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Chinese Postpartum Confinement Porridge

Name: Chinese Postpartum Confinement Porridge
Prep time: 75 min
Cook time: 135 min
Total time: 210 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: chinese
Ingredients: 1/4 cup millet ((小米)); 1/4 cup black rice ((and/or black glutinous rice - 黑米/黑糯米)); 1/4 cup raw skin-on peanuts ((红衣花生)); 1/4 cup red (adzuki) beans ((红豆)); 6-8 cups water ((use less if you prefer a thick porridge, and more if you prefer a thin porridge) ); 12 Chinese red dates (AKA jujubes) ((红枣)); 8 dried longan fruits ((optional)); 2 slices ginger; 2 tablespoons dried goji berries ((枸杞)); Chinese brown/black sugar ((红糖 - to taste, optional; we added 2 tablespoons))

NUTRITION · PER SERVING210M COOK

CAL 4%·PRO 6%

CARBS 13G60% OF CAL

2G FIBER0G ADDED0G INTRINSIC11G OTHER0G TOTAL SUGAR

FAT 3G31% OF CAL

0G SAT3G UNSAT

BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV

A nourishing Chinese confinement porridge with millet, rice, peanuts, dates, and goji berries. Warming and medicinal, eaten during postpartum recovery.

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Ingredients

serves 8

1/4 cup millet ((小米))
1/4 cup black rice ((and/or black glutinous rice - 黑米/黑糯米))
1/4 cup raw skin-on peanuts ((红衣花生))
1/4 cup red (adzuki) beans ((红豆))
6-8 cups water ((use less if you prefer a thick porridge, and more if you prefer a thin porridge) )
12 Chinese red dates (AKA jujubes) ((红枣))
8 dried longan fruits ((optional))
2 slices ginger
2 tablespoons dried goji berries ((枸杞))
Chinese brown/black sugar ((红糖 - to taste, optional; we added 2 tablespoons))

At a glance

PER SERVING · TIME 210M