Xiangnong Laba Congee
2024-06-24 02:59:27 209
The Laba Festival, commonly known as Laba, falls on the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month. There is a folk saying that "after Laba, it is the New Year". The New Year is coming soon, so hurry up and buy New Year's goods and clean your house. According to legend, the Laba Festival is a sacrificial activity that originated at the end of the year. It is a day for people to worship gods and pray for good weather and abundant crops in the coming year. There are different customs in different places on the Laba Festival, such as offering sacrifices, eating Laba Congee, eating ice, eating Laba noodles, brewing Laba garlic, and making Laba tofu. The history of drinking Laba Congee in China began in the Song Dynasty, and it has been more than 1000 years< br>
Details of ingredients
Technique
Steps to make Xiangnong Laba Congee
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1. All materials are ready, and the variety and dosage can be adjusted as you like, but rice and glutinous rice are a must. Rice and glutinous rice are rich in starch, which is also the key to increase the viscosity of Laba Congee. If there are too many beans and less rice, Congee will be thin and not sticky.![]()
2. Put the red bean, flower bean, mung bean and lotus seed in the same pot, clean them first, and then soak them in cold water for one night, so that the bean and lotus seeds can fully absorb enough water to expand; If you want Laba Congee to be soft and glutinous, these beans that are not easy to mature must be fully soaked before they can be cooked quickly, and can be boiled to blossom, thus increasing the viscosity and soft taste of Congee.![]()
3. Put rice, glutinous rice, millet, and corn residue together in a basin, wash thoroughly, and soak in cold water for about 3 hours.![]()
4. Put red dates and peanuts in the same pot, wash them once, and soak them in cold water for about 3 hours. You can also soak them overnight with beans.![]()
5. Wash the soaked beans, red dates, and other items again, and put them into a pot together with rice.![]()
6. Add enough water and try not to add water midway. If necessary, add hot water as well; The electric cooker I use has porridge cooking gear, which can be adjusted at will within 2-4 hours; If using a regular boiling pot, the heat and time can be adjusted by oneself; If using an electric rice cooker, please follow the instructions to determine the amount of materials and water used; Sprinkle a handful of rock sugar on the cooked Congee before it comes out of the pot, stir well and melt it, then put it into a bowl to eat.![]()
7. Thick and fragrant Laba Congee, soft and glutinous in taste.
