How to make fungus and hawthorn porridge

How much do you know about Fungus Hawthorn Porridge? Let me introduce to you the recipe of this porridge.

Fungus and Hawthorn Porridge

Black fungus is a famous wild delicacy that can be eaten, used as medicine and tonic. It has been on the tables of ordinary Chinese people for a long time and has the reputation of "meat among vegetarians". It is known as the "black treasure of Chinese cuisine" in the world.

Fungus can prevent cholesterol in the blood from depositing and condensing on the blood vessel wall. Regular consumption of fungus can lower blood lipids and prevent the occurrence and onset of arteriosclerosis and coronary heart disease. Hawthorn can eliminate stagnation and blood stasis and lower blood lipids, while rice can benefit the stomach.

Therefore, adding fungus and hawthorn to porridge is a high-quality medicinal porridge to prevent hyperlipidemia and atherosclerosis. The elderly are prone to symptoms such as high blood lipids and high blood pressure. Therefore, in addition to spending more time with your parents, you should also pay more attention to their diet. In the cold season, make a bowl of hot and caring porridge for your parents, which can warm their bodies, stimulate their appetite, lower blood pressure, and prevent high blood lipids.

Fungus and Hawthorn Porridge

Ingredients for Fungus and Hawthorn Porridge

5g black fungus, 30g hawthorn, 50g rice

Analysis of the efficacy of fungus and hawthorn porridge

Black fungus is sweet and neutral in nature, and it enters the stomach and large intestine meridians. It has the effects of invigorating qi, moistening the lungs, nourishing the brain, lightening the body, cooling blood, stopping bleeding, and nourishing the skin. It can also lower blood lipids and resist atherosclerosis, delay aging, and lower blood sugar. Diabetics can add black fungus to their diet.

Hawthorn is slightly warm in nature, sour and sweet in taste, and enters the spleen, stomach, and liver meridians. It has the functions of digestion, stomachic, blood circulation, blood stasis, astringency, and diarrhea. It can prevent and treat cardiovascular diseases, lower blood pressure and cholesterol, soften blood vessels, and has diuretic and sedative effects.

How to make fungus and hawthorn porridge

Steps/Methods (1)

1. Soak the black fungus, wash and cut into shreds.

2. Wash the rice and set aside.

Method (2)

3. Wash the hawthorn, remove the core and cut into cubes.

4. Add 600ml of water to the pot, pour in the shredded wood ear mushrooms, and cook over medium heat.

Method (3)

5. After the water boils, pour in the washed rice.

6. After boiling, simmer for 20 minutes and pour in the chopped hawthorn.

Method (4)

7. Stir constantly with a spoon for 10 minutes to make the porridge thicken faster.

8. Serve in a bowl and enjoy.