Heart-Nourishing Congee

Name: Heart-Nourishing Congee
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 1 h 15 min
Total time: 1 h 25 min
Ingredients: 10g Ginseng (or 30g Codonopsis Root); 10 (approx. 10g) Red Dates (Jujubes); 10g Ophiopogon Root; 10g Poria (Wolfiporia); 100g White Rice; to taste Brown Sugar; 8 cups Water (2 cups for decoction + 6 cups for congee)

Nourishing, health-promoting porridge made by simmering ginseng, ophiopogon root, red dates, poria, and white rice together.

1h 25m

Easy

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Ingredients

Ginseng (or 30g Codonopsis Root) 10g

Red Dates (Jujubes) 10 (approx. 10g)

Ophiopogon Root 10g

Poria (Wolfiporia) 10g

White Rice 100g

Brown Sugar to taste

Water (2 cups for decoction + 6 cups for congee) 8 cups

Instructions

Decoct the herbs and extract the liquid

Combine the ginseng, ophiopogon root, red dates, and poria with 2 cups of water. Decoct together and strain out about 1 cup of liquid.

Simmer the congee

Add the rinsed white rice together with 6 cups of water and simmer into a congee. Once the congee is done, stir in the brown sugar and let it bubble briefly before serving.