Broccoli can satisfy both taste and health needs. Traditional Chinese medicine suggests that in spring, it is best to nourish the liver, with a diet of light, fresh, and mostly vegetables and fruits, with less meat.Spring broccoli is very tender and, with a little cooking ingenuity and simple techniques, can be delicious, nutritious, and healthy.

Broccoli benefits

1. It can help with weight loss because broccoli contains over 90% water and has a calorie content of 23-32 kcal per gram.

2. It can lower blood pressure because broccoli contains potassium. Broccoli can also clear heat and relieve fire, making it suitable for people who are prone to heat.3. Broccoli is refreshing and can moisturize the throat and dispel dryness, improving the appetite of people who have poor appetite, making broccoli a good choice in spring.4. Broccoli can also promote the metabolism of blood and water, with diuretic and anti-swelling effects.

Broccoli with pork

IngredientsMain ingredients:500g of pork belly

250g of broccoli

Auxiliary ingredients: oil, salt,

soy sauce, natural essence, rice wine.Production steps1. Wash the broccoli and tear it into pieces or cut it into small pieces and put it in a pot. First boil water in the pot, blanch the broccoli, which removes the green color of the broccoli and makes the flavor fresher.2. Rinse the broccoli with cold water and cut the pork belly into pieces or slices. Heat the pot, add oil and stir-fry the pork belly until it's fragrant.3. Add the cut pork belly to the pot, add rice wine and soy sauce for seasoning. Add salt at this time. Then add the appropriate amount of water and simmer for about 10 minutes before adding the prepared broccoli.4. Finally, add natural essence and soy sauce and stir-fry until it's ready to serve.

Broccoli with garlic

Ingredients

Main ingredients: 1 head of broccoli, 1 stalk of green onion

Olive oil, a pinch,

Chili (red, small) 1, 2 cloves of garlic

Auxiliary ingredients:MSG, 1 teaspoon, Flavor Essence, soy sauce.

Production steps

1. Cut the broccoli into pieces, then wash and soak in salt water for a while, then drain.2. Add a little olive oil or vegetable oil to the pot and add the green onion, stir-fry until fragrant.3. After stir-frying the broccoli, add garlic and chili, stir-fry for a while, then add MSG and soy sauce. Do not cover the pot, so as not to make it too soft.Broccoli with shrimp and ribsIngredientsMain ingredients: 1.5 liters of pork bone broth, 400g of broccoli, 80g of shrimpAuxiliary ingredients:Grapes, olive oil, chicken powder,

Cilantro

Production steps

1. Wash and cut the broccoli into pieces and put it in salt water for 30 minutes, rinse 1-2 times and drain.

2. Add the pork bone broth and shrimp to the pot, cover the pot and bring to a boil over high heat, then turn to a low heat and simmer for 30 minutes.

3. Open the pot and add the broccoli, cover the pot and cook for 10 minutes, open the pot and add the appropriate amount of grape seed oil and chicken powder, turn off the heat and add the appropriate amount of cilantro.ShrimpBoneSoup

Ingredients Preparation

Main ingredients: 1500ml pork bone soup, 400g cauliflower, 80g shrimp.Auxiliary ingredients:GrapesOlive oil, chicken powder,Cilantro.

Preparation steps

1. First, wash and chop the cauliflower and place it in salt water, soak for 30 minutes, rinse 1-2 times, and drain.

2. Pork bone soup that has been cooked beforehand, wash the shrimp and add it toPotCover the pot and cook over high heat until boiling, then turn the heat to lowSimmerfor 30 minutes.

3. After uncovering, add the cauliflower and cover the pot again, cook over high heat for 10 minutes, uncover and pour in an appropriate amount of olive oil, chicken powder for seasoning, turn off the heat and add an appropriate amount of cilantro.