Coming home to a bowl of hot porridge in the winter is so comfortable. It warms up not only your stomach but also your whole body. This winter, all the porridge you want is here. Let's learn how to make it!
【Lung-Nourishing Medicinal Porridge】
Ingredients: 30g astragalus, 15g lily bulbs, 15g walnuts, 20g almonds, 30g glutinous rice.
Method: Cook astragalus in plenty of water over low heat for 30 minutes, strain out the residue and keep the astragalus soup;
Add the other 4 ingredients to the soup and cook into porridge.
Add some honey when serving.
Effect: Lung-nourishing medicinal porridge is made from selected Chinese herbs that nourish the lungs and replenish qi, nourish yin, moisten the lungs, and stop coughing.
It is suitable for those with weak lung qi or insufficient lung yin.
【Leek Porridge】
Ingredients: Leek, rice, a little pork.
Method: Cook the rice into porridge first, then add chopped leek and a little pork. Cook for a while and it is ready to eat.
Effect: Leeks are rich in vitamins A, B, C, calcium, phosphorus, iron, and other substances. Leek porridge is suitable for those with cold back, deficient qi, and cold waist and knees.
【Lily Porridge】
Ingredients: 60g rice, 60g glutinous rice, 30g millet, 30g coix seed, 30g red adzuki beans, 30g mung beans, 25g dried red dates, 25g Chinese barley, 25g peanuts, 25g walnuts, 10g lotus seeds, 10g dried lily bulbs, 30g rock sugar, 2500ml water.
Method: Wash the rice, glutinous rice, coix seed, red adzuki beans, and mung beans with water;
Wash the dried red dates with water, then soak them in warm water for 20 minutes to soften.
Peel the peanuts, walnuts, and Chinese barley. Soak the lotus seeds and remove the bitter core. Soak the dried lily bulbs until they become soft.
Mix the rice, glutinous rice, coix seed, red adzuki beans, mung beans, lotus seeds, red dates, peanuts, walnuts, millet, soaked dried lily bulbs, and rock sugar together. Put them in a rice cooker and add enough water.
Cook the porridge until it is soft. Otherwise, it may cause gastrointestinal burden for those with weak stomach and intestines. For example, red adzuki beans and coix seed can be cooked first if they take longer to cook. A pressure cooker can also be used to better retain nutrients.
Effect: Laba porridge, also known as seven-treasure porridge, has the effect of nourishing qi, invigorating the spleen, producing body fluids, and stopping sweating. It can help pregnant women replenish iron, aid digestion for the elderly, and promote blood circulation for women.
【Goji Berry and Rice Porridge】
Ingredients: Lotus seeds, goji berries, rice.
Method: Remove the lotus seed core and cook it with water to make a small bowl of soup; cook goji berries and rice together to make porridge, then serve hot.
Effect: Rice is a commonly eaten traditional staple food that has the effects of invigorating the stomach, nourishing the spleen, and strengthening the tendons and bones. It is suitable to be consumed in winter. Therefore, winter health porridge is incomplete without it.
【Peony Bark, Anemarrhena, and Red Sugar Porridge】
Ingredients: Peony bark, cinnamon, siler root, anemarrhena, ephedra, rice, processed aconite, red sugar.
Method: Take 10g of peony bark, cinnamon, and siler root, 6g of anemarrhena and ephedra, 8g of processed aconite, 3g of licorice, 150g of rice, and an appropriate amount of red sugar. Cook them into porridge with water.
Effect: Peony bark, anemarrhena, and red sugar porridge has the effect of dispelling wind, eliminating dampness, and relieving pain. It is suitable for symptoms such as joint pain in the limbs, swollen feet, dizziness, and shortness of breath.
