In traditional Chinese households, most people still prefer porridge for breakfast.Breakfast porridge has become deeply ingrained in daily routines.There are many types of breakfast porridge available, whether at a breakfast shop or homemade.Different types of porridge contain different nutrients and meet the varying needs of individuals at different times, so it's wise to learn several methods.A comprehensive guide to making various breakfast porridges—Century egg and lean meat porridge

Ingredients preparation—Century eggsLean porkPorridge

Preparation of ingredients—Prepare

Ricea small amount, a piece of lean pork, 2 century eggs,ginger1 piece, enough water and oil and salt as needed.

Steps—

1. About half a cup of rice should be washed clean and mixed with 2 tablespoons of oil, 1 and a half teaspoons of salt and a little water, then marinated for at least half an hour;

|Porkshould be cleaned, blanched to remove the stench, then cut into pieces and lightly seasoned with salt.

2. In a pot filled with plenty of water, bring it to a boil, add meat pieces and ginger slices first, then after boiling again, add the marinated rice and one broken century egg.

3. Cook on high heat for 20 minutes, then switch to low heat and continue cooking for 1 and a half hours.

4. Chop another century egg and remove the cooked meat with a fork, shred it into strips, and add it back to the pot along with the chopped century egg; cook for the last half an hour before turning off the heat.

A comprehensive guide to making various breakfast porridges—Pork trotter and peanut porridgeIngredients preparation—Pork trotters

1 piece, 100 grams of rice, 30 grams of peanuts, green onion, a little salt,

MSGa bit.Steps—

1. Wash the pork trotters, cut them into small pieces and blanch them in boiling water to remove blood and impurities, then rinse with clean water;

2. Boil the meat again in a clean pot until the broth becomes thick.3. Rinse the rice thoroughly, add it to the pot along with the pork trotters and peanuts, cook until they are tender and thick, then add salt, MSG, and green onion before serving.Tip

Pork trotter peanut porridge

has nourishing blood, beautifying skin effects.

A comprehensive guide to making various breakfast porridges—

Eight-treasure porridgeIngredients preparation—Black rice

black beans,peanuts,

millet

job's tears,，Chinese yam,bean sprouts,lotus seeds,，almonds,，chestnuts,pistachios,water chestnut，seeds, and longan each in small quantities.Steps—1. Soak the black rice, black beans, peanuts, and job's tears in water for 3-4 hours;2. Wash the remaining ingredients thoroughly and add them to an electric pressure cooker, then cook according to the instructions until it thickens.TipThis porridge has vision improvement, lipid lowering, blood circulation promoting, liver warming effects.A comprehensive guide to making various breakfast porridges—

Shiitake and chicken porridge

Ingredients preparation—

Rice 100 grams, 50 grams of chicken breast meat, 2 shiitake mushrooms,lettuce；

leaves, ginger 1 piece, 5 ml vegetable oil, a little salt.

Steps—

1. Rinse the rice and soak in water for 30 minutes; slice the shiitake mushrooms and wash the lettuce leaves; cut the ginger into slices;

2. Wash and chop the chicken breast meat, mix with salt, starch, and a little oil, then marinate.3. In a pot, boil enough water, add the soaked rice and 1 teaspoon of oil, cook on high heat for 30 minutes until the rice is soft;4. Add the chicken pieces quickly, mix well, then add shiitake mushrooms and cook for 2 more minutes before turning off the heat; add lettuce leaves, season with salt.Tip

1. Adding a little oil when cooking porridge can make the rice grains full and shiny;

2. Using chicken broth or bone soup instead of water will make the porridge smoother and richer in flavor;3. It has warming, cough relief, and immunity boosting effects.A comprehensive guide to making various breakfast porridges—

Brown sugar millet porridge

Ingredients preparation—

millet, brown sugar, dried longan,

black sesame powder.

Steps—

1. Rinse the millet and cook in enough water to make a porridge;

2. Add chopped longan pieces until the grains open; then add black sesame powder and mix well with brown sugar, then turn off the heat.

TipThis porridge has calming effects on the mind, benefits digestion and blood, and boosts vitality.，A comprehensive guide to making various breakfast porridges—mung bean and lotus seed porridge

mung beans 150 grams, glutinous rice 100 grams, dry lotus seeds 15 grams, dried tangerine peel 1 piece.

Steps—1. Soak mung beans for 2 to 3 hours and dry lotus seeds for half an hour;

2. Rinse the tangerine peel and clean the glutinous rice; put them all in a pot with enough water;

3. Boil over high heat, then reduce to low heat and cook for half an hour until mung beans open; season with salt or rock sugar before serving.Tip，This porridge has diuretic, clearing heat, lipid lowering, blood pressure reducing effects.A comprehensive guide to making various breakfast porridges—Seaweed egg flower porridge

millet,

eggs,

seaweed,

egg white powder, salt.

