Traditional Chinese Medicine Pharmacist Ai Okubo's Cellular Energizing
"Food and Medicine Recipes" for November
[November 2024]
Autumn Anti-Aging Care with Sakura Shrimp
The sky is clear and beautiful this season. It's also a delicious time for food, with mushrooms, chestnuts, sweet potatoes, saury, and game meats. However, climatically, the lack of clouds causes extreme temperature fluctuations, which can lead to a scratchy throat, sudden coughing, and autonomic nervous system imbalances.
Sometimes, indulging in rich pasta or cream-based dishes to enjoy autumn flavors can lead to excessive carbohydrate intake. Choose ingredients with antibacterial and intestinal regulating properties to care for your body from within.
◆This Month's Key Ingredient
Sakura Shrimp
These pink shrimp, which can be eaten whole, are rich in astaxanthin, an essential anti-aging nutrient. They also contain animal fiber like chitin and chitosan, as well as calcium, magnesium, zinc, and iron, supporting immunity and aiding in fatigue recovery. They are perfect for autumn beauty and health, a time when we are susceptible to weather changes.
◆Recipe Introduction
For autumn colds and fatigue
Easy Sakura Shrimp Banh Xeo
With just fish sauce and vinegar, you can easily create an Asian-inspired dish. Combine with coconut oil, which has high antibacterial properties and is perfect for an energy boost, to combat autumn colds and fatigue.
Ingredients (2 servings)
A)
Sakura shrimp 50g
Bean sprouts 1 pack
Chives 1 bunch
Pork 100g
Garlic 1 clove
Vinegar, Fish Sauce 2 tbsp each
Mirin 1 tbsp
Red chili pepper To taste
Coconut oil Appropriate amount
B)
Rice paper 2 sheets
Beaten egg 2 eggs
Coconut oil Appropriate amount
Lettuce To taste
Instructions
①Cut the pork into bite-sized pieces, chives into 3cm lengths, and slice the garlic.
②Stir-fry ingredients from A with coconut oil.
③Spread coconut oil from B in a pan lined with parchment paper, place one dry rice paper sheet, and spread one beaten egg over it.
④Place half of the mixture from ② on top, fold in half like a wrap, and serve on a plate with lettuce.
⑤Repeat to make another one.
Point
*You can use thinly sliced pork if preferred.
*You can use fresh or dried sakura shrimp, as you like.
Care for dryness and create beautiful autumn skin
Sakura Shrimp and Potato Galette
Autumn brings a sudden drop in humidity and concerns about dry skin. This recipe combines sakura shrimp, rich in highly antioxidant astaxanthin, with a potato base containing heat-resistant vitamin C, for anti-aging and skin beautifying effects.
Ingredients
Potatoes 1-3 (300g)
Sakura shrimp 50g
Salt Approx. 1 tsp
Pepper To taste
Dill To taste
Olive oil Appropriate amount
Instructions
①Mix julienned potatoes, sakura shrimp, salt, and pepper well.
②Pour a generous amount of olive oil into a pan lined with parchment paper and spread out the mixture from ①. Press down with a spatula to help the potatoes stick together.
③Flip it over, add more olive oil, and cook both sides until crispy.
④Serve on a plate and garnish with dill.
Point
*You can use fresh or dried sakura shrimp, as you like.
*It's also delicious topped with salmon, which is rich in astaxanthin.
Profile
Ai Okubo
Pharmacist and Kampo counselor. Studied Kampo, medicinal cuisine, and oriental beauty at Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, becoming the first Japanese to obtain international certification as a Chinese Medical Beauty Therapist. After managing Kampo pharmacies, dispensing pharmacies, and beauty salons, she now works as an expert in Kampo and medicinal cuisine, as well as general medical and beauty fields, engaging in product development, writing, and corporate consulting.
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