Millet-Sweet Potato Congee
- Ready In:
- 1hr 5mins
- Ingredients:
- 7
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
- 1 cup millet
- 6 cups water
- 1 cup peeled diced sweet potato (raw or cooked)
- 1 slice peeled fresh ginger
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 4 tablespoons honey
- chestnuts or walnuts (optional)
directions
- Rinse and drain the millet.
- Put all ingredients except honey and cooked sweet potatoes (if using) in a medium saucepan.
- Bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat to low and simmer, stirring often, until it forms a porridge- 1 hour or so.
- If you are using cooked sweet potatoes, add them at the end and stir until hot- this will yield a chunkier porridge; raw ones cooked for an hour pretty much dissolve.
- Turn off the heat.
- Stir in the honey.
- Ladle into bowls.
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