Don't worry if you eat too much oily food during the Chinese New Year. Treat yourself to a bowl of beef and chestnut mixed grain porridge to warm up the winter. Who says porridge is not nutritious? That must be because you haven't eaten the right kind.
【Name】
Beef and Chestnut Mixed Grain Porridge
【Ingredients】
150g beef, 80g chestnuts, 4 shiitake mushrooms, 50g millet, 50g glutinous rice, 50g oatmeal, 50g brown rice, a pinch of salt.
【Instructions】
1: Rinse the millet, glutinous rice, and brown rice separately and soak them overnight.
2: Wash the beef and cut it into small pieces.
3: Blanch the beef in boiling water to remove the blood, and skim off any foam.
4: Cut the chestnuts in half, and slice the shiitake mushrooms.
5: Put the millet, glutinous rice, brown rice, and beef pieces into a pot, and add 800ml of water. Bring to a boil.
6: Then add the shiitake mushrooms and chestnuts, and simmer on low heat for about 1 hour.
7: Add the oatmeal and cook until the mixed grain porridge is soft and the beef is tender. Season with salt.
8: Serve the cooked beef and chestnut mixed grain porridge in a bowl.