Steps—

1. Soak the millet overnight and cook in a pot with water;

2. Beat the eggs and pour them into boiling water to form egg flowers; then after cooking is done, add seaweed and egg white powder to mix well.TipThis porridge has eye protection, vision improvement, lipid lowering, blood pressure reducing effects.

A comprehensive guide to making various breakfast porridges—

Five-grain health-preserving porridge

Ingredients preparation—

glutinous rice 100 grams, oatmeal 50 grams, mung bean sprouts 75 grams, salt 1 gram, meat stuffing 40 grams, cornstarch appropriate amount, ginger strips 2 grams,

cucumber half.

Steps—1. Rinse the glutinous rice and oatmeal, soak in water for 1 hour;2. Marinate the meat stuffing with cornstarch, refrigerate to set;

3. In a pot, cook the glutinous rice and oatmeal with enough water until boiling, then switch to low heat and cook for half an hour;

4. Add cut mung bean sprouts and continue cooking for 5 minutes; add marinated meat stuffing and cook until soft and tender;

5. Add ginger strips and cucumber, season with salt before serving.

TipThis porridge has qi tonifying, spleen strengthening, detoxifying and heat clearing effects.Scrambled Egg Porridge

Ingredients Preparation

Rice,Eggs,Nori (dried seaweed),Protein powder, salt.Method Steps

1. Soak rice overnight, then add to a pot with water and cook;

2. Whisk eggs, and after water boils, pour in egg mixture and stir until scrambled;

3. After porridge is cooked, remove and mix with nori and protein powder.

Tips

This porridge has the effects of improving eyesight and reducing blood fat and blood pressure.

Complete Recipe for Breakfast Porridge - Five Grain Health Porridge

Ingredients Preparation

Short-grain rice

100g, Buckwheat 1 tablespoon,Job's tears1 tablespoon, Black rice 1 tablespoon,Hygrophila1 tablespoon, Green beans 1 tablespoon,Brown rice1 tablespoon,Red beans1 tablespoon, Adzuki beans 1 tablespoon,Red dates10, Lycium berries 10.Method Steps

1. Wash and soak buckwheat, job's tears, black rice, hygrophila and brown rice, green beans, red beans and adzuki beans for 2 hours;

2. Wash short-grain rice and lycium berries, and remove the shell from lycium berries;

3. Put all the ingredients into a pressure cooker and add 1500ml of water;

4. Cook until it boils, then turn off the heat, release the steam, and then cook again until it boils, and repeat once more.

Tips

This porridge has the effects of lowering blood pressure, strengthening the spleen, and draining dampness.

Complete Recipe for Breakfast Porridge - Carrot

CarrotDuck legPorridgeIngredients Preparation

One duck leg,

Carrots100g, Rice 200g, Ginger 10g, Cooking wine 1 tablespoon, Green onion 5g, Salt 5g,Pepper powder2g.Method Steps

1. Wash and deboned the duck leg, then cut it into strips;

2. Marinate duck strips with cooking wine, ginger, and 2g salt;

3. Add water to the pot, and cook rice until it becomes porridge, then add carrot strips and cook for 5 minutes;

4. Then add the marinated duck strips to the porridge and cook for about 15 minutes, adding salt, pepper and green onion to taste.

Tips

This porridge has the effects of replenishing blood, strengthening bones, and nourishing blood.

Complete Recipe for Breakfast Porridge - Lotus Root

Lotus RootPorridgeIngredients Preparation

Glutinous rice

50g, Adzuki beans 50g, Fresh lotus root 75g, Salt 1g, Meat filling 40g, Cornstarch, Ginger 2g,CucumberHalf a cucumber.Method Steps

1. Wash and soak glutinous rice and adzuki beans in water for 1 hour;

2. Mix meat filling with appropriate amount of cornstarch and refrigerate;

3. Put glutinous rice and adzuki beans in a pot, add appropriate amount of water and bring to a boil;

4. After boiling, turn the heat down low and cook for 30 minutes, then add sliced lotus root, then add the meat filling and cook until the glutinous rice is soft;

5. Then add ginger and cook for a few minutes, add cucumber slices, and season with salt to taste.

Tips

This porridge has the effects of nourishing and strengthening the spleen, detoxifying and clearing heat.

This porridge has the effects of nourishing qi, strengthening the spleen, detoxifying, and clearing heat.