
August 2, 2017 by mydrmct
Comfort Food Porridge
Recipes created by Louisa Zhang, Nutrition Consultant
Serving Size - 2
Ingredients
1 cup brown rice mixed with white rice
3 cups water
2 slices ginger
2 bean sticks, broken and soaked to soften
8 medium mushrooms, soaked and sliced
1 teaspoon wolfberry, rinsed
1 pack of brown beech mushrooms
1 tablespoon dr. MCT oil
Method
- Boil and simmer porridge with ginger, bean sticks mushrooms for 30 minutes
- Add wolfberry and boil for 10 minutes
- Add more water if a watery porridge is preferred
- Add in beech mushrooms
- Turn off heat
- Add in dr. MCT oil
- Optional gingko nuts (for adults only as children find them slightly bitter)
This porridge is most suitable when nursing a flu or recovery from flu. It is not too heavy to digest yet provides the energy, nutrients and antioxidants to boost body immunity.