Eight treasure congee, known as “ba bao zhou” (八宝粥) or “la ba zhou” (腊八粥) in Chinese, is a nutritious classic Chinese dish for any meal. Most commonly, people eat it as breakfast, side dish or dessert. This eight treasure congee recipe was originally written for my cookbook, Vegan Chinese Cookbook.
Often Chinese families make eight treasure congee (or any congee containing raw beans) in a pressure cooker these days, because it takes less time to break down the beans. As not everyone owns a pressure cooker, I wrote this recipe for the stovetop. If you want to speed up cooking time, I encourage you to make this congee in a pressure cooker or Instant Pot.
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