Ginseng Chicken Porridge

You should have understood half of what ginseng chicken porridge is after seeing the name. It is surprising that the nutritional value of this porridge must be very high. Let me introduce it to you below.

Ingredients for Ginseng Chicken Porridge

10 liang of bone-in chicken legs, 1 liang of ginseng root, a little cornstarch, 12 cups of water, 1 cup of rice, a little salt, a little chicken powder, a little pepper

How to make ginseng chicken porridge

1. Wash and cut bone-in chicken thighs into pieces. Mix well with cornstarch and blanch in boiling water. Remove from the heat and set aside.

2. Take a deep pot, add 12 cups of water and bring to a boil. Cook and stir with rice and ginseng root for about 40 minutes. Add the chicken from step 1 and continue cooking for 20 minutes. Add all the seasonings and mix well.

Nutritional value of ginseng chicken porridge

Ginseng tastes sweet and slightly bitter, is slightly warm in nature, and enters the spleen, lung, heart, and kidney meridians. It has a strong and moistening effect, and it raises more than it descends.

It has the effects of replenishing qi, strengthening the spleen and lungs, calming the mind and improving intelligence, and nourishing blood and producing body fluids;

It is mainly used to treat loss of vital energy, fatigue, weak pulse due to serious illness, long-term illness, blood loss, and dehydration; poor appetite, fatigue, vomiting and diarrhea due to spleen deficiency; shortness of breath, rapid breathing, and weak cough due to lung deficiency; insomnia, dreaminess, palpitations, forgetfulness, physical weakness and sweating due to heart deficiency; thirst and polydipsia due to fluid deficiency; sallow complexion and dizziness due to blood deficiency; impotence, frequent urination, and external infection due to kidney deficiency.