If you are looking to add more nutrients to your family’s diet but don’t know what delicious dish to cook, let TasteVN suggest 2 simple ways to make chicken porridge with black chicken and lotus seeds that are both tasty and nutritious! Let’s get into the kitchen and prepare this dish right away!
1. Chicken porridge with black chicken and lotus seeds
Preparation
15 minutes
Cooking
20 minutes
Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Chicken porridge with black chicken and lotus seeds Serves 2
Rice 3 tablespoons Brown rice 1 tablespoon Black chicken 300 gr (1 small chicken) Lotus seeds 50 gr (fresh or dried) Green split beans 1 tablespoon Green onions 1 stalk Coriander 1 stalk Common spices a little (salt/seasoning powder/MSG)
How to choose fresh and delicious mung beans
- If buying mung beans with the shell, you should choose beans that are plump, evenly sized, and not infested or shriveled.
- If choosing shelled mung beans, select those that have a beautiful yellow color, are firm, not infested with pests, and have the fragrant smell of mung beans.
- Avoid selecting beans that have unusual colors, signs of mold or pests, or have a strange smell when sniffed.
- Additionally, when purchasing, you should carefully check the packaging and expiration date. Do not buy mung beans that are past their expiration date or have torn packaging.
- You can easily find mung beans in supermarkets or local market shops.
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How to prepare black chicken and lotus seed porridge
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Prepare the black chicken
To save time in preparation, you can ask the seller to help you with the black chicken. When you get home, simply rub salt on the chicken and rinse it clean with water.
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Prepare other ingredients
For fresh lotus seeds: remove the shell, take out the lotus seed heart, and wash thoroughly to avoid bitterness if any heart remains.
For dried lotus seeds from the supermarket: you need to soak them in water for about 2 hours to allow the seeds to expand evenly and not become hard.
Wash the brown rice, mung beans, and regular rice 2 – 3 times with water, then drain. Trim the roots of the green onions and coriander, wash them clean, and chop them finely.
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Cook the porridge
Add brown rice, mung beans, regular rice, black chicken, and 800ml of water into the pot. Then put it into the pressure cooker and cook on high heat for about 8 – 10 minutes until the porridge and chicken are tender, then remove the pot.
Season with 1 teaspoon of seasoning powder, 1/2 teaspoon of monosodium glutamate, and 1/2 teaspoon of salt, stir well to dissolve the spices, then taste and adjust the seasoning one last time to your liking, and then scoop it into a bowl, garnish with some chopped green onions and coriander, and a little ground pepper to finish.
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Final Product
The black chicken porridge with lotus seeds will have an appealing aroma of chicken broth after completion. When eaten, you will feel the tender and sweet meat of the black chicken, firm and juicy, combined with the delicious sweet lotus seeds and the nutty green beans.
The porridge itself is soft and sweet, seasoned just right. Sprinkling a bit of fragrant fried onions on top makes it even better, doesn’t it?
2. Black chicken porridge with lotus seeds (recipe shared by a user)
Preparation
40 minutes
Cooking
1 hour
Difficulty Level
Easy
Ingredients for Black Chicken and Lotus Seed Porridge (recipe shared by a user) Serves 2
Black chicken 1 bird (about 700 – 800g) Rice 1/3 cup Dried lotus seeds 200 g (if using fresh seeds then 400g) Onion 1 bulb Green onion/cilantro 2 tablespoons (chopped) Vinegar 2 tablespoons Fish sauce 1 tablespoon Rock sugar 3 teaspoons Common spices A little (salt/seasoning powder/ground pepper)
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How to Make Black Chicken and Lotus Seed Porridge (recipe shared by a user)
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Prepare the Ingredients
Soak 200g of dried lotus seeds overnight to soften, then rinse and remove the lotus seed hearts to avoid bitterness in the dish after cooking.
Put a pot on the stove, add the lotus seeds and boil for about 15 minutes, then drain into a colander, rinsing directly under clean running water.
Soak 1/3 cup of rice in cold water overnight, then wash thoroughly a few times until clean, and drain.
