Ginseng lamb porridge
Lamb, rice, water and ginseng, ingredients for a warming and comforting ginseng lamb porridge for a new mother.
This congee can be made using a slow cooker or over the stove.
Ginseng is hailed as the King of herbs and is a very well-known chinese herb. There are 3 basic types: white ginseng, American ginseng and the Korean ginseng. It can be frightfully expensive so we shall use the cheaper ginseng roots. Alternatively, use a ginseng tea bag.
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The lamb fillet can come from the cheaper lamb cuts.
This can be a good leftover lamb recipe too. Substitute the lamb fillet with the leftover lamb. Dice or shred the cooked lamb before adding to the rice porridge.
Ingredients
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200g lamb fillet
40g ginseng root
75g red dates
20g ginger
1 tsp goji berries
1 cup of rice
8 cups of water
salt and pepper
- Wash the ginseng root, goji berries and red dates
- Wash and julienne the ginger
- Wash the lamb, cut into small bite-sized pieces
- Parboil the lamb pieces
- Wash and soak the rice for 30 minutes
- Boil the 8 cups of water
- Transfer the water to a slow cooker
- Add the lamb, ginseng, red dates, goji berries and ginger
- Simmer for 1 and 1/2 hour
- Add the rice and bring back to a boil
- Use cooked rice to shorten cooking time
- Lower to a simmer and cook till porridge is done
- Add the salt and pepper before serving
Recipe link: http://www.homemade-chinese-soups.com/ginseng-lamb-porridge.html
