Chinese Food
Laba porridge and rosemary
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On the Laba Festival, the emperor of ancient China offered sacrifices to the God baguxing to celebrate the harvest and prayed for good weather in the coming year. People should offer sacrifices to heaven and earth, ancestors and gods. They should be grateful for the blessings of this year and pray for continued grace in the next year. Ancient dry matter is called wax. At the end of the year, when the gods were sacrificed in December, all the vegetables, fruits, grains, etc. were dried, and all the offerings for sacrifice were dried. Later, the offerings gradually evolved from the original dry materials into porridge made of various ingredients, commonly known as Laba porridge. Speaking of the folk stories about Laba porridge, some said it was to commemorate Zhu Yuanzhang's life saved by Laba porridge, some said it was to commemorate the workers who died when he built the Great Wall for the first emperor of Qin. Some said it was to commemorate the merits of Sakyamuni, the founder of Buddhism, and all the people in the world. Or it was to educate the later generations to be diligent and thrifty. Don't be lazy and so on... In short, it gave Laba porridge various legends. Let's Laba porridge has a strong flavor of traditional festivals
Cooking ingredients
Cooking Steps
Step1:First, soak red kidney beans, peanuts, soybeans, mung beans, black beans, red beans, peas, which are hard and not easy to cook, in water overnigh
Step2:Wash the rice, glutinous rice, millet, black rice, job's tears and lotus seeds, and soak them in water for three hours in advance. Remove the shells of chestnuts, walnuts and dried osmanthus. Wash the red dates, remove the cores and cut them into strips
Step3:First pour the red kidney beans, peanuts, soybeans, mung beans, black beans, red beans and peas into the pot. Add water and boil over high heat. Cover and turn to low heat to boil for 30 minutes
Step4:Open the lid and pour the soaked rice, glutinous rice, millet, black rice, job's tears rice and lotus seeds into the pot. Boil over high heat and cover. Turn to low heat and cook for 1 hour
Step5:Cook until the rice is soft and glutinous, and the beans are crispy. When the porridge becomes thick, pour in the sliced and cored red dates, dried osmanthus, chestnuts, walnuts and raisins. Stir well. Cover and cook for 1 hour under low heat
Step6:The delicious Laba porridge is out of the pot.
Cooking tips:1. After boiling in high heat, cover the pot and turn it to low heat. Open the lid and stir occasionally to prevent the pot from sticking. 2. Soak the hard and hard beans overnight in advance. Soak the remaining rice and lotus seeds for 3 hours in advance. 3. According to personal preference, add sugar in porridge. There are skills in making delicious dishes.
