How can Poria cocos be cooked into porridge?

I believe that most people are still relatively unfamiliar with Poria cocos. Poria cocos is an important ingredient. The main characteristic of Poria cocos is that it is difficult to dissolve in water. Therefore, if you want to cook porridge with Poria cocos, you must choose a special method to cook the Poria cocos until it is soft. Be sure to avoid cooking for a long time. If you boil Poria cocos in water for a long time, it will not be cooked through. So, if you want to cook the Poria cocos until it is soft, here are several ways to ensure that it is cooked through.

First of all, since Poria cocos is insoluble in water, the Poria cocos cubes will not become mushy no matter how long they are cooked.

A 1 cubic centimeter piece of Poria cocos may not be cooked through even if boiled for an hour. Flat slices are easier to cook than pieces. If you want the Poria cocos cubes to cook faster, it is best to soak them for a few hours before cooking.

It is generally recommended to wash and crush the Poria cocos before cooking. Since the hardness of Poria cocos is not very high, it does not require special tools to crush it, so there is no need to worry if you can't buy Poria cocos powder.

The correct way to cook Poria cocos:

The first one is Chinese yam, poria cocos and barley porridge

Ingredients: 30g coix seed, 50g yam (20g dried yam slices), 1 handful of rice, 20g tuckahoe powder, a small amount of wolfberry (for decoration only, not necessary)

Method: 1. Peel the yam, cut it into small pieces, and soak it in water to prevent oxidation. 2. Wash the coix seeds and millet and soak them in water for a while. If you choose the right yam, it will not oxidize even if it is not soaked in water. 3. Put the coix seed and rice into a casserole, add enough water, bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer over low heat until the rice is soft, add the coix seed and poria powder, and continue cooking for 20 minutes. Finally, add wolfberry and simmer for a while.

Ingredients: 1 handful of Poria cocos (grab by hand), 1 handful of wolfberry, 10-17 dried red dates, 2 bowls of oatmeal

1. Prepare the ingredients. Soak the Poria cocos in clean water for two hours in advance and set aside. 2. Wash the rice. Wash the oatmeal rice, add red dates and wolfberries, and stir. 3. Pour about four bowls of water into the rice cooker according to the water scale for cooking porridge, and you can start cooking. 4. If you don’t like sweet taste, you don’t have to add sugar. The porridge contains red dates and wolfberries and is very sweet.