Preparation
15 minutes
Cooking
30 minutes
Difficulty
Easy
Today TasteVN will guide you on how to make a delicious porridge that is quick and easy for the whole family to enjoy. Let’s get cooking and make this beef ball porridge right away!
Ingredients for Beef Ball Porridge For 6 people
Beef balls 1/2 kg Rice 1/2 kg Ground beef 1/2 kg Cilantro 100 gr Fried onions 1/2 cup (rice cup) Garlic 2 cloves Fish sauce 2 tablespoons Cooking oil 1 tablespoon Common spices a little ( salt/ sugar/ seasoning powder/ pepper)
How to choose fresh ingredients
How to choose tender, sweet beef
- You should choose meat that is bright red, finely textured, with nice marbling, and fat that is light yellow; it should have a characteristic aroma of beef when smelled.
- In addition, good beef will have a sticky texture when touched, and it should have a certain firmness when pressed lightly.
- Avoid buying meat that is dark red, with dark yellow fat and coarse texture, as that indicates older beef, which is often tough and not tasty. If the meat is dark red, has white fat, and a slightly fishy smell, it is likely that the beef is actually made from water buffalo meat.
- You can choose a nice piece of meat and then bring it home to grind using a grinder or ask the seller to grind it for you; avoid buying pre-ground meat as it is difficult to check the quality.
How to choose delicious chewy beef balls
- You should buy beef balls from reputable stores or supermarkets to avoid purchasing unhealthy beef balls.
- Additionally, when buying, you should carefully check the expiration date and production date printed on the packaging. You should buy beef balls that were produced closest to the purchase date.
- Avoid buying beef balls that are slimy, have bruises, or have torn packaging.
- You can also make beef balls at home with a very simple and quick recipe detailed by TasteVN.
How to cook Beef Ball Porridge
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Prepare the ingredients
Wash the coriander and chop it finely, peel the garlic, and crush it using a mortar and pestle.
Blanch the purchased beef balls in boiling water for about 2 minutes, then let them cool and cut them into 3 equal parts.
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Stir-fry beef
Add 1 tablespoon of cooking oil along with minced garlic, sauté until the garlic turns golden and fragrant, then add ground beef along with 1 tablespoon of salt, 1 tablespoon of sugar, 2 teaspoons of seasoning powder, and 1 teaspoon of pepper.
Stir well so that the beef absorbs the spices evenly, and when the stir-fried beef juices start to boil, add 2 tablespoons of fish sauce and 1 bowl of cold water. Stir well, wait for it to boil one last time, and turn off the heat.
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Cook beef porridge
Add the washed rice and 3 liters of water, cook while stirring regularly for about 20 minutes on low heat until the porridge is soft and fluffy.
Next, add the stir-fried beef to the pot of porridge, stir well to mix the porridge and beef together, adjust the seasoning to taste and cook for about 3 minutes until the porridge boils again, then turn off the heat.
Tip: If you want your porridge to be thin or thick, you can adjust the amount of water accordingly.
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Completion
Scoop the porridge into a bowl, arrange the slices of beef meatballs around the edge of the bowl to create a beautiful circular shape. Then, gradually add fried onions and chopped cilantro in the center of the bowl.
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Final Product
The beef meatball porridge after cooking will have a fragrant beef smell, when eaten it is very warm, with the chewy and crispy texture of the beef meatballs along with the soft, sweet, and fragrant taste of minced beef and fried onions. This will be a delicious porridge dish to enjoy with the whole family!
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Finally, we have completed the delicious and easy-to-cook beef ball porridge. TasteVN wishes you success with this recipe!
*Refer to the images and recipe from the YouTube channel Khéo Tay Hay Nấu.
