soup is thick. Take it warm. This porridge promotes blood circulation, removes blood stasis, eliminates phlegm and softens hard lumps. It is a dietary therapy and medicinal diet for treating acne. Walnut kernels stir-fried with Chinese chives: 60 grams of walnut kernels, 250 grams of tender Chinese chives, an appropriate amount of salt, chopped scallions and sesame oil. Soak the walnut kernels in boiling water for about 3 minutes, then remove them, peel off the skin, rinse them clean and drain the water. Wash the Chinese chives thoroughly, cut them into 3-centimeter-long sections and set aside. Heat a clean wok over high heat, add cooking oil and stir-fry until the walnut kernels turn yellow. Then add the chopped Chinese chives and stir-fry until they are just tender. Season with salt, sesame oil and chopped scallions, and stir well. Remove from the heat and serve on a plate. Regular consumption of this dish can tonify the kidneys and enhance sexual function, as well as warm and consolidate kidney qi. It is a dietary therapy dish for patients with impotence, fatigue, cold pain in the waist and knees due to insufficiency of kidney Yang, spermatorrhea, leucorrhea, frequent urination and constipation due to kidney instability. Walnut Kernels and Pork kidneys: 350g pork kidneys, 75g walnut kernels, 2 egg whites, 50g starch, 15ml cooking wine, 15g ginger slices, 15g scallion flowers, 5g fine salt, 2g monosodium glutamate, a little pepper, 25ml sesame oil, 750ml salad oil (about 75ml consumed), and an appropriate amount of Sichuan pepper and salt. Cut the pig kidneys in half, remove the kidney fat, 剞 make a cross-shaped cut, and then cut them into small pieces. Season with cooking wine, monosodium glutamate, pepper powder, chopped scallions, ginger slices and sesame oil. Soak the walnut kernels in boiling water until they expand, peel off the outer skin, and chop them into small pieces with a knife. Mix egg white and starch to make a meringue. Coat the pork kidney pieces with meringue, then coat them all with a layer of peach kernel powder. Press them firmly by hand and fry them one by one in oil heated to 40% hot until they turn light yellow, then remove them. When the oil temperature rises to 60% of its smoking point, fry it again until it turns golden brown. Remove it, drain the oil, and serve it on a plate with a small salt and pepper dish. Regular consumption of this dish can nourish the lungs and kidneys and relieve asthma caused by deficiency. It is suitable for the auxiliary treatment of symptoms such as widespread pain in the waist and knees, soreness and weakness in the limbs, frequent urination, and asthma and cough caused by deficiency of the lungs and kidneys. (Dr. Chen Xunzhong, No. 3, Gate 60, Baiyushan 1st Street, Wuhan City 430085, China)