Scrub the black chicken thoroughly with a mixture of 1 tablespoon of salt and 2 tablespoons of vinegar for about 7 – 10 minutes, then rinse under running water until clean.
Tip:- You should boil the lotus seeds before cooking to prevent the porridge from being cloudy and discolored.
- It is advisable to wash the chicken with diluted salt and vinegar water so that the finished product does not have a fishy smell.
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Cook the porridge
Put a pot of water on the stove, add the onion (or shallots) to boil together for more fragrance.
When the water starts to boil, add the whole chicken and the pre-boiled lotus seeds to cook together for about 30 – 40 minutes. When the water boils vigorously, reduce the heat, skim off the foam, and cover to simmer.
After checking that the chicken and lotus seeds are soft, add the soaked rice to the pot and continue cooking for another 20 minutes.
Next, when the rice is cooked, season the mixture with: 1 teaspoon of salt, 1 tablespoon of seasoning powder, and 3 teaspoons of rock sugar, and stir gently.
Finally, cook for another 5 minutes and add 1 tablespoon of fish sauce, and it’s ready to enjoy!
Tip: You should not add fish sauce too early as it will make the porridge sour! -
Final Product
Scoop the porridge, chicken, and lotus seeds into a bowl, sprinkle a little ground pepper and 2 tablespoons of finely chopped onion and cilantro, and you have completed the nutritious black chicken porridge!
The chicken is tender and fragrant with a distinctive sweetness, and the lotus seeds are creamy without being bitter, making the flavor of the porridge perfectly blended and full of taste. You can dip the chicken in salt and lime pepper to enhance the richness of the dish!
How to choose delicious fresh black chicken
For live black chicken
- You should choose to buy healthy black chickens that move actively, have smooth and shiny feathers, and their eyes and noses are not leaking fluid.
- Avoid buying chickens that look lethargic, have slightly drooping tails, move slowly, have frizzy body feathers, upright head feathers, and are somewhat damp. These are chickens that may be infected with disease.
For prepared black chicken
- You should choose to buy black chickens that are compact, firm, with small breasts and shiny black skin.
- Delicious black chicken will have fresh meat, no foul smell, and when you press the meat with your hand to check, if you feel the meat is firm and has good elasticity, then it’s good black chicken.
- You should not choose parts of black chicken meat that are mushy, slippery, deformed, or sunken.
- To feel secure when buying and preparing, you should choose to buy from reputable chicken meat stalls in the market or in supermarkets.
How to choose delicious soft lotus seeds
For fresh lotus seeds
- You should choose to buy lotus seeds that are still in their shells, still on the pod. When choosing the lotus pod, you should select large, still green pods. Because these pods are freshly picked, they will be tastier and sweeter.
- Avoid buying overly mature lotus pods that are dark and almost wilting because the seeds inside these pods will be harder to separate.
For dried lotus seeds
- You should buy lotus seeds that are opaque white, small, and uniform in size. If possible, you should choose to buy dried lotus seeds that are handcrafted and can be selected by hand at the market. This type does not contain preservatives, so the flavor remains intact, and when cooked, it retains the lotus aroma in dishes.
- If you buy pre-packaged dried lotus seeds, you should choose bags of lotus seeds that originate from northern provinces such as Hung Yen, Ha Tay, Ha Nam,… from the Mekong Delta like Dong Thap and from the Central region like Hue.
- To ensure safety, you should buy dried lotus seeds at large grocery stores and reputable supermarkets.
- Avoid buying dried lotus seeds that show signs of mold, feel soft when held, or have an unpleasant odor.
How to eliminate the smell of black chicken
- Method 1: Rub the chicken with a little salt, pepper, crushed ginger, and a bit of white wine for about 30 minutes, then wash it clean.
- Method 2: Blanch the chicken with a few pieces of crushed ginger in a pot.
- Method 3: Rub a few slices of lemon onto the chicken with a little salt, then rinse thoroughly with cold water.
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Finally, we have completed the delicious and nutritious dish of black chicken and lotus seed porridge with 2 extremely simple methods. Wishing you and your family a wonderful tasting moment, and don’t forget to visit the Cooking page regularly to learn more nutritious dishes!
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