Add the delicious and nutritious chicken mushroom porridge to the menu to help your family change their taste on days when they are tired of rice. Quickly go to the kitchen and showcase your cooking skills with this porridge dish together with TasteVN with a very simple recipe!
1. Ginger Chicken Mushroom Porridge
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Preparation
15 minutes
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Cooking
50 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Ginger Chicken Mushroom Porridge Serves 4
Rice 200 gr (about 1 small condensed milk can) Chicken 1.7 kg (1 chicken) Mushrooms 500 gr Shallots 3 bulbs Green onions 1 stem Cilantro 1 stem Ginger 1 piece (small piece) Cooking oil 1 tablespoon Common seasoning a little (seasoning powder/salt/sugar/pepper)
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How to make Chicken Porridge with Mushroom and Ginger
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Prepare the ingredients
Clean the chicken, rub salt on the body of the chicken for about 8 minutes to reduce the smell, then rinse thoroughly with water and let it drain.
Peel the shallots, cut each shallot in half. Peel the ginger and slice it thinly. Trim the roots of the green onions, wash them thoroughly, and chop them finely.
After picking the mushrooms, wash each mushroom, cut them into small pieces, and soak them in dilute salt water for a few minutes. Then rinse them clean and let them drain.
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Boil the chicken
Add 3 liters of water, 3 shallots along with the cleaned chicken, 1 tablespoon of seasoning, 1 teaspoon of salt, and sliced ginger into a pot. Cover and cook over high heat until the water boils, then reduce the heat to low and boil for about 15 minutes until the chicken is cooked.
Turn off the heat and soak the chicken in the chicken broth for about 15 minutes for the broth to soak evenly into the chicken, then remove the chicken.
Tip: To prevent the chicken skin from tearing during boiling, you should briefly dip the chicken in warm water before boiling to let the chicken adjust to the temperature!
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Roasting rice and cooking porridge
Rinse the rice about 3 times with clean water, then put it in a pan, roast evenly over medium heat until the rice in the pan is slightly dry and golden, then turn off the heat.
Next, remove the shallots and ginger from the chicken broth, add the roasted rice to the chicken broth and cook over low heat for about 20 minutes until the rice is soft.
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Shredding chicken and stir-frying mushrooms
After boiling the chicken, remove it and shred the chicken into small bite-sized pieces.
Add 1 tablespoon of cooking oil to the pan, wait until the oil is hot, then add the chopped scallions, and sauté until fragrant.
When the scallions are aromatic, add the mushrooms and 1 teaspoon of salt, stir-fry for about 2 minutes over high heat until the mushrooms are cooked, then turn off the heat.
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Completion
After the porridge is cooked, add in the stir-fried mushrooms, shredded chicken, and 1 teaspoon of sugar, gently press down to submerge in the water.
Cook for another 2 minutes, taste and adjust the seasoning to your liking, then add in the chopped green onion, stir well and turn off the heat.
Scoop the chicken porridge into a bowl, sprinkle with 1/2 teaspoon of ground pepper and a small sprig of coriander on top, and it’s ready to enjoy.
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Final Product
The chicken mushroom porridge after completion will have an attractive aroma and flavor. The porridge is soft, mildly sweet, and well-balanced with the taste of the mushrooms and chicken broth. This will be a great choice to cook for the family on the first rainy days!
2. Chicken mushroom porridge with mung beans
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Preparation
20 minutes
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Cooking
1 hour
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Chicken Porridge with Green Beans and Mushroom For 4 people
Rice 100 gr Chicken 1 whole (about 1.5kg) Green beans 100 gr Mushroom 200 gr Spring onions 4 stalks Sliced red onion 2 tablespoons Fried onion 2 tablespoons Cooking oil 2 tablespoons Common seasonings a little (salt/ seasoning powder/ pepper)
How to choose good green beans
- Choose green beans that are of moderate size, uniform, not too large, with intact seeds, and no signs of insect bites.
