Date palm is an indispensable ingredient for household cooking. It is pleasant and sweet, and can be used to flavor all types of foods, either sweet drinks or more salty soups. It can replenish energy and blood, calm mood and enhance the immune system. It is the cheapest blood replenishing ingredient available and especially suitable for women.

材料
牛腱250克，紅棗10顆，薑3片，陳皮1/4片

作法
1 牛腱洗淨，放入滾水中汆燙，撈出備用。
2 紅棗洗淨；陳皮用清水浸泡至軟，刮掉白色的苦瓤。
3 在鍋中倒入八分滿的水，放入所有材料，大火煮開轉小火繼續煲2小時即可。

Ingredients
Beef shank 250g, 10 date palms, ginger 3 slices, dried orange peel ¼ slice.

Method
1 Wash and soak beef shank in boiling water and scoop it up for later use.
2 Rinse date palms. Soak dried orange peel till it becomes soft, and scrape off the white pith.
3 Boil water in a pot about 80 percent full. When the water is boiling, add in all ingredients. Wait till they are cooked, switch to low heat and simmer for about 2 hours.

保健小語 Health Wisdom

氣色不好時，可在保溫杯中放幾顆去核紅棗，用大滾的水浸泡半小時，就是很好的補血養肝茶湯，臉色也會改善。但一定要把紅棗核去掉，否則會太燥熱哦！

If your face color is not so healthy, put a few date palms in a thermos and soak them with boiling water for half an hour, and it makes a very good tea that nourishes the liver and replenishes blood. Be sure to remove the cores of the date palms as they may be a little too hot.