Congee with Chinese Yam and Goji Berries
Enrich Your Blood and Your Complexion and Fight Blackheads
Congee with Chinese yam and goji berries is light, refreshing, low in fat and high in nutrients. It can help to improve bodily functions and increase metabolism. It enriches the blood and the complexion, helps to fight blackheads, lowers blood sugar and cholesterol, and helps to fight tumors.
Cantonese Kitchen Tips
Congee with Chinese yam and goji berries can be sweetened with brown sugar. It is suitable for menstruating women, as it regulates the cycle and helps the complexion.
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Ingredients
- 2 cups (300 grams) congee base
- 3 ½ ounces (100 grams) Chinese yam
- 2 ½ ounces (75 grams) goji berries
- 3/4 ounce (25 grams) scallions
Seasonings
- 1 teaspoon (4 grams) salt
- 1/2 teaspoon (2 grams) ground pepper
- peanut oil as needed
Please see measurements in grams to be more exact for all ingredients and seasonings.
Cooking Directions
- Wash the Chinese yam and steam for 5 minutes.
- Remove the yam, peel, and cut into slices.
- Remove any impurities from the goji berries, wash, and soak. Cut the scallions into pieces.
- Heat oil in a pan and fry the scallions. Add the yam and stir fry, then add the congee base and heat it through.
- Add the goji berries to the congee, then add salt and pepper to taste. Serve in bowls.