One of our favorites when we have guests... So far, nobody has missed the meat in it, although you could prepare the dish with meat if you want to. Aduki beans are very easy to digest and have a detoxifying effect on our organism. 

Ingredients
1 medium can of sweet corn (E)
1 red and 1 green pepper (E), diced (E)
1 onion (E)
6 big tomatoes (Wo)
250 g aduki beans (soaked at least overnight and rinsed) (Wa)
2 garlic cloves (M)
1 little fresh chili (M)
1 bayleaf (M)
60g of tomato purée (Wo)
sweet paprika (F), curcuma (F),
1 teaspoon of brown sugar (E)
salt (Wa), unrefined olive oil (E)

Put the soaked and rinsed beans in a pot together with a bayleaf, cover with water and cook until the beans are soft. Pour away the cooking water and let the beans drain.
Cut onion, peppers, tomatoes and garlic into small cubes. Cut chili in very small slices (use gloves!) Heat two tablespoons of olive oil in a big pan and sear the vegetables (except for the tomatoes) for 2-3 minutes. Add ½ a cup of water and let it simmer for 5 more minutes. Then add the tomatoes and the tomato purée.  Season with paprika, curcuma, brown sugar, pepper and salt and mix in the aduki beans.
Strengthens: Metal & Water
thermal energy:  neutral-warm
Watch out! If you should have to much metal and want to get rid of the stagnation, do not use fresh chili, but only a little pepper.

Some additional advice:
served with basmati rice, you can strengthen your  Metal element even more.
Served with wheat tortillas (enchiladas), you can strengthen your Wood element.
Add 200g of low-fat minced beef to strengthen your Earth element.
Add 150g feta cheese to strengthen the Fire element.

Another dish with unlimited variations.  In general, rice dishes soothe the stomach and help our body to get rid of toxins.

Ingredients:
2 cups of basmati rice (M), steamed and ready to eat
2 big red peppers (E), sliced
100 g fresh soy bean sprouts (Wo)
100g bamboo sprouts (from the can) (Wo)
1 leek (M), thinly sliced
2 garlic cloves (M), minced
2 cm of fresh ginger (M), minced
100g peanuts (roasted  without salt and without fat) (E)
Soy sauce (Wa),
unrefined sesame oil (E), balsamic vinegar (Wo), curry powder (M), curcuma powder (F), salt (Wa)
Fry the sliced peppers together with ginger, garlic and leek in 1 tablespoon of sesame oil. Dust with 1 teaspoon of mild curry powder and mix until you can smell the toasted curry. Add soy sauce and ½ a cup of water. Then add the bamboo sprouts and steam for 5 minutes (until the leek has softened a little). Spice up with salt, balsamic vinegar and curcuma. Blend in the toasted nuts and the steamed basmati rice. Season with pepper and salt and put off the stove. Add the soy bean sprouts.
Strengthens: all Elements
thermal energy: neutral

Variation to strengthen the wood element:
Marinate 100 g thinly sliced chicken breast in rice vinegar for 20 minutes (3 shares water, 1 share vinegar). Fry shortly in little unrefined sesame oil. Dust with ¼ teaspoon of curcuma, then add pepper slices, ginger also and go on with the original recipe.
Strengthens Qi and bone marrow

Variation to strengthen the fire element:
Add 4 tablespoons of finely sliced Thai basil before serving.
Promotes digestion and has a warming effect.

Variation to strengthen the Earth element:
Whisk two eggs with a little bit of sweet paprika and mix it with the vegetables the same time you put in the nuts. Add the rice immediately afterwards and keep on stiring until the eggs have curdled.
Moistens the upper body regions – do not use eggs with overweight!

Variation to strengthen the Metal element:
Marinate 100 g thinly sliced turkey breast in sake (rice spirit) for 20 minutes (3 shares water, 1 share sake). Fry shortly in little unrefined sesame oil. Then add pepper slices, ginger also and go on with the original recipe.
Strengthens the lungs and the large intestine.

Variation to strengthen the Water element:
Cut 8-12 cooked king prawns in small pieces and fry in a pan with a little unrefined sesame oil. Mix with the rice dish together with the soy bean sprouts.
Increases the Qi, strengthens the Yang.

A real classic, an evergreen in nearly every household with kids, are spaghettis with tomato sauce. Here you find 5 different versions of this famous dish – one for each element.

 

Classic tomato sauce (base) serves 4
Ingredients:
1 kilo of fresh tasty tomatoes (Wo)
2 twigs of fresh oregano (F)
2 onions (E)
2 tablespoons of virgin olive oil (E)
2 garlic gloves (M)
unrefined salt  (W)
Wash and clean the tomatoes and cut into small cubes. Peel the onions and the garlic and cut into tiny cubes as well. Heat the olive oil in a big pot and brown the onions and the garlic. Season with salt and add tomatoes and oregano. Let the mixture cook for at least 40 minutes (the longer, the better). Take out oregano twigs and mash the sauce to be creamy.
Strengthens: Wood
thermal energy: refreshing
Vegan dish

Tomato sauce with fresh basil
Ingredients:
1 portion of the basic tomato sauce (aprox. 500ml)
½ bunch of fresh basil (F)
3 tablespoons of cream cheese with herbs (Wo)
Warm up the basic tomato sauce and melt the cream cheese in it. Cut basil into small slices and add to the sauce shortly before serving.
Strengthens: Fire
thermal energy: neutral
Vegetarian dish

Creamy tomato sauce
Ingredients:
1 portion of the basic tomato sauce (aprox. 500ml)
100ml cream (E)
2 twigs of fresh oregano or thyme (F)
Warm up the basic tomato sauce together with the herb leaves and let to simmer for at least 5 minutes. Add the cream and boil again for 1 minute.  
If you want to save calories and/or make a vegan dish, use soy cream instead of the normal one.
Strengthens: Earth
thermal energy:  neutral
Vegetarian dish

Spicy tomato sauce “Arrabiata”
Ingredients:
1 portion of the basic tomato sauce (aprox. 500ml)
2 little hot red chilis (M)
4 garlic cloves (M)
Cut Chili and garlic in very fine slices and fry in a little bit of olive oil. Add to the basic tomato sauce and heat up together.
Strengthens: Metal
thermal energy: neutral, warm
Vegan dish

Tomato sauce with tuna fish and olives
Ingredients:
1 portion of the basic tomato sauce (aprox. 500ml)
1 pinch of sweet paprika  (F)
1 big onion (E)
2 garlic cloves (M)
10 Olives (Wa),
200g tuna fish (without oil!)
1 teaspoon of lemon juice (Wo)
Cut onion, garlic and olives into little cubes, drain off the tuna fish and divide it with a fork.
Heat 2 tablespoons of virgin olive oil in a big pan and sear the onions until glassy. Add garlic, olives, tuna fish and keep on frying for 2-3 more minutes. Add the basic sauce and bring to boil one more time. Season with lemon juice and sweet paprika.
Strengthens: Water
thermal energy: neutral
with fish