Porridge is a simple dish but brings many benefits to the body, providing a lot of nutrition especially for the elderly and young children. Please read the following article to get into the kitchen and prepare 2 simple and nutritious dishes: pumpkin shrimp porridge and minced meat porridge.
1. Pumpkin Shrimp Porridge
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Preparation
30 minutes
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Cooking
45 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Pumpkin Shrimp Porridge For 3 people
Glutinous rice 100 grams Black tiger shrimp 300 grams Pumpkin 300 grams Shallots 10 grams
How to choose good pumpkin:
Choose heavy pumpkins that feel firm in your hand and have a smooth skin. Avoid buying those with spots or blemishes on the skin.
Additionally, pay attention to select those with a stem about 2 – 5 cm long, as these pumpkins rot slower than those with short stems.
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How to Make Pumpkin Prawn Congee
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Prepare the Ingredients
To ensure that the rice cooks quickly and absorbs the flavors when making congee, soak the rice for 30 – 45 minutes before cooking.
Chop the shallots finely.
After washing and peeling the prawns, chop them finely or you can use a blender for quicker results, then marinate with shallots and 1 tablespoon of seasoning and mix well to marinate for 15 – 20 minutes.
Peel the pumpkin and cut it into small pieces so that it cooks faster when making the congee.
Tips for Peeling Pumpkin Quickly:
- Cut off about 1 cm thick from both ends of the pumpkin, then use a knife to peel off the skin.
- It’s better to use a double-edged knife to peel the pumpkin skin, as it will be quicker than using a regular knife.
- Then cut the pumpkin in half, scoop out the seeds, and divide it into small square pieces as shown.
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Cooking Porridge
After soaking the sticky rice, put the rice into a pot along with 300g of pumpkin and 1.2 liters of water and turn on the stove to boil.
Stir the mixture while boiling until the pumpkin is soft, then mash the pumpkin and continue stirring.
Keep doing this until the rice is fully expanded, then add minced shrimp and stir, adding seasoning powder to adjust the taste. Wait for the shrimp to cook, and it’s done.
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Final Product
The pumpkin porridge after completion has an eye-catching orange-yellow color along with the sweet taste of pumpkin and shrimp, making the porridge more appealing. You can sprinkle a little onion and pepper if small children can eat it to make the porridge more fragrant.
2. Minced Meat Shrimp Porridge
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Preparation
30 minutes
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Processing
40 minutes
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Difficulty Level
Easy
Ingredients for Minced Meat Shrimp Porridge For 3 people
Shrimp 200 grams Rice 100 grams Pork 10 grams
How to choose good pork:
- To buy meat for porridge, you should purchase lean pork, without skin such as pork loin without skin, pork thigh without skin.
- Choose fresh pork that has a pink-red color, do not buy meat that is too white or has dark spots as those could be spoiled meat.
- Fresh and good pork is firm with high elasticity; you can press your hand on the meat, if it bounces back, it’s good meat, but if it becomes mushy, slimy, and has an unpleasant smell, then it is spoiled meat.
Note: If you do not have time to chop the meat, you can buy minced pork or ground pork available at the market and supermarkets.
How to prepare Minced Shrimp Porridge
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Preparing ingredients
First, soak the rice in water for 30 – 45 minutes to soften the rice, so it cooks faster and absorbs the seasoning better.
First, chop the shrimp finely and marinate the shrimp with 1 tablespoon of seasoning, 1/2 tablespoon of monosodium glutamate, and 1/2 tablespoon of pepper for 15 minutes.
The meat should also be chopped finely and marinated with 1 teaspoon of monosodium glutamate, 1 tablespoon of fish sauce for 15 minutes.
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Cooking porridge
After the ingredients have been marinated, place a pan on the stove and add 1 tablespoon of cooking oil. Once the oil is hot, add 200g of marinated shrimp and stir-fry until the shrimp is cooked and has a light orange color.
Add rice to a pot with 1 liter of water and cook while stirring until the rice swells.
When the rice is soft, add 100g of minced pork, stir well, then cover and wait for the porridge to boil.
When the porridge boils, open the lid and add the stir-fried minced shrimp (200g) and stir, then add 1 tablespoon of monosodium glutamate, 1 tablespoon of fish sauce, and adjust the seasoning to taste, and it’s done!
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Finished product
Shrimp and minced pork porridge has a very delicious flavor, sweet and fragrant from the meat and shrimp; if you sprinkle a little pepper on top, the porridge will be even more fragrant and appealing!
How to choose fresh and delicious shrimp:
- Freshly caught shrimp will have a slightly curved body, firm and plump flesh, looking small but with thick meat.
- Fresh shrimp have legs tightly attached to the body and a translucent color. If the shrimp’s legs have turned dark and feel loose, not tightly attached to the shrimp’s body, then it is spoiled shrimp.
- Fresh shrimp usually have their tails neatly folded together, while shrimp with tails spread out or loose and missing tail fins are those that have been caught for a long time or have been treated with some chemicals.
How to clean shrimp:
- Clean shrimp by gently bending the head and squeezing out the shrimp’s waste.
- Use your hand to gently pull out the shrimp’s intestine.
- For porridge, you should wash the shrimp clean, peel off the shell, and only keep the meat!
Tips for successful porridge cooking:
- During the cooking process, you must stir the porridge regularly at least every 10 minutes and cook on medium heat; otherwise, the rice will settle to the bottom of the pot and cause the porridge to burn.
- You can use a mix of sticky rice and regular rice to cook porridge, which will make the porridge soft, delicious, and not boring to eat.
- Before soaking the rice, you need to rinse it thoroughly to remove any dirt and impurities stuck to the rice.
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Just now were 2 simple, delicious, and nutritious ways to cook pumpkin shrimp porridge and minced meat shared by TasteVN, hoping you will succeed on your first attempt, wishing you success!
*Refer to images and recipes from the YouTube channel Feedy Món Ăn Ngon.
