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Herbal congee recipes
Herbal congee is rice congee or porridge cooked with chinese herbs for the purpose of building immunity and regulating bodily functions. All for good health.
Apple and ear wood fungus congee
Do not peel the apple. The skin helps it keep its shape during the cooking process.
Ingredients
20g wood ear fungus
1 red apple
225g lean pork
6 cups of water
2 cups of cooked rice
12 goji berries
Pinch of cornstarch
Pinch of salt
Directions
- Wash and cut the wood ear fungus
- Wash and quarter the apple
- Slice the pork and marinate with a little cornstarch
- Bring the water to a boil and add the cooked rice
- Add the fungus and the apple and cook for 15 minutes
- Add the pork and goji berries and cook for 10 minutes
- Add salt to taste
Hawthorn slimming congee
Hawthorn aids digestion by increasing digestive enzymes. The glutinous rice can be replaced with plain rice porridge.
Ingredients
1 cup of short-grained glutinous rice
150g hawthorn
14 cups of water
75g crystal sugar
Directions
- Soak the glutinous rice for 2 hours
- Wash the hawthorn
- Bring the water to a boil
- Add the hawthorn and boil for about 15 minutes
- Add the glutinous rice and cook for 1 hour
- Add the crystal sugar
Beancurd gingko porridge
Ingredients
1/2 cup of short-grained glutinous rice
2 dried beancurd sheets
225g fresh gingko nuts
1 egg
75g crystal sugar
14 cups of water
Directions
- Soak the glutinous rice for 1 hour
- Wash the beancurd sheet and gingko nuts
- Bring the water to a boil, add the glutinous rice, beancurd sheet and gingko nuts
- Lower heat and simmer for 50 minutes
- Add the crystal sugar and stir to dissolve
- Remove from the heat
- Add the egg before serving
Lotus root and pork porridge
Ingredients
225g fresh lotus root
150g lean pork
10 goji berries
12 cups of water
1 cup of rice
Pinch of cornstarch
Pinch of salt
Dash of vinegar
Directions
- Wash and peel the lotus root. Slice cross section and soak in cold water with a little vinegar
- Clean the pork, slice and marinate with cornstarch
- Bring the water to a boil and add the rice
- Lower heat and simmer for 20 minutes
- Add the lotus root and cook for 30 minutes
- Add the pork, goji berries and salt
- Cook for a further 10 minutes
This congee recipe using lotus root and goji berries is a nice summer appetizer. It is also a very nice gently nourishing dish for the elderly.
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