How to Cook Delicious and Simple Tiều Porridge with Authentic Chinese Flavor

How to make Tieu porridge

• 1

  Prepare the pig’s offal

  The heart, liver, and kidneys should be washed clean with water and then rubbed with salt. After that, rinse and cut into small pieces.

  To eliminate the fishy smell of the pig’s offal, place the offal in a large bowl, add flour (or rice flour), and mix well for the flour to absorb for 15 minutes, then rinse clean again.

  How to clean pig’s offal, odor-free

  • Evenly rub salt over the entire offal, wait for 2 – 3 minutes, then rinse clean. Repeat this a few times and soak in cold water to eliminate the bad smell.
  • Next, mix diluted vinegar water, put the pig’s offal in and massage well, then rinse several times with water.
  • To make the offal even cleaner, mix a little white wine into the water, massage the entire mixture thoroughly, then rinse again to effectively clean and eliminate the fishy smell.

  

  

  

  
• 2

  Mix rice and cook bones

  Put sticky rice and glutinous rice into the pot along with 1/2 tablespoon of cooking oil, mix well so that the oil absorbs into the rice.

  Continue to add pork bones, pour about 2.5 liters of water and simmer on low heat for about 20 minutes.

  

  

  

  
• 3

  Marinate pork

  Marinate minced pork with chopped green onions, 1.5 teaspoons of seasoning powder, 1/3 teaspoon of monosodium glutamate, 1 teaspoon of sugar, 1/2 tablespoon of cooking oil, 1/3 teaspoon of pepper, 1 teaspoon of fried onion, mix well for the meat to absorb the spices, then shape into meatballs.

  

  
• 4

  Prepare other ingredients

  Straw mushrooms should be washed clean and cut in half. To keep the straw mushrooms clean and white, prepare a basin of water mixed with 1 teaspoon of salt, and soak the straw mushrooms for about 10 minutes.

  Peel the ginger, then cut it in half, with a small part of the ginger sliced. Chop 2 shallots finely. Wash the green onions and then chop them small.

  

  

  

  
• 5

  Boil the meat

  Add the heart, liver, 4 shallots, and ginger into the pot of porridge, season with 1 teaspoon of salt, 2 teaspoons of seasoning powder, stir well, and simmer for about 10 minutes.

  Add the pig kidneys to the pot and simmer for 7 minutes. Then remove the heart, liver, and pig kidneys and place them in a basin of cold water, then slice them. Continue to simmer the porridge on low heat.

  Tip: You can boil the ingredients separately and add them to the porridge when eating to keep the porridge clear and more beautiful.

  

  

  
• 6

  Stir-frying mushrooms

  Place a pan on the stove and add 1 tablespoon of cooking oil. When the oil is hot, add the shallots and sauté until fragrant, then add the mushrooms and stir-fry, seasoning with 1 teaspoon of seasoning powder and stir-fry for about 2 – 3 minutes until the mushrooms are cooked.

  

  
• 7

  Completion

  Add the meatballs, stir-fried mushrooms, and season with 2 tablespoons of seasoning powder, 1/2 teaspoon of salt, and 1/3 teaspoon of monosodium glutamate into the pot of porridge, stir well and then turn off the heat.

  Add bean sprouts, sliced meat, a bit of sliced ginger, and chopped green onions into a bowl, then ladle the porridge in, sprinkle some pepper, and it’s complete.

  

  

  

  
• 8

  Final Product

  The delicious, aromatic Teochew porridge with soft-cooked rice, when eaten, you can feel the chewy, tender, slightly sweet taste of pig intestines, served with pepper and ginger. All combine to bring a delicious flavor, warming the stomach on rainy days.