Material preparation
The materials needed to make eight-treasure porridge mainly include: glutinous rice, red beans, coix seed, mung beans, red dates, longan, peanuts, lotus seeds and so on. These materials can be adjusted according to personal taste, but glutinous rice is the main raw material for making eight-treasure porridge, and other materials can be added or reduced according to personal preference.
Step 1: Soak materials.
First, soak glutinous rice, red beans, coix seed, mung beans and other materials in clear water for a period of time. Generally speaking, the soaking time is about 2-3 hours, so that the materials can fully absorb water and the cooked porridge tastes better.
Step 2: Cook glutinous rice.
Put the soaked glutinous rice into the pot, and add a proper amount of water. The amount of water can be determined according to personal taste. Then, put the pot on the fire, turn it to a low fire and cook it, stirring it constantly to avoid pasting the bottom.
Step 3: Boil beans.
While cooking glutinous rice, we can start cooking bean materials. Put the soaked red beans, coix seed, mung beans, etc. into another pot, add appropriate amount of water, then boil and turn to low heat to cook. Note that the cooking time of different beans may be different, so it needs to be mastered according to the actual situation.
Step 4: Add other materials.
When glutinous rice and beans are cooked, we can add other materials such as red dates, longan, peanuts, lotus seeds, etc. to the porridge pot. These materials can be soaked in clear water for a period of time in advance in order to cook better.
Step 5: Add sugar and seasoning.
After all the materials are cooked, we can add appropriate amount of sugar and seasoning, such as white sugar and salt, according to our personal taste. The amount of sugar can be determined according to personal preference. If you like a sweeter taste, you can put more sugar.
Step 6: Continue to cook.
After adding sugar and seasoning to porridge, continue to cook with low fire, and keep stirring during the period to avoid the bottom of porridge burning. Generally speaking, the time to cook porridge is about 30-40 minutes, until the taste of porridge becomes soft and moist.
Step 7: Enjoy the delicious food.
When the eight-treasure porridge is cooked, we can put it into a bowl and sprinkle some sugar and raisins as decoration, which is not only beautiful, but also increases the layering of the taste. Then, you can start to enjoy this delicious eight-treasure porridge!
ending
Eight-treasure porridge is a traditional sugar water with a slightly complicated but delicious production process. It is not only soft in taste, but also rich in nutrition, which is very suitable for winter consumption. Although the steps of making eight-treasure porridge seem complicated, you can easily make delicious eight-treasure porridge if you master the right method. I hope that through the introduction of this article, everyone can learn how to cook eight-treasure porridge and enjoy this delicious sugar water in the cold winter. I wish you all success in cooking porridge, appetizing and delicious!