We need to scald the slaughtered soft-shelled turtle with boiling water for about three minutes first, so as to better clean the dirt on the soft-shelled turtle. The dirtiest parts of the turtle's body are the head, limbs and skirt, so we must focus on scrubbing, but we should also pay attention to it when scrubbing, because it is a delicious part, and it is too wasteful to wipe it off. Wash the washed soft-shelled turtle with clear water again for later use. Add a proper amount of water to the pot, and add the soft-shelled turtle after the water boils.
Then we add Lycium barbarum, Astragalus membranaceus, red dates, green onions, garlic slices and ginger slices, and pour in two spoonfuls of cooking wine to remove the fishy smell of turtles. After the fire is boiled again, simmer for about two hours, add some salt to taste, and you can go out directly. The turtle soup made by this method is very delicious and can maintain the best nutritional value. It is said that soft-shelled turtle has five kinds of delicacies: pork, mutton, beef, chicken and venison, so food lovers speak highly of it.
Moreover, the fat content of soft-shelled turtle is very low, so don't worry about getting fat. Because soft-shelled turtle contains a variety of trace elements and nutrients, it can help people who are weak to improve immunity, enhance endocrine function and improve the quality of milk. It also has curative effect on epilepsy in children and can be regarded as a good tonic. The most troublesome thing in cooking this dish is to clean the turtle, because the turtle has a layer of sand skin and must be cleaned. This layer of sand skin is not edible, and many people always accidentally take off their skirts together, wasting a good meal.