Dongbei Eight-Treasure Porridge
About Dongbei Eight-Treasure Porridge - Dongbei Cuisine
Northeastern cuisine in Northeast China has a long history, and Northeastern eight-treasure porridge is one of its representative dishes. It is generous in portion and rich in taste. It is good at stewing, boiling, stir-frying and deep-frying. It makes good use of sauerkraut and vermicelli, fully embodying the cooking wisdom of Northeastern cuisine.
Ingredients
- Glutinous rice 100g
- Red beans 50g
- Peanuts 30g
- Lotus seeds 30g
- Red dates 20g
- Longan 20g
- Rock sugar 50g
Instructions
- 1. Wash and process the eight treasure ingredients
- 2. Add enough water to the pot, add Northeastern eight-treasure porridge and ginger slices
- 3. After the fire is boiled, skim off the foam.
- 4. Add glutinous rice, red beans, peanuts, lotus seeds, and red dates and simmer over low heat for 1 hour.
- 5. Add salt to taste
- 6. Serve in a bowl and sprinkle with chopped green onion.
Cultural Notes
Northeastern eight-treasure porridge embodies the culinary essence of Northeastern cuisine. Northeastern cuisine is a unique branch of Chinese regional cuisine. Based on the rich products of the black soil, it has formed a bold and authentic food style. Pork stewed with vermicelli, chicken stewed with mushrooms, and sauerkraut with white meat are all classic representatives. In Northeast China, people are very particular about the selection of ingredients and the control of heat. Northeastern eight-treasure porridge is the epitome of this ingenuity.