How to eat Gastrodia elata and how to make it delicious?

Gastrodia elata has a wide variety of edible benefits for many people. It can generally be used as medicine or as food. Gastrodia elata can be eaten in many ways, and is generally used to make soup, which is more nutritious. Gastrodia elata can be in the form of Gastrodia elata powder or Gastrodia elata slices, depending on the individual.

1. You can make Gastrodia elata chicken soup. Prepare a hen, wash and slice the Gastrodia elata, put it in a bowl, steam it in a steamer for 10 minutes and take it out. Debone the chicken, cut it into small pieces, blanch it in oil and remove it from the heat. Use oil to stir-fry the scallions and ginger until they are flavorful, add chicken broth and seasonings, pour in the chicken pieces, simmer over low heat for 40 minutes, add the Gastrodia elata slices, simmer for another 5 minutes, thicken with starch, and drizzle with chicken oil. The Gastrodia elata chicken soup is ready.

2. To make Gastrodia elata fish head soup, prepare a carp, remove the scales, gills and internal organs of the carp, wash it, and put it in a plate for later use. Cut Chuanxiong and Poria cocos into slices, soak them in twice-washed rice water for several hours, then soak Gastrodia elata in the rice water soaked with Chuanxiong and Poria cocos for 1-2 hours, take out the Gastrodia elata and cut it into thin slices for later use, then put the Gastrodia elata slices into the fish head and belly, place it in a basin, then put in the green onion and ginger, add appropriate amount of water, steam it in a steamer for 30 minutes and set aside. Finally, use starch, fresh soup, sugar, refined salt, MSG, pepper, soy sauce, sesame oil and other seasonings, boil them in a pot to thicken, and pour them on the fish head.

3. To stew soft-shelled turtle with Gastrodia elata, prepare a soft-shelled turtle weighing about one pound. Slightly scald the turtle with boiling water, scrape off the mud film on the surface, and dig out the butter inside the body. Apply turtle gall on the back of the turtle shell for one week, place it in a container with the belly cover facing up, then cover it with Gastrodia elata slices, green onions, and ginger. Add an appropriate amount of rice wine, cover the container, and stew it in water for 1.5 to 2 hours.