What ingredients are put in Laba porridge?

Most areas in China have the habit of cooking Laba porridge on the Laba Day. It is said that this habit has been passed down for hundreds of years. Until now, Laba porridge has become one of the most popular traditional food in life. However, many young people nowadays are not good at cooking and do not know how to make Laba porridge. Today, the editor will write down the homely method of Laba porridge and share it with everyone. At the same time, it will also let everyone know what ingredients should be put in Laba porridge.

How to make Laba porridge at home

1. When you cook authentic Laba porridge at home, you need to prepare a variety of ingredients such as rice, millet, yellow rice, ginger rice, and oats. You also need to prepare a variety of legumes such as red beans, soybeans, kidney beans, broad beans, etc. In addition, you can also prepare red dates, walnut kernels, raisins, pine nuts and other dried fruits according to your needs, and also prepare an appropriate amount of rock sugar.

2. Wash the prepared red beans, soybeans, kidney beans and other bean ingredients with clean water in advance and soak them in clean water. The soaking time should be about 4 to 5 hours to allow them to absorb water and swell during the soaking process. Wash the prepared ingredients in clean water, put them into the porridge pot together with the soaked bean ingredients, add appropriate amount of clean water, and then put in the prepared dried fruits. Heat to a boil and cook slowly over medium or low heat until it becomes porridge.

3. When making Laba porridge, you must control the heat well. After boiling, simmer over medium or low heat. Stir frequently with a spoon during the simmering process, otherwise it will stick to the bottom of the pot and affect the taste of the porridge after it is cooked. In addition, when the Laba porridge is about 40% cooked, put the prepared rock sugar in. This will make the cooked Laba porridge taste sweet and tempting.

What ingredients are put in Laba porridge?

There is no strict rule on what ingredients to put in Laba porridge. You can choose according to your needs and the ingredients prepared at home. Under normal circumstances, rice, millet, black rice and glutinous rice are indispensable ingredients for Laba porridge. In addition, peanuts, longan, wolfberry, raisins, red dates, red beans, mung beans and broad beans are also common ingredients for cooking Laba porridge. According to traditional customs, at least eight kinds of ingredients should be put in Laba porridge.

Today I introduced to you the homely method of making Laba porridge, which will let you know how to cook Laba porridge. I also introduced to you what ingredients should be put in Laba porridge. After you master this knowledge, you can easily cook authentic and delicious Laba porridge at home.