Dry Soy Bean Curd and Ginkgo Congee (腐竹白果粥)

Ingredients:
1. Fu zhu (腐竹) dry soy bean curd 50 g
2. Bai guo (白果) semen ginkgo 20 pieces
3. Da mi (rice) (大米) polished round-grained rice 200 g
4. Sheng jiang (生姜) fresh ginger 5 slices
5. Qing cong (青葱) green onion 30 g
Seasoning: pinch of salt
Cooking methods:
1. Dry-fried the semen ginkgo without oil until aroma
2. Rinse rice
3. Soak the dry soy curd, then cut into pieces
4. Rinse ginger and cut into pieces
5. Wash green onion and cut into small pieces
6. Put items 1-4 in pot and add 3 liters of water. Bring to boil and then turn to
medium heat. Cooking until ingredients are tender (around 60-90 minutes)
7. Add the green onion into the congee, and add in seasoning and serve
Function:
1. Tonify lung and relieve asthma
2. Strengthening spleen
3. Invigorating the middle-jiao and replenishing qi
4. Arrest wheezing and dispel phlegm
5. Relieving epigastric distention
6. Moistening dryness
7. Common used for the treatment of respiratory disorders especially effective in
relieve cough and wheezing (heat type of cold or asthma)