Pheasant eggs 9 Old shepherd's purse a handful
Red dates 12 pieces Ginger slices 6 tablets
How to make boiled eggs with shepherd’s purse during Qingming Festival Illustration of how to make boiled eggs with shepherd's purse during Qingming Festival 1

Step 1

Wash all the ingredients and put them in a pot. Add water to cover the eggs. It is best to use old shepherd's purse with roots. The ones I used last year have turned yellow, and the newly picked ones have not grown up yet. You have to wait until March 3rd to pick again. Illustration of how to make boiled eggs with shepherd's purse during Qingming Festival 2

Step 2

After boiling the pot, lightly break the eggs with a spoon to make them more flavorful and cook for another 10 minutes. Illustration of how to make boiled eggs with shepherd's purse during Qingming Festival 3

Step 3

After letting it warm, take it out of the pot and eat the eggs and drink the soup. Illustration of how to make boiled eggs with shepherd's purse during Qingming Festival 4

Step 4

Pair it with a bowl of millet and yam porridge and a vegetarian bun. Breakfast is ready. Let's eat. Cooking tips for boiled eggs with shepherd’s purse during Qingming Festival

It is best to use pheasant eggs, which have better taste and nutrition. Shepherd’s purse can remove heat in the stomach. Pair it with ginger and jujube tea to balance the cold. People with weak stomachs are not afraid! The effect of eating shepherd’s purse eggs: Reconciling spleen and stomach function, enhance physical fitness, regulate hypertension, nephritis, edema, and chyluria.