Material:
Apples: 2 (peeled, cored, and chopped)
Water: 500 ml
Cinnamon stick/slice: 1 stick/10 grams
Cloves: 2
Honey: As needed (can be adjusted according to personal preference)
Lemon juice: a little
practice:
Prepare the ingredients: Peel and core the apple and cut it into chunks. Rinse the cinnamon stick/slices and cloves briefly.
- Place apple chunks, cinnamon sticks, cloves, star anise, and water in a pot. Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce to a simmer, cover, and cook for 20-30 minutes.
- Strain the cooked apple soup to remove the pulp.
- Add appropriate amounts of honey and lemon juice to the strained broth for seasoning, and stir well.
🔸Why add apples?
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that apples are cool in nature and sweet and sour in taste, and have the following effects:
🍏 Strengthens the spleen and stomach: Regulates the digestive system, especially suitable for people with weak spleen and stomach.
🍎 Quenches thirst and helps replenish fluids to combat dry weather.
🍏 Nourishes the lungs and relieves cough: Relieves dry and itchy throat in autumn and winter, and moisturizes the lungs.
