29/10/2015 Thursday 山藥紅豆糕

Have a good day dear all mummies! 

Finally we have blue skies white clouds here in Malaysia. ... what a wonderful day ~

Breakfast : Cheese Bread Roll (homemade white toast), quail eggs, cucumber and fresh milk

Lunch and dinner : Prawn vegetables Stew Rice and Chinese Yam soup

Teatime : Healthy Red Bean Cake

What is Chinese Yam?

In Chinese it is known as huáishān (淮山), shānyào (山药, 山藥) (lit. "mountain medicine."), or huáishānyào (淮山药, 淮山藥). Rarely, also referred to as shǔyù (薯蕷).

In Japanese, it is known as nagaimo (lit. 'long yam'; kanji: 長芋). Furthermore, nagaimo is classified into ichōimo (lit. 'ginkgo-leaf yam'; kanji: 銀杏芋), or yamatoimo (lit. Yamato yam; kanji: 大和芋), depending on root shapes.

Chinese yam is used in Chinese herbal medicine. It is traditionally used to treat disorders related to the stomach, spleen, lungs, and kidneys.

As an herbal treatment, Chinese yam is used to target the stomach and spleen. It also thought to act on the lung and kidney. It is used to treat:

poor appetite

chronic diarrhea

asthma

dry coughs

frequent urination

diabetes

Chinese yam contains allantoin. This is a natural compound that can accelerate the growth of healthy tissue and reduce healing time. Topically, Chinese yam is applied to treat ulcers, boils, and abscesses on the skin. Victims of scorpion stings and snakebites can be treated with its leaf juices. 

Cheese Bread Roll

Ingredients:

2 slices homemade white toast

1/2 cheese stick

some cream cheese sauce

Steps:

1) cut away the 4 sides of the white toast

2) use a roller pin to roll the toast FLAT

3) place 1/4 of cheese stick at one end of the toast and spread some cream cheese sauce at another end of the toast

4) roll the toast from the cheese side until the other end

5) cut the bread stick into 4 equally portions

6) ready to serve

The making of Cheese Bread Roll

鮮蝦藜麥小米糙米燉飯

材料：

洋蔥末1大匙

鮮蝦6只

藜麥小米糙米飯 2小碗 （蒸熟的）

橄欖油1大匙

蘆筍5條 （切丁）

日本黃瓜 1/3條 （切丁）

青燈籠椒丁 （ 1大匙）

烤熟的腰果 適量

胡椒粉 適量

高湯 1/4 杯

氨基醬油 1/2 茶匙 （或海鹽一咪咪）

做法：

1.平底鍋中火加熱，然後加入橄欖油炒香洋蔥末。

2.加入鮮蝦，蘆筍，黃瓜和燈籠椒，略煮一下，再將蝦煮熟後撈出備用。

3.加入高湯，米飯，以小火炒至高湯略幹。

4.將已煮熟的鮮蝦加入並加胡椒粉和氨基醬油/鹽調味即可。

5.最後拌入腰果就可以食用了。

Prawn Stew Rice

Ingredients:

1 tbsp chopped shallot

6 pcs Prawns

2 small bowls mix grain Rice (Quinoa, millet, brown rice)

1 tbsp olive oil

5 pcs Asparagus ( diced )

1/3 Japanese cucumber ( diced )

1 tbsp chopped bell pepper

some cashew nuts 

Pepper to taste

1/4 cup broth

1/2 tsp Liquid Amino (or pinch of sea salt)

Steps:

1. Heat pan over medium heat , then add in olive oil and saute the shallot till fragrant.

2. Add in shrimp , asparagus , cucumber and bell pepper, cook for a while. Remove the shrimps and aside.

3. Add in broth and rice, cook till the broth slightly dry.

4. Add in cooked shrimps, dash of pepper and liquid amino/salt to taste.

5. Lastly, mix in the cashew nuts and ready to serve.

山藥是什麼？

山藥為常用中藥，性平，味甘。具有補脾養胃、生津益肺、補腎澀精之功能。用於脾虛食少、久瀉不止、肺虛喘咳、腎虛遺精、帶下、尿頻、虛熱消渴。炒山藥補脾健胃，用於脾虛食少、泄瀉便溏、白帶過多。

 [轉載 - 好工作在家醫]

http://yangsheng.familydoctor.com.cn/a/201309/515466.html

根據一些歷史調查，山藥作為一種保健食品，可能已經有2000多年的歷史，早在東漢的《神農本草經》就已經將山藥列為養生保健之上品。到了唐代，《四時纂要》引用道士王所著的《山居要術》更是對稱山藥能夠驅寒補虛，長服能使人耳目皆聰，是比較難得的滋補良方。

 [轉載- 蘋果綠養生網] 淮山和山藥的區別：

http://www.pingguolv.com/zy/huaishan/1704.html

山藥紅豆糕

材料：

60克 新鮮山藥

70克 熟的紅豆（如何快速煮紅豆）

1 茶匙 有機蔗糖

2湯匙水

2茶匙玉米粉

做法：

1）山藥去皮，切片。蒸5-10分鐘。壓泥備用。

2）把熟的紅豆放入小鍋，加入水，糖和玉米粉，攪拌均勻。小火加熱，煮至濃稠。熄火，稍微待涼（溫）。

3）準備一個碗，舖一層保鮮膜至碗底和邊，服帖就可以了。

4）把山藥泥倒入碗裡，用勺子抹平。然後把煮好的紅豆鋪在抹平的山藥上面。用勺子壓緊抹平即可。

5）放入冰箱涼一涼/待降溫後就可以食用了~

Healthy Red bean cake

Ingredients:

60 grams of raw chinese yam

70 grams of pre-cooked red bean (how to cook red beans in faster way)

1 tsp organic cane sugar

2 tbsp water

2 tsp corn starch

Steps:

1) Peel and slice the Chinese yam. Steam for 5-10 minutes. mash and set aside.

2) Put the cooked red bean in a pan, add water, sugar and corn flour, mix well. With low heat, cook until the mixture thickened. Off fire and let it cool slightly (warm).

3) place a layer of food wrap on a bowl, then press the wrap firmly till the bottom and side of the bowl.

4) pour the (1) into the bowl and level with a spoon. Then add in the cooked red bean on top of the yam, use spoon to press slightly and evenly.

5) store in the refrigerator to cool down before serving ~