Congee with Nuts and Dried Fruits(la ba zhou )

Congee with Nuts and Dried Fruits

Introduction:

"On the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, Chinese people have the custom of drinking Laba porridge. Laba porridge is made from the dry grain and fruit harvested by the people to celebrate the fruits of one year's hard work and pray for a bumper harvest in the coming year. Laba porridge can improve the weak constitution, invigorate the heart and blood, relieve cough and moisten the lung, prevent constipation, nourish the face and beauty. According to the old tradition, drinking a bowl of hot Laba porridge with a warm stomach can eliminate the cold and pray for good fortune. Traditional Laba porridge is made of five grains and fruits. Most people cook Laba porridge on the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month. The smell of Laba porridge is the first to make the atmosphere of the Chinese New Year manifest in every household · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·

Production steps:

Step 1: prepare red beans, black beans, flower beans and peas.

Step 2: prepare the wheat kernel, buckwheat, corn and oats.

Step 3: prepare peanuts, lotus seeds, sorghum rice and white sesame.

Step 4: prepare rice and soybeans.

Step 5: soak all kinds of beans for 3-4 hours in advance. Wash the wheat kernel and buckwheat and put them into the casserole.

Step 6: add cold water; bring to a boil over high heat and simmer over low heat for 30 minutes.

Step 7: add oats, corn dregs and sorghum rice and continue to cook for 15 minutes.

Step 8: add rice and white sesame and cook for another 10 minutes. Cooked Laba porridge can be eaten by adding white sugar (brown sugar). Don't like sweet food can also be made salty oh.

Materials required:

Black beans: 20g

Red beans: 20g

Peas: 20g

Peas: 30g

Lotus seed: 20g

Oats: 20g

Buckwheat: 30g

Peanuts: 30g

Sorghum rice: 30g

MaiRen: 20g

Corn dregs: 20g

White Sesame: 20g

Rice: 40g

Wolfberry: 1

Sugar: 40g

Note: 1, beans soak well in advance can reduce the cooking time. 2. Easy to cook and thick soup ingredients after the next, so as not to stick pot. 3. Do not like sweet food can also be made into salty Laba porridge. 4. Laba porridge can be used in any way.

Production difficulty: ordinary

Process: boiling

Production time: one hour

Taste: sweet

Chinese PinYin : La Ba Zhou