How to Make Longan and Red Date Porridge
Longan and red date porridge is sweet in taste. It nourishes the blood, calms the mind, enhances brain function, and strengthens the heart and spleen. Preparation time is approximately 70 minutes.
Estimated Cooking Difficulty: ★★
Essential Ingredients and Tools
- Glutinous rice (or regular rice)
- Red dates
- Longan
Measurements
Per serving:
- Glutinous rice: 100g
- Red dates: 15 pieces
- Longan: 15 pieces
Instructions
- Peel the longan flesh, rinse it twice with clean water, and soak it in a bowl for 10 minutes.
- Rinse the red dates twice with clean water and soak them in a bowl for 10 minutes.
- Place the glutinous rice in an electric rice cooker. Rinse the rice twice with clean water, then add 2000ml of water.
- Add the soaked longan and red dates to the rice cooker.
- Set the rice cooker to the "cook rice" mode. After 1 hour, the porridge will be ready.
Additional Notes
Adjust the amount of water according to your preference for the porridge's consistency. The resulting porridge is naturally sweet; you can control the sweetness by varying the number of longans used.
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