A warming congee recipe.
It’s deep winter here in the North Eastern States, and the chill of the cold air has become a familiar feeling. The vibrant colors of fall have been replaced by a blanket of white snow and the skies are left gray and gloomy. Our bodies are starting to crave the sunshine and warmth of summer, a season that still feels far away. We’re in the icy grip of winter and long for the days when we can feel the sun's rays on our skin. Until then, we must find ways to bring warmth and comfort into our lives.
This unique congee is a great way to start cold winter days, and the deer antler powder in this recipe make it a great libido booster too. To make this congee, gather the following ingredients:
1 cup of rice
1 cup of water*
1,5 cup of milk
1 tsp of deer antler powder or eucommia bark
1 tablespoons of goji berries
1 tbsp of ghee
2 tablespoons of honey
cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves to taste
First, rinse the rice in cold water and add it to a pot. Add the water to the pot and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to low and simmer for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Then add in the milk, the deer antler, goji berries and spices. Again simmer for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Make sure to keep an eye on the pot because milk easily boils over if it gets too hot. Finally, add the ghee and honey and let simmer for a few more minutes until the congee is thick and creamy.
Serve warm and enjoy! Spring is coming closer every day.
Protip : If you want to boost the medicinal benefits of this congee, use a herbal infusion instead of water. I always have a medicinal brew going in our crockpot, for this recipe I used an infusion of astragalus, he shou wu and chaga. Another way to go would be bone broth instead of water or tea.
An important note about sourcing your tonic herbs and more.
Deer antler is a precious and potent herb, renowned for its life-enhancing, Yang Jing-supporting benefits. It is widely used in Daoist herbalism to nourish and restore the sexual essence of both men and women, helping to promote vitality and regeneration in the body. In some regions of China, deer antler is considered the most prized tonic herb. It also assists in restoring Kidney Yin (Yin Jing) and is a Heart (Shen) and Liver tonic. Deer antler assists in building and moving Blood and restoring Qi. It is a powerful restorative herb, useful for assisting in recovery from exhaustion, rebuilding life force (Qi, vitality), and supporting longevity and virility. Deer antler velvet is the only mammalian organ to continuously regenerate itself; this regenerative capacity is one of the reasons we love deer antler!
I get almost all my tonic herbs and mushrooms from Superfeast. They revere the deer as much as the ancient Daoists did. The deer antler is the harvested young horn of Cervus nippon deer, taken as it is undergoing the formation of new mammalian bone. The deer are never raised for meat. They enjoy clean and non-crowded stalls and exploring open pastures daily.
Sourcing: Always make sure that you research the company you buy from and only buy when you know that the quality is superb and the animals are treated with respect, love and care. Preferably Di Dao.
Di Dao is the concept of growing herbs in their spiritual and native homeland; The preferred environment, atmospheric energy, pressure, and altitude required to grow and thrive. When tonic herbs and mushrooms are grown Di Dao, they deliver their intended spiritual intention and potency to the body. Contrastingly when herbs or mushrooms are not grown Di Dao and are instead grown on grain, oats, or even wood- away from their natural environment, they inevitably lack quality and their innate energetic potency.
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