With the increase of age, the gastrointestinal function of middle-aged and elderly people gradually weakens, and they are prone to constipation and other problems. Today, I will recommend 8 dishes that are suitable for middle-aged and elderly people, they are not only laxative, but also tender and delicious, and the recipe is simple and easy to learn.

Stir-fried beef with carrots and onions

Ingredients: Beef, carrots, onions, minced green onion and garlic, shredded ginger.

Steps:

1、牛肉切薄片，然後加入薑絲、澱粉、生抽和花生油抓拌均勻，再醃制十分鐘備用。

2. Peel and slice the carrots, then cut the onion into strips for later use, then heat the oil in a pan, after the oil is hot, put in the beef and stir-fry until smooth, and then put it out for later use.

3. Heat the oil in another pan, after the oil is hot, add the minced green onion and garlic and stir-fry until fragrant, then pour in the carrots and onions and stir-fry for one minute, then add salt and chicken essence to taste and enhance the freshness.

4. Continue to stir-fry until the carrots and onions are broken and flavored, then add beef and stir-fry together to evenly absorb the flavor, then sprinkle in a handful of chopped green onions to garnish and enhance the freshness, and you can eat it out of the pot.

Steamed salt-baked chicken thighs

Ingredients: Chicken thighs, salt-baked chicken powder, ginger slices.

Steps:

1、雞腿清洗乾淨，然後加入鹽焗雞粉、薑片和食用油抓拌均勻，再醃制二十分鐘備用。

2. Spread the marinated chicken thighs on the steaming bowl, then steam in a steamer with cold water for 45 minutes.

3. Then tear the steamed chicken thighs into small pieces and put them on a plate, then pour in the steamed chicken juice and stir well together, and then you can eat.

Steamed pepper sesame chicken thighs

Ingredients:

Chicken legs, ginger silk, peppercorns, and flowers.

Steps:

1. 將雞腿用刀改花刀，這樣能讓調料更好地滲透進去。然後加入薑絲、花椒粒、料酒、生抽和食用油，抓拌均勻后醃制十分鐘。

2. Spread the marinated chicken thighs flat on top of the steaming bowl and steam in the steamer for 35 minutes.

3. When the time is up, remove the lid of the pot, sprinkle in a handful of chopped green onions as a garnish, and the steamed pepper and sesame chicken thighs are done, ready to be tasted.

Sautéed asparagus

Ingredients: 2 grams of asparagus, 0 cloves of garlic, appropriate amount of salt, a little chicken essence, appropriate amount of cooking oil

Steps:

1. Wash the asparagus, cut off the older part of the root and cut it diagonally into sections.

2. Finely chop the garlic and set aside.

1. Boil water in a pot, add a little salt and a few drops of cooking oil, blanch the asparagus for about 0 minutes, remove the cool water, and drain the water.

4. Pour an appropriate amount of cooking oil into the pot, add the minced garlic and stir-fry until fragrant.

5. Add asparagus and stir-fry evenly, add an appropriate amount of salt and chicken essence, and continue to stir-fry for a while.

Vegetable mushroom soup

Ingredients: shiitake mushrooms, enoki mushrooms, soft tofu, tomatoes

Seasoning: light soy sauce, pepper, starch, coriander, sesame oil

Method:

1. Prepare 0 shiitake mushrooms and cut them into slices, a small handful of enoki mushrooms into 0 cm long pieces, a piece of tender tofu cut into small pieces, and 0 tomatoes peeled and diced for later use;

3. Heat oil in a pot, pour in the chopped tomatoes with hot oil, add an appropriate amount of salt, so that the tomatoes can fry the juice faster, add an appropriate amount of water, pour in the cut shiitake mushrooms, enoki mushrooms and tender tofu after boiling, add light soy sauce and pepper to taste, boil for 0 minutes, and pour in an appropriate amount of water starch to thicken;

3. After boiling again, pour in 0 egg liquid, finally sprinkle with some coriander, drizzle with sesame oil and get out of the pot.

Stir-fry the reeds and dry until fragrant

Ingredients: Artemisia annua appropriate amount; Appropriate amount of dried incense; garlic 2-0 cloves; Red peppers 0-0 pcs (adjust to taste); Light soy sauce to taste; Salt to taste; Edible oil to taste; Sugar to taste (optional)

Steps:

4. Prepare the ingredients: Wash the reeds, cut them into 0-0 cm long pieces, and remove the thicker parts. Cut the dried pepper into thin slices or strips, remove the seeds of the red pepper and cut it into segments, and chop the garlic into minced garlic.

2. Blanch the reeds: Boil water in a pot, add a little salt, blanch the reeds in boiling water, blanch until the color turns green, about 0-0 minutes. Immediately after removal, put it in cold water to cool to maintain the crisp and tender texture of the reeds.

3. Heat the pan with cold oil: Add an appropriate amount of cooking oil to the pot, add minced garlic and stir-fry until the oil is hot, then add the red pepper and stir-fry until the pepper becomes soft and fragrant.

4. Stir-fry the dried fragrant strips: Put the dried fragrant strips into the pot and stir-fry evenly, so that the surface of the fragrant dried noodles turns slightly golden brown and absorb the flavor of garlic and chili peppers.

5. Add the reeds: Remove the blanched artemisia, drain the water, add it to the pot and stir-fry with the fragrant stems, paying attention to gently turning to prevent the reeds from becoming too soft.

6. Seasoning: Add an appropriate amount of light soy sauce and salt for seasoning, and you can add a little sugar according to your personal taste to increase the umami of the wontons. Continue to stir-fry evenly and add flavor to taste.

7. Remove from the pot and serve: Stir-fry until the reeds become hot, fragrant and flavorful, stir-fry all the ingredients well, put them on a plate, and prepare to enjoy.

White chickens

Ingredients: local chicken, ginger slices, green onions, minced ginger and garlic.

Steps:

1. Kill and clean the chicken, then boil the water, after the water boils, add ginger and shallots to remove the smell, then take the chicken and put it in boiling water to scald the chicken skin, and then take out the cold water in the chicken's belly.

2. Then submerge the chicken in boiling water again, then continue to drain the hot water from the chicken belly, and then submerge the whole chicken into the soup and simmer over low heat.

3、繼續燉煮三十分鐘後，再盛出放涼，接著斬成小塊擺盤即可。

4. Finally, cut the minced ginger and garlic into a bowl, then pour in hot oil and stir-fry until fragrant, then add light soy sauce, pepper and chicken broth and stir well, and you can eat.

Bitter gourd

Ingredients: bitter gourd, garlic, light soy sauce, vinegar, sesame oil, salt

Method:

1. Wash and remove the bitter gourd and cut into thin slices.

2. Boil water in a pot, blanch the bitter gourd after the water boils, and remove the cold water.

3. Finely chop the garlic, put it in a bowl, add light soy sauce, vinegar, sesame oil and salt sauce and mix evenly to make the sauce.

4. Drain the bitter gourd, put it on a plate, pour in the seasoned sauce, and stir well.

The above 8 dishes can be eaten regularly by middle-aged and elderly people, which can not only satisfy the taste buds, but also maintain good health. Let's care for the diet of middle-aged and elderly people, so that they can eat healthy and happy!

Proofread by Huang Hao