Poached Pear & Buckwheat Porridge With TCM Herbs
Pears poached in TCM herbs served with a healthy porridge that is loaded with TCM approved benefits especially helpful for reducing dampness and aiding digestion.
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup of buckwheat
- 1/4 cup of coix seeds
- 1/4 cup of adzuki beans
- 1/4 cup white rice
- 3 tbsps of black sesame seeds
- 3 tbsps of hemp seeds
- 2 jujube dates
- 2 tbsps of dried currants
- 1 -2 pears
- 1 tbsp of Stick Season Chai
- Serve with 1/4 cup of nutmilk
Instructions
- Add adzuki beans, coix seeds, and rice to a mesh strainer and rinse with water.
- Add to a medium size pot with buckwheat, jujube, sesame seeds, hemp seeds, and dried currants.
- Then add 5 cups of water to the pot
- Bring to a boil then turn your burner to low and simmer until the rice and beans are cooked ( about 40 minutes)
- Keep adding water if it starts to stick
- When this is fully cooked add about 1/3 cup amount to a bowl with any kind of toppings you like.
- For the poached pears: Peel the skin off the pear and place it in a small pot and cover with water.
- Add in a tbsp of Stick Season Chai (In the Farmacy Shop) or other herbs to pot.
- Let it simmer on low for about 20 minutes
- *You can soak the beans and coix seeds overnight for a faster cook time.
- * Use pears that are just starting to get soft.
- *Keep the rest of the porridge in the fridge to eat each morning should last about a week.