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Preparation
15 minutes
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Cooking
30 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Heart porridge is a delicious specialty from Quang, served hot and eaten while blowing, making it irresistible due to its allure. Today, TasteVN will guide you on how to cook this porridge. Get cooking right away!
Ingredients for Heart Porridge For 4 people
Rice 200 gr Local chicken 1 bird Green pepper 1 sprig Shallots 3 bulbs Garlic 2 cloves Chili 2 fruits Vietnamese coriander 100 gr Green onions 100 gr Lemon 1 fruit Vinegar 50 ml Grilled rice paper 1/4 piece Fish sauce a little Common spices a little (Pepper/ salt/ seasoning powder)
How to choose fresh ingredients
How to choose fresh chicken
- Choose chickens that are of moderate size and weight, with characteristic golden skin, thin outer skin that feels smooth to the touch and has good elasticity.
- The chicken meat inside should have a natural pink-red color, not too pale or too dark, with no bruises or blood clots.
- When buying pre-prepared chicken, you should choose to buy from reputable markets or supermarkets to ensure safety.
See details: How to choose clean, fresh chicken
How to choose fresh and delicious chicken intestines
- When buying, you must observe carefully to distinguish between fresh and old intestines. Fresh chicken intestines have a pinkish-red color, no unpleasant smell, and the liver is not darkened.
- You should buy chicken intestines from reputable places to ensure quality, and only buy freshly slaughtered intestines as they will taste better when cooked.
How to make Dropped Intestine Porridge
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Wash rice and cook porridge
Take 200g of rice and wash it thoroughly. Put a pot on the stove, add 2 liters of water, and then add the washed 200g of rice to cook over medium heat until the rice expands and softens.
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Prepare and marinate the chicken
After purchasing the chicken, clean it, remove the head and the internal organs, pluck all the feathers including the fine hairs, rub a little salt or lemon on the chicken skin to clean it and reduce the odor, then rinse thoroughly with water and let it drain.
Use a knife to separate all the chicken meat, leaving the chicken bones and wings to simmer in the porridge for a sweet broth. Then slice the chicken meat very thinly and place it in a bowl while putting the chicken skin into the porridge pot.
Add 3 shallots, a little green pepper, 2 garlic cloves, and 2 chilies into a mortar and pound them finely, then add to the bowl with the chicken.
Next, break 1/4 of a grilled rice paper into small pieces and add it to the mortar, pounding it finely before adding it to the chicken bowl.
Then, add 2 teaspoons of seasoning powder and 2 teaspoons of fish sauce to the bowl, mix well, and marinate the meat for 4 hours for the flavors to penetrate.
How to clean chicken properly, without odor
To clean the chicken properly and eliminate any odor, you need to:
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First, remove all feathers (including fine hairs and leg hairs) to ensure the chicken is white and odor-free.
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Mix vinegar and salt in a ratio of 2 salt : 1 vinegar, then apply it all over the chicken, rubbing it multiple times before rinsing with water.
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You can crush 2 pieces of ginger with a little white alcohol and massage it onto the chicken meat, leaving it for about 30 minutes before rinsing it again with water.
See details: The simplest tips to eliminate the odor of chicken and duck when cooking
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Prepare chicken intestines and Vietnamese coriander
You massage the chicken intestines with a little salt to clean off the slime, then rinse with clean water. Next, add a bit of vinegar to the chicken intestines, gently massage to reduce the odor, rinse several times with water, and let drain.
Next, chop the chicken intestines into small pieces and add them to the porridge pot.
Wash the Vietnamese coriander and green onions, let them drain, and then chop them finely.
How to clean chicken intestines without odor
To clean chicken intestines and avoid odor, you need to process each part as follows:
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Chicken intestines: Identify both ends of the chicken intestines. Then use chopsticks to pierce from one end, sliding the chopsticks along the length of the intestines until they slide out the other end to push out all the waste inside. Secure the edge of the intestines at the chicken intestines’ head with the chopsticks and proceed to flip the intestines inside out while sliding the chopsticks.
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Chicken gizzard: Remove all the chicken waste and scrape off the adhering membrane on the gizzard, turn the gizzard inside out, then massage with white salt, and rinse several times with water until clean.
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Chicken liver: Wash thoroughly with water, cut into bite-sized pieces.
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Completion
Add 1 teaspoon of fish sauce, 1 teaspoon of salt, and 1 teaspoon of seasoning powder to the porridge, then stir well and adjust the seasoning to taste.
Put the marinated chicken into a small bowl, ladle the porridge over it, sprinkle with green onions, Vietnamese coriander, and a bit of pepper, then cover for about 2 minutes before mixing to eat.
Tip:
- To ensure the chicken is cooked and the dish retains its delicious flavor, after adding the marinated chicken to the bowl, scoop the boiling porridge from the pot and pour it over the chicken.
- If you want to be more meticulous, you can use a ladle to briefly blanch the chicken in the porridge pot, then take it out and serve it in the bowl with hot porridge for enjoyment.
- The chicken must be cut into very small pieces to help it cook easily. Additionally, the container must retain heat for a long time to ensure the chicken cooks well, such as ceramic bowls, clay pots, etc.
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Final Product
The chicken is tender and sweet, the chicken offal is chewy, and the distinctive aroma of Vietnamese coriander creates an incredibly attractive and nutritious porridge. This porridge is best enjoyed hot, blowing on it while eating to fully appreciate its delicious flavor.
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Hope that with the above recipe, you can make the thả lòng porridge, a specialty of Quang region. Wish you success!
* Refer to images and recipes from the YouTube channel: Vo Quoc Channel