Green bean porridge is a porridge dish with a very simple and easy cooking method. With high nutritional content, this dish is extremely suitable for everyone to enjoy. Let’s get into the kitchen with TasteVN and learn 2 ways to cook green bean and lotus seed porridge, simply to provide energy for the whole family!
1. Green bean and lotus seed porridge with ribs
Preparation
20 minutes
Cooking
3 hours
Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Green bean and lotus seed porridge with ribs Serves 5 people
Pork ribs 400 gr Lotus seeds 100 gr Green beans 100 gr (peeled) Lemon 1 piece Fish sauce 1 tablespoon Salt/ seasoning powder A little
How to choose fresh and delicious spare ribs
- Choose spare ribs that have a light pink color, feel firm when pressed and do not have a rancid smell. This is fresh and delicious spare ribs.
- It is advisable to choose ribs with flat and small bones. This type of rib has more meat and less bone than larger ribs.
- Do not choose ribs that smell bad, have greenish meat, slimy texture, and lack firmness when pressed with your hand.
Tools for implementation
How to prepare Green Bean and Lotus Seed Porridge with Ribs
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Prepare the Ribs
To eliminate the unpleasant smell of the ribs, after purchasing, wash them thoroughly with water, then soak the ribs in diluted salt water for about 10 minutes, rinse again with water, and let them drain.
Next, add 1 liter of water to a pot along with 1 teaspoon of salt and squeeze the juice of 1 lemon into the pot, bring the water to a boil, then add the ribs and blanch for about 3 minutes before removing the ribs to a bowl to drain.
How to clean ribs without smell
- Method 1: Rub the ribs with salt for about 2 – 3 minutes and rinse with water to remove any fishy odor.
- Method 2: Using vinegar or alcohol to wash can also eliminate the smell of the ribs.
- Method 3: You can also neutralize the smell of the ribs by blanching them in boiling water with a few smashed slices of ginger, then rinse with clean water.
See details: How to clean ribs without smell
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Prepare other ingredients
Fresh lotus seeds, remove the lotus seed core, then wash the lotus seeds with water and let them drain.
Green beans should be rinsed with water about 2 times to clean, then drain the water. Rice should be rinsed clean with water and let it drain.
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Cook the porridge
Gradually add the pork ribs, lotus seeds, green beans, rice, and 2 liters of water into the rice cooker, then cover it, plug it in, and turn on the cooking switch.
After cooking for 15 minutes, open the lid to remove the foam, then cover it again, turn the cooking switch back on, and when the switch changes to the warming mode, let it warm for about 3 hours for the ingredients to become soft.
Add 1/2 teaspoon of salt, 1 tablespoon of seasoning, 1 tablespoon of fish sauce, stir well to dissolve the seasoning, and taste again for seasoning to complete.
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Final product
Green bean and lotus seed porridge is soft, with a rich flavor and the creamy taste of green beans, lotus seeds, and tender, sweet ribs that are very delicious and attractive.
Serve it hot to enjoy the deliciousness of the porridge!
2. Green bean and lotus seed porridge with black chicken
Preparation
30 minutes
Cooking
15 minutes
Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Green bean and lotus seed porridge with black chicken For 2 people
Black chicken 1 chicken Rice 3 tablespoons Shelled green beans 1 tablespoon Brown rice 1 tablespoon Lotus seeds 50 grams Green onions 3 stalks Cilantro 2 stalks Fish sauce 1 tablespoon Common spices a little (salt/ pepper/ monosodium glutamate)
How to choose delicious black chicken
- Black chicken has a small size. Fresh black chicken meat will have a distinctive shiny black color. Lightly touching the piece of meat will feel its high elasticity.
- Do not choose chicken that has a foul smell or any strange odor. When pressing your finger on the thigh or breast meat, if it feels mushy, soft, or lacks elasticity, do not buy it as it may be water-injected meat.
Tools needed
Pressure cooker, spoon, chopsticks, bowl, knife,…
How to make green bean lotus seed porridge with black chicken
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Prepare the ingredients
Fresh lotus seeds should be shelled, remove the lotus heart, and wash clean. Rice and brown rice should be rinsed 2 – 3 times and drained.
Green beans should be washed and drained. Green onions and cilantro should have their roots removed, washed clean with water, and then chopped finely.
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Prepare the black chicken
For the pre-cleaned black chicken, keep it whole, then rub salt all around and rinse with water, then let it drain.
How to properly prepare black chicken without odor
- To prevent the chicken from smelling, you need to remove all the feathers, including the fine down feathers, to make the chicken white, clean, and less smelly.
- Mix vinegar and salt in a ratio of 2 salt to 1 vinegar, then apply it all over the chicken, rubbing several times, then rinse thoroughly with clean water or rub lime and salt on the chicken skin, or use a bit of ginger and white wine to rub on the chicken to eliminate the odor.
See details: The simplest way to eliminate the odor of chicken and duck when cooking
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Cook the porridge
Put rice, brown rice, green beans, lotus seeds, and black chicken into the pressure cooker, then add 800ml of water.
Plug it in and turn on the switch, simmer the chicken under high pressure for 8 – 10 minutes until the porridge and chicken are tender.
Then unplug, open the lid, and season the porridge with 1/2 tablespoon of salt, 1/2 tablespoon of monosodium glutamate, and 1 tablespoon of fish sauce.
Stir gently for the seasonings to dissolve evenly, adjust the taste to your liking, and it’s done.
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Finished Product
You scoop the porridge into a bowl, add chopped green onions and coriander on top, and sprinkle a little ground pepper, and you have a bowl of nutritious and nourishing porridge.
Show off your cooking skills and make it right away.
How to Choose Delicious Lotus Seeds
- When buying, choose mature lotus seeds, do not choose immature lotus seeds because they will not be good when processed.
- Mature lotus seeds have a round, plump appearance, white or dark yellow color.
- Choose lotus seeds with a distinctive fragrant smell, and when eaten, they usually will not be sticky.
- For these two porridge dishes, you can use either fresh or dried lotus seeds.
How to properly prepare lotus seeds
- For fresh lotus seeds: You need to peel them, remove the lotus seed heart, and wash them thoroughly to avoid bitterness if any heart remains.
- For dried lotus seeds from the supermarket: You should soak them in water for about 7 – 8 hours to ensure they expand evenly and are not hard, then rinse them clean with water.
I hope the 2 ways to cook mung bean and lotus seed porridge that TasteVN just shared can help you create another delicious porridge dish. Wish you success with your own porridge!
*Refer to images and recipes from the YouTube channel Luci Food and Món Việt Channel
