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Postpartum Confinement Porridge
月子粥
月子粥
Serves
8
Time
180 min
For
Seven-grain tradition
Po Po sayswhy we make this
“The seven-ingredient postpartum porridge. Each ingredient carries its own meaning in Chinese tradition: millet warms, black rice and adzuki support blood, peanuts add healthy fats, dates and longan nourish, ginger drives out wind. Made in one big pot for the week.”
Ingredients · 材料
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1 cup
Millet 小米
¼ cup
Black glutinous rice 黑糯米
2 tbsp
Red adzuki beans 红豆
2 tbsp
Raw peanuts (skin on) 花生
12 dates
Red dates (jujube) 红枣
pitted
8 pieces
Dried longan 桂圆
2 slices
Old ginger 老姜
2 tbsp
Goji berries 枸杞子
added at the end
to taste, optional
Rock sugar 冰糖
Method · 做法
1
Soak the millet, black rice, adzuki beans, and peanuts together for one to two hours, or overnight in the fridge.
2
Drain and combine in a stockpot with the dates, longan, ginger, and 1.5 to 2L of water.
3
Bring to a boil, then reduce to a medium-low simmer for two hours, stirring occasionally so it does not catch on the bottom.
4
Stir in the goji and rock sugar in the final 15 minutes.
5
Serve warm. Keeps three to four days refrigerated; reheat gently with a splash of water.
Herbs & safety · 安全
This is food in Chinese postpartum tradition, not medicine. If you are unwell or unsure, speak to your midwife first.