The first meal of Laba Festival in Shanxi - Red Silk Rice

2024-10-14 14:59:53 488

It's Laba again. As the saying goes, after Laba, it's the New Year. With this, there is also hope for returning home. Due to the distance between my parents' home and my husband's home being too far, we made a rule before marriage that we would take turns celebrating the Chinese New Year. One year would go to my parents' home, one year would go to my in laws' home, and this year we would return to my parents' home in Shanxi. Although there are still more than twenty days left until the New Year, I couldn't wait earlier. Feeling homesick, even Laba Congee is made according to the customs of his hometown. The "Laba Congee" of Shanxi people is mainly made of millet, with red dates and red beans as ingredients. It tastes sweet and glutinous, also known as red thick rice. The first meal of the Laba Festival is red thick rice. There is a saying in my hometown that goes, 'If you don't eat red thick rice in the morning, you will get' red eye disease '.'. Until now, I still don't know what "red eye disease" is, but I have never been absent from red thick rice, which is soft, sticky, and sweet. How could I not love it.

Details of ingredients

Red beans80g
millet150g
Red dates8 pieces
Brown sugar3 teaspoons

Technique

difficultySimple
workmanshipBraised
tasteSweetness
timean hour

Steps to make The first meal of Laba Festival in Shanxi - Red Silk Rice

1. Wash all the prepared ingredients thoroughly, soak the millet for about 30 minutes, and set aside for later use;
2. Put enough water into the pot, add red beans, bring to a boil over high heat, reduce heat, and simmer until the red beans peel and the water turns black and red;
3. Add millet and red dates and continue boiling until all the water is absorbed;
4. Add brown sugar to the cooked Congee, rub the back of the spoon until the millet becomes sticky, and then the rice can be cooked.