Preparation
30 minutes
Cooking
30 minutes
Difficulty
Easy
Warm your stomach on a rainy day with salted egg and lean meat porridge that is not too complicated but incredibly delicious and nutritious. Let’s get started on making porridge today to show off your skills in the kitchen in the kitchen and impress everyone!
Ingredients for Salted Egg and Lean Meat Porridge For 4 people
White rice 70 gr Glutinous rice 30 gr Beef 200 gr Boiled salted eggs 6 pieces Chili 2 pieces Ginger 1/2 root Green onions 3 stalks Shallots 2 bulbs Cooking oil 1 tablespoon Common spices a little (salt/seasoning powder/msg/pepper)
How to choose fresh ingredients
How to choose fresh beef
- Fresh beef usually has a bright red color, a dry surface, and a good elasticity feel.
- In addition, you should choose pieces with a lot of interlaced fat between the meat fibers to ensure the meat will be tender and aromatic when cooked.
- Prioritize selecting pieces with clear meat fibers, not intertwined with each other.
- Do not choose pieces that are pale white, with an unusual foul smell when sniffed.
- When buying, you should press the beef with your hand; if it is good beef, it will have good firmness and elasticity, not sticky to the hand and will not emit any unpleasant or unusual odors.
- It’s best to choose small and tender pieces, with smooth meat fibers that have good elasticity when pressed.
- You should not buy pieces of beef that are pale green or dark red, with dark yellow fat, showing white spots on the meat fibers, and feeling mushy and slimy to the touch.
How to choose good salted eggs
- Good salted eggs feel heavy in hand, and the eggs are not hollow inside.
- If you shake it and hear a sound inside, the egg is spoiled.
- Additionally, you can make salted eggs yourself using the recipe provided by TasteVN.
How to choose good glutinous rice
- You should choose glutinous rice grains that are opaque white, uniform, and shiny, with a light fragrant smell of fresh glutinous rice.
- Do not buy glutinous rice that has turned pale yellow, with an intense fragrant smell when sniffed, as this type may have been treated with chemicals.
How to prepare Salted Egg Pork Congee
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Prepare the ingredients
Wash the beef thoroughly with water several times. After washing, let it drain, slice it thinly