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Spring Equinox

Name: Stir-fried prawns with walnuts and broccoli
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 3
Ingredients: Large prawns 300 g, peeled and deveined; Walnuts 50 g; Broccoli 1 head, cut into small florets; Fresh ginger 3 slices; Garlic 2 cloves, sliced; Shaoxing wine 1 tsp; Salt a pinch; Cornflour 1 tsp; Oil 1 tbsp

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20 Mar 2026

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Spring Equinox · Dinner · Yang Deficiency

Stir-fried prawns with walnuts and broccoli

Bouncy prawns, bright broccoli and crunchy toasted walnuts: a colourful home-style stir-fry.

25 min
Serves 3
Stir-fry
Easy

WarmingWarms kidney yangStrengthens the spleen

Why it suits you: Yang-deficient types still feel the cool mornings and evenings of the equinox, often with aching lower backs and knees. Warm prawns and walnuts tonify kidney yang, broccoli strengthens the spleen and ginger and garlic warm the middle: warming without being drying.

Method

Prep 15 min · Cook 10 min

1Toss the prawns with a little salt and the cornflour. Toast the walnuts in a dry pan over low heat and leave to cool.
2Blanch the broccoli in boiling water with a little oil for 2 minutes and drain.
3Fry the ginger and garlic in the oil, add the prawns until pink, splash in the wine, then toss in the broccoli and walnuts and season.

Cautions

Avoid if you are allergic to shellfish or have a flare of eczema.

Chef's tips

Toast the walnuts in a dry pan first for extra crunch and aroma.

The TCM view

Prawns are sweet and warm and tonify kidney yang. Walnuts are sweet and warm, tonifying the kidneys and warming the lungs; broccoli strengthens the spleen and stomach; ginger and garlic warm the middle and disperse cold.

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Seasonal principle

Day and night are equal. Maintain balance in all things. Eat seasonal greens to refresh the body and harmonize internal energy. Avoid extreme temperatures in food and environment. Establish a regular sleep schedule to align with the balanced natural rhythms of the season.

In season now

In season around Spring Equinox: Bean Sprouts, Eggs, Wolfberries, Green Tea, Asparagus

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Yang Deficiency

Feels the cold, with cold hands and feet

Enjoy: Fresh ginger · Lamb · Chinese chives · Walnuts and chestnuts · Longan

Go easy: Iced drinks · Cooling foods like watermelon and bitter melon · Too much green tea or herbal "cooling" tea

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Based on traditional Chinese medicine for general wellness education — not a medical diagnosis or treatment. If symptoms persist, are severe or unusual, please see a doctor or registered Chinese medicine practitioner.