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Millet Congee with Red Dates & Goji
小米粥
小米粥
Serves
2
Time
30 min
For
The standard breakfast
Po Po sayswhy we make this
“The standard confinement breakfast across Chinese regional traditions. Millet is warming and gentle on the stomach; red dates and goji bring colour to the bowl. Many mothers eat this every morning of the forty days.”
Ingredients · 材料
At SeeWoo · Wing Yip
¼ cup (50g)
Millet 小米
rinsed thoroughly
4 to 6 dates
Red dates (jujube) 红枣
pitted
1 to 2 tbsp
Goji berries 枸杞子
2 to 3 slices
Old ginger 老姜
small handful, optional
Dried longan 桂圆
1 small, cubed (optional)
Sweet potato 番薯
adds warmth and sweetness
Method · 做法
1
Add millet, red dates, ginger, longan, and sweet potato (if using) to a small pot or rice cooker with 500ml of water.
2
Stovetop: bring to a boil, reduce to a low simmer, cover, and cook for 20 to 25 minutes until creamy.
3
Rice cooker: cook on porridge setting (about 20 minutes).
4
Stir in the goji in the final 5 minutes. Serve warm.
Herbs & safety · 安全
This is food in Chinese postpartum tradition, not medicine. If you are unwell or unsure, speak to your midwife first.