The value of donkey-hide gelatin needs no further explanation, everyone knows it. Nowadays, there are more and more ways to cook porridge, and home pressure cookers, rice cookers, and even microwaves can all handle the task of cooking porridge, with the usual methods being boiling and simmering. How should we cook the donkey-hide gelatin, jujube, and rose porridge?
[Name]
Donkey-hide gelatin, jujube, and rose porridge
[Ingredients]
Donkey-hide gelatin, rose petals, rice, jujube
[Instructions]
1. Soak the rice in water for about 1 hour, then put it in a clay pot and slowly simmer it.
2. After it boils, add dried rose petals and simmer over low heat.
3. When the rice grains swell and open, add the donkey-hide gelatin and jujube, and continue to simmer over low heat.
[Tips for Cooking Porridge]
The rice used for cooking porridge can be soaked in water for 5-6 hours before being cooked, or it can be washed and directly put into the pot. Soaking before cooking can shorten the cooking time, but it may cause nutrient loss.
If there are medicinal herbs in the recipe that cannot be consumed directly, you can first cook them into a medicinal soup, filter out the sediment, and then add rice or noodles to cook porridge. Alternatively, you can grind the medicinal herbs into powder and cook them with rice to make porridge. If the ingredients in the porridge are large in size, they should be processed with a knife before being cooked, to make the porridge thick and flavorful.
[Precautions for Cooking Porridge]
The cooking method involves boiling on high heat until boiling, and then switching to low heat to slowly reduce the thickness of the porridge. The porridge should not be taken off the heat, and for porridge that requires high quality, it should be simmered on low heat until well-cooked.
Simmering involves heating on high heat until boiling, then pouring into a covered wooden barrel, tightly covering the lid, and simmering for about 2 hours. This method makes the porridge more fragrant and concentrated. However, the boiling method is more commonly used in households.
In addition, the making of flower porridge can also be done by pouring various ingredients and seasonings into the cooked porridge and mixing well, such as raw fish slice porridge. Alternatively, you can stir-fry the ingredients first, then add broth and water to make soup, and cook the porridge with it.
Finally, it should be noted that when making porridge, the water should be added all at once, and the porridge should be cooked in one go to achieve the characteristic of the rice and water blending together and having the right thickness.
