Dry Soy Bean Curd and Ginkgo Congee (腐竹白果粥)
Ingredients:
- Fu zhu (腐竹) dry soy bean curd 50 g
- Bai guo (白果) semen ginkgo 20 pieces
- Da mi (rice) (大米) polished round-grained rice 200 g
- Sheng jiang (生姜) fresh ginger 5 slices
- Qing cong (青葱) green onion 30 g
Seasoning: pinch of salt
Cooking methods:
- Dry-fried the semen ginkgo without oil until aroma
- Rinse rice
- Soak the dry soy curd, then cut into pieces
- Rinse ginger and cut into pieces
- Wash green onion and cut into small pieces
- Put items 1-4 in pot and add 3 liters of water. Bring to boil and then turn to
medium heat. Cooking until ingredients are tender (around 60-90 minutes) - Add the green onion into the congee, and add in seasoning and serve
Function:
- Tonify lung and relieve asthma
- Strengthening spleen
- Invigorating the middle-jiao and replenishing qi
- Arrest wheezing and dispel phlegm
- Relieving epigastric distention
- Moistening dryness
- Common used for the treatment of respiratory disorders especially effective in
relieve cough and wheezing (heat type of cold or asthma)