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Medicinal Pork Rib Oatmeal Congee

The black herbal soup changes the barley to its finest! Pitch-black porridge trapped in the scent of Taiwan's night market

Cooking difficulty: MediumNone
For Health Conscious Congee/Staple Diet Warm-up Detox

Description

Oatmeal simmered in pitch-black soup 'Yaodun Paigu' (pork ribs with herbs like Dong Quai/Shu Di). A medicinal cheat meal expelling toxins from within.

Restaurants serving Medicinal Pork Rib Oatmeal Congee

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Recipe

Ingredients

  • Oatmeal(Yanmai)
  • Pork spare ribs
  • Medicinal herb pack
  • Salt
  • Rice wine

Instructions

  1. [Authentic Recipe]
  2. Boil herb pack (Dong Quai, Chuanxiong, Shu Di, Guiji) for
  3. hr to make pitch-black medicinal soup.
  4. Add pork ribs, simmer
  5. hr until tender, season with salt and rice wine.
  6. Transfer this supreme soup to a small pot, add oatmeal, boil
  7. mins (*Remove meat to separate plate or debone to mix).
  8. Pitch-black congee completes.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips

Key spices

Shu Di's deep sweet aroma and Dong Quai's celery-like medicinal scent

Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets

Chicken thigh (becomes Yaodun Jitui Yanmai Zhou)

Pairing

Taiwan sweet Jiangyou Gao and doubanjiang(for dipping pork)

Trivia

[For Health Conscious] The ultimate lazy health meal Taiwanese make next morning by adding oatmeal to leftover 'Yaodun Paigu' takeout soup from night markets. Pitch-black soup from Shu Di is surprisingly sweet, completely unifying with oatmeal stickiness.

Eating tips & etiquette

[Unique Eating] Dip separated pork in 'garlic soy' to eat as a side while shoveling down the pitch-black medicinal congee!

Allergen

Pork, Wheat (Oatmeal)

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