Minor Cold · Breakfast · Blood Stasis
Black soybean and oat congee
Black soybeans and oats cooked into a dark, hot porridge for cold hands and feet on a Minor Cold morning.
- 23 min
- Serves 2
- Simmer
- Easy
WarmingMoves bloodWarms the stomach
Why it suits you: Blood-stasis types find circulation sluggish in winter, with cold hands and feet. Black soybeans move blood and support the kidneys, oats warm the stomach and red dates nourish blood.
Method
Prep 8 min · Cook 15 min- 1Rinse the black soybeans — soaking them overnight is best — and crack the red dates.
- 2Boil the beans and dates in the water for 10 minutes.
- 3Add the oats and cook for 5 minutes, stirring.
- 4Stir in the sugar and eat it hot.
Cautions
- Cook the beans through, and eat less if you feel bloated.
Chef's tips
- Soak the beans overnight and the morning is much quicker.
The TCM view
Black soybeans are sweet and neutral, moving blood and supporting the kidneys; oats are sweet and warm, strengthening the spleen; red dates nourish blood. It suits blood-stasis types at Minor Cold.
