Daily Meal | Cloudy and Cold Weather, This Hot Shandong Traditional Dish is Delicious
Weekend New Dish
Traditional Shandong Famous Food – Sahn
Ingredients (2-3 people):
Pearl Barley 2 large bunches, Beef 200-250g, Egg 1, Ginger 20-30g, Coriander, Sichuan Peppercorns, Chinese Licorice Root, Black Pepper, Salt, Vinegar as needed.
Instructions:
(1) Wash the pearl barley thoroughly and soak it in water; slice the beef into thin pieces; whisk the egg; slice the ginger.
(2) Add an appropriate amount of water, place the pearl barley together with ginger, Chinese licorice root, Sichuan peppercorns, and black pepper, bring to a boil over high heat and then reduce the heat to simmer for 30-40 minutes, until it becomes a thick porridge-like consistency.
(3) Add the beef slices, bring to a boil over high heat, add the egg to make egg flower, finally add vinegar, salt, and coriander, and it is ready to eat.
Column Special Nutrition Expert, Professor Yang Zhimin, Vice Dean of Guangdong Provincial Hospital
Expert Commentary:
Sahn (Sá) is a traditional famous food from LinYi, Shandong. Traditional Sahn is complex to make, it requires a long simmering of a broth made with large bones and ingredients made from Chinese medicinal herbs for 4+ hours, then combined with flour, pearl barley, etc. together with ginger, coriander, fragrant oil, and other condiments to cook, and the resulting Sahn has a milky white soup color, spicy and delicious, it can dispel wind and cold, promote digestion and stomach health, and is a common breakfast for local residents. Because it's seasoned with vinegar, it won't easily cause fire, even if consumed. Recently the weather is cold and damp, drinking a hot bowl of Sahn will warm the body and is a great choice.
Tips:
(1) Sahn made in LinYi usually includes medicinal ingredients; a common recipe includes clove, Sichuan peppercorn, Chinese licorice root, saffran, nutmeg, pomegranate seed, rose myrrh, cinnamon, Chinese prickly ash, white flower, fennel, ginger, nutmeg; if you are cooking it at home, add a few of these flavors, the flavor will be better.
(2) If you don't use beef, you can use chicken or lamb, which are also local specialties; if you don't have pearl barley, rice or millet can also be used.
(3) Pearl barley is difficult to cook through, you can also put it in a pressure cooker to cook together with ginger, Chinese licorice root, Sichuan peppercorn first.
(4) People with damp heat constitutions and easily prone to fire should not eat too much.
On-Duty Physician: Zhang Xiaoxuan, Physician, Doctor of Philosophy, Postdoctoral Fellow. Member of Guangdong Physical and Health Management Association. Taught by Professor Yang Zhimin, Professor Liu Changhua, Professor Lü Ying, Professor Wu Wan'yin. Skilled in: Children's constitutions, fertility before and after pregnancy, and various malignant tumors through Traditional Chinese Medicine therapy; treatment of various symptoms of sub-health conditions such as insomnia, acne, constipation, fatigue, fire-prone, and susceptibility to common colds; uses round movement theory to identify and treats patients with traditional Chinese medicine herbal formulas, pills, and dietary therapy methods in a personalized way.
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Reporter: Yan Huifang
Author: Yan Huifang
Source: Daily One Meal Southern Edition