- Test by squeezing the beans; they should be hard and firm, not soft or easily crushed.
- Do not buy beans with unusual colors, that are damp or moldy, or that have a strange odor when smelled.
How to prepare Chicken Porridge with Green Beans and Mushroom
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Prepare the chicken
You can buy pre-cleaned chicken from the market, wash it with diluted salt water, then rinse thoroughly with clean water several times and let it drain.
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Prepare the rice and green beans
Rinse the rice with clean water about 2 – 3 times to remove dirt.
Rinse the green beans with water several times, then soak them in water for about 45 – 60 minutes.
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Prepare wood ear mushrooms
Use a knife to scrape off the dirt clinging to the mushroom stems and then wash them clean with water.
Then soak the mushrooms in diluted salt water for about 15 minutes, then rinse them 2 – 3 times with clean water and let them drain.
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Cooking chicken porridge
Add the rice and soaked mung beans into the pot with about 3 liters of water, simmer on low heat, stirring until the porridge boils, then add the chicken and cook for another 30 – 40 minutes.
When the chicken is cooked, remove it to cool slightly, then shred into small pieces.
Add 1 tablespoon of fish sauce into the pot, stir well.
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Sautéing mushrooms and finishing
Place a pan on the stove with 2 tablespoons of cooking oil, when the oil is hot, add 2 tablespoons of sliced shallots and fry until fragrant.
Next, add the mushroom and stir well. Add 1 teaspoon of seasoning, 1 teaspoon of pepper, sauté for about 3 – 4 minutes, then add the mushrooms to the porridge pot.
Then add the shredded chicken and season with 2 tablespoons of seasoning, 1 tablespoon of fish sauce, and stir well.
Taste the seasoning and adjust to your liking, then add 2 tablespoons of fried shallots and chopped green onions, stir well to finish.
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Final Product
The pot of chicken porridge with wood ear mushrooms and mung beans is hot and fragrant, very appealing. The porridge grains are evenly puffed, the flavor is rich and sweet, served with tender, sweet chicken pieces, and the wood ear mushrooms retain their natural crispness and sweetness, making it extremely tasty.
How to choose fresh and delicious morel mushrooms
- You should choose to buy wild morel mushrooms when preparing dishes as they will be more fragrant and delicious than organic cultivated morel mushrooms.
- Choose mushrooms that are large and long like fingers; those that are still buds will retain their crispness better than those that have bloomed.
- Morel mushrooms only appear once a year and last for a month after the first rains of the season until the beginning of the sixth lunar month, so this will be the best time for mushrooms.
- When buying organic morel mushrooms, you should pay attention to choosing mushrooms of moderate size, with dark brown caps, and a firm feel when touched.
- Do not buy mushrooms that are crushed, have a distinctive smell, or have strange odors.
How to choose fresh chicken
- Choose those with a pink-red color, with no bruising or dark spots on the skin. Avoid buying chickens with dark, dull skin as they are chickens that died before being processed.
- When buying local chicken, you should choose those with a slender body, light yellow skin, thin, smooth, with high elasticity, and darker yellow only in certain areas like the breast, wings, and back.
- Press on the thighs or breasts to check if the chicken has been injected with water. If you find the chicken mushy, slippery, or deformed, do not buy it.
- When buying frozen chicken, you need to check the reputable source, origin, and expiration date on the packaging to ensure product quality and safety.
How to properly prepare chicken
- To clean the chicken, first, you need to pluck out the coarse, dark hairs on the chicken’s skin, cut off the fat glands, and wash away any blood clots inside the chicken’s body.
- Then use smashed ginger and a little white wine to rub on the chicken for about 10 minutes, then rinse well with water.
- Additionally, you can wash the chicken in diluted salt water and then rinse it under cold running water to remove stubborn dirt on the chicken’s surface.
So with just a few simple steps, you already have 2 ways to cook chicken porridge with mushroom that are delicious and flavorful. Quickly get into the kitchen to showcase your skills and treat the family right away!
