Basil, Beef & Mushroom Congee |
| 1/2 c | |
| 2 tbsp | |
| 1/4 c | |
| 2 tsp | |
| 1 c | |
| 1 c | |
| 1/2 lbs | |
| 1/4 tsp |
1. Thoroughly rinse basmati rice in a strainer.
2. Add to a pot of 6 cups of boiling water with mineral salt.
3. Cook on medium for a minimum of 1 hour, or until the rice is completely broken down, stirring occasionally.
4. Meanwhile, chop the mushrooms and finely slice the beef into thin strips.
5. Toss together with tamari and orange zest.
6. Pan fry beef and mushrooms in sesame oil for about 10 minutes, or until beef cooked through.
7. Serve the congee in bowls and add the beef strips on top.
8. Garnish with finely chopped fresh basil and green chilli.
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Active Ingredients: Basil, Orange Zest, Green Chilis
Active Ingredients: Tamari, Basil, Basmati Rice, Green Chilis
Active Ingredients: Green Chilis, Basil, Sesame Oil, Orange Zest, Beef
Active Ingredients: Basil, Green Chilis
Active Ingredients: Basil, Orange Zest
Active Ingredients: Tamari
Each dosha reflects a distinct metabolic nature and describes strengths & weaknesses in bodily function, and how these affect energy levels, digestion, susceptibility to disease, and many other tendencies.
Your metabolic nature not only affects your physical characteristics, but also influences your mental thought patterns, confidence, and enthusiasm.
Ayurveda balances these metabolic strengths & weaknesses to support your body's vitality and prevent recurrent disease cycles. This support is a critical aid, especially in chronic or incurable disease conditions.
The 3 metabolic body types (doshas), are Catabolic (Vata), Metabolic (Pitta), and Anabolic (Kapha).
Through dosha, Ayurveda empowers people to identify metabolic imbalances early, break repetitive patterns of disease, and cultivate habits that support long-term vitality and well-being.
Ultimately, these metabolic patterns also provide a framework for understanding yourself, including body, mind, and spiritual tendencies.
Active Ingredients: Basil, Orange Zest
Active Ingredients: Crimini & Button Mushrooms
Active Ingredients: Crimini & Button Mushrooms
MILD RED-BLOOD Red blood (Rakta Dhatu) includes red blood cells and blood vessels.
Active Ingredients: Beef
Active Ingredients: Sesame Oil, Beef
Active Ingredients: Sesame Oil, Beef
Active Ingredients: Basil, Orange Zest
MILD NERVE-RELAXANT-GROUNDING Encourages feelings of stability and heaviness. Makes you feel settled, mentally relaxed. Mildly sedates the nervous system to ease stress. Can bring a spacey or anxious person back to earth. Reduces agitation, irritation, stress and racing thoughts.
Active Ingredients: Crimini & Button Mushrooms, Beef
MILD WAKES-YOU-UP Invigorates the body and nervous system, increases energy.
Active Ingredients: Orange Zest
STRONG SATISFIES-STOMACH Provides a sense of gratification and fullness in the stomach.
Active Ingredients: Crimini & Button Mushrooms, Basmati Rice, Beef
Active Ingredients: Sesame Oil, Orange Zest
MILD BUILDS-STAMINA Promotes strength, endurance and resistance in the body. Rebuilds weak tissues after a time of depletion.
Active Ingredients: Sesame Oil
MILD REFRESHING Stimulates and wakes up the body, leaving it feeling cool, fresh, and energized.
Active Ingredients: Orange Zest
STRONG NUTRITIVE An herb that is strengthening and nourishing.
Active Ingredients: Sesame Oil, Basmati Rice, Beef
MILD DIAPHORETIC An herb that induces sweating, often by dilating blood vessels close to the skin.
Active Ingredients: Basil
MILD IRRITATES-THROAT Creates abrasive feeling in the back of the mouth. May stimulate coughing.
Active Ingredients: Green Chilis
Active Ingredients: Basil, Green Chilis
MILD WARMS-EARS Stimulates peripheral circulation to warm extremities, including the ears.
Active Ingredients: Basil, Beef
MILD WARMS-HEAD An herb that increases sensations of heat and warmth in the head.
Active Ingredients: Basil
MILD REBUILD-ELECTROLYTES Substances that increase your electrolyte balance. Electrolytes help you retain water, keep your palate moist, and truly quench your thirst.
Active Ingredients: Sesame Oil, Beef
MILD DIURETIC Herbs that promote urine formation, thereby flushing the kidneys and urinary tract while eliminating any excess water retention. As diuretics reduce water retention, they are often used to reduce blood pressure.
Active Ingredients: Basil
Active Ingredients: Sesame Oil, Beef
Active Ingredients: Crimini & Button Mushrooms, Green Chilis
MILD FATS Active Ingredients: Sesame Oil, Beef
MILD NITRIC-OXIDE Improves circulation by dilating blood vessels. Protects blood vessels from damage. Improves athletic performance, libido, immunity, and brain health.
Active Ingredients: Basil
MILD PROTEIN Active Ingredients: Crimini & Button Mushrooms, Beef
MILD RUTIN Rutin is a flavonoid with anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer properties. Commonly used to treat conditions such as varicose veins, hemorrhoids, and high blood pressure.
Active Ingredients: Orange Zest
MILD ROSMARINIC-ACID Inhibits autoantibodies from binding to TSH receptors in the thyroid.
Active Ingredients: Basil
MILD SALICYLATES Salicylates relieve inflammation, are anti-cancer, and antidiabetic, but some are allergic to it.
Active Ingredients: Crimini & Button Mushrooms
MILD BETAINE Used to reduce homocysteine in the blood, which supports proper liver function and prevents fatigue and blood clots. Improves muscle stamina and weight loss.
Active Ingredients: Beef
MILD BETA-CAROTENE Active Ingredients: Basil
MILD CARBOHYDRATE Active Ingredients: Basmati Rice
MILD MELATONIN Active Ingredients: Crimini & Button Mushrooms
John Immel, the founder of Joyful Belly, teaches people personalized diet, lifestyle and herbs through Classical Metabolic Theory (Ayurveda & Greek Medicine). His approach is clinical, yet exudes an ease which many find enjoyable and insightful. John also directs the Joyful Belly College, offering professional clinical training for over 15 years.
John's hobbies & specialties include advanced digestive disorders, virtue psychology through classical & Christian philosophy, languages, cooking & botany. He holds a bachelor's degree in mathematics from Harvard University. John, his wife Natalie, and their 8 kids live in Asheville, NC.
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