Buzz
Minced meat porridge is a tasty, nutritious, and light meal, perfect for a gentle breakfast. Let's learn how to make minced meat porridge with a rice cooker.
Porridge is one of the most familiar dishes for Vietnamese people. There are many types of porridge, but the most popular is minced meat porridge because of its easy-to-find and simple ingredients. Making it becomes even simpler when you use a rice cooker. Let's head into the kitchen with PasGo, ladies.
Ingredients for making minced meat porridge:
(Serving for 4 people)
- 100g glutinous rice
- 100g jasmine rice
- Pork belly: 100g
- Dried shiitake mushrooms: 4.5 pieces
- Lettuce: 1 small head
- Chive blossoms: 1 small bunch. Dry onions: 1 bulb
- Ginger: 1 small bulb
- Herbs: mint, basil, coriander... (depending on taste preference)
- Seasonings: salt, pepper, cooking oil
Note:
- Using both glutinous rice and jasmine rice to cook porridge will make it more fragrant and smoother. If you don't like glutinous rice, you can use only jasmine rice.
- Using pork belly with both lean meat and fat will make your porridge richer compared to using only lean meat.
How to make minced meat porridge:
Step 1:
- Wash the rice thoroughly, soak in water for 30 minutes.
- Soak dried shiitake mushrooms in warm water (50-70 degrees Celsius) for 20 minutes, then drain and rinse with cold water until clean. Cut into small pieces and drain.
- Clean the meat, finely chop or grind, marinate with finely chopped dry onions, ½ teaspoon of salt, and 1/3 teaspoon of pepper for 20 minutes.
- Remove the core of the lettuce, rinse well, and chop finely.
- Trim the roots of chive blossoms, rinse well, and cut into 1 cm pieces. Peel and wash the ginger, then slice.
Step 2:
- Pour rice into the pot, add water 3.4 times the amount of rice, add 1 teaspoon of salt, 1 teaspoon of cooking oil, then switch to Cook mode. When boiling, switch to Warm mode and let it simmer until the porridge is soft (2-3 hours of simmering produces the best porridge).
- Sauté minced meat and mushrooms in a hot oil pan until cooked, then add them to the cooked porridge pot. Stir gently or add minced meat and mushrooms directly to the simmering porridge pot, switch back to Cook mode, stir well, cover, and cook again. When the porridge boils for 2 minutes, switch back to Warm mode.
- When serving, add chive blossoms, ginger, ½ teaspoon of pepper, stir well, season to taste, then ladle the porridge into a bowl and serve hot with lettuce and fresh herbs.
Pro Tip:
- To check if the porridge is cooked, you can use a spoon to stir the porridge. If the porridge is sticky, the rice grains have expanded 2 to 3 times, soft and easily broken or divided into 2 to 3 parts, then the porridge is ready and delicious.
- You can use cold rice to cook porridge, which shortens the cooking time to 1 - 1.5 hours.
- To adjust the thickness or thinness of the porridge, you only need to increase or decrease the amount of water used for cooking, but be careful not to reduce it too much as it may make the porridge dry or run out of water during the simmering process.
- If cooking porridge for breakfast, it's best to soak the rice and cook the porridge the night before. At mealtime, simply stir-fry the meat and mushrooms and add them to the porridge for an additional 5 minutes. Overnight porridge tastes even better and this method is convenient for busy individuals.
Final Product Requirements:
Fragrant, smooth minced meat porridge, rich in flavor with the combination of minced meat and shiitake mushrooms blending with the aroma of pepper, ginger, and chive blossoms. When eaten, each spoonful of porridge gently melts on the tongue, leaving behind an indescribably sweet aroma. Minced meat porridge is a simple, delicious, nutritious, and easily digestible dish, perfect for a light breakfast for the whole family or as a delightful meal for babies. If you haven't tried making this dish yet, be sure to add it to your family's menu. Wishing you all success!
In today's world, as European, Korean, and Japanese dishes become increasingly mundane, traditional family dishes, rich in rural soul, still hold a special place and allure for Vietnamese people. Whether you're a fan of delicately crafted regional dishes or simple dishes like minced meat porridge, be sure to visit Quê Nhà restaurant! Its rustic, simple atmosphere, along with homely dishes reminiscent of mother's cooking, will transport you back to childhood, back to a nostalgic countryside.
Make sure to book your table through PasGo - The review-free booking app – to get immediate discounts from Quê Nhà restaurant!
>>>View detailed information about Quê Nhà restaurant here.
"""""--
Compiled by Thanh Mai – PasGo.vn
