The eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, commonly known as Laba, is cooked on this day in many places. Laba porridge is mixed with a variety of foods and cooked together with rice, which means gathering all things together.
There are many varieties of Laba porridge in various places in China. The earliest Laba porridge was cooked with red beans, but after evolution and local characteristics, it gradually became colorful.
On the evening of the seventh day of the twelfth lunar month, people began to get busy, washing rice, soaking fruits, peeling, removing cores, and selecting carefully. Then we started cooking in the middle of the night, and then stewed over low heat. The Laba porridge was cooked until the morning of the next day.
laba porridge
By SunnyLynch
Recipe Recommendations
- sweetening
- cook
- several hours
- ordinary
Steps for laba porridge
1
Prepare the rice you need and soak the glutinous rice for 8 hours.
2
Prepare 20 grams of river beans, 20 grams of flower beans, 20 grams of peanuts, 20 grams of almonds, and 10 grams of medlar.
3
Peel and slice the pumpkin for later use.
4
Prepare 6 E-jiao dates.
5
Soak river beans and flower beans for 8 hours.
6
Wash peanuts, rice, almonds, and medlar and pour into an earthen casserole.
7
Then pour the pumpkin into the pan with the soaked river beans, flower beans, glutinous rice, and don-jiao dates.
8
Add water to boil, turn to low heat, and you can drink the porridge in three hours.laba porridge Make Tips
Using a pressure cooker will save time and effort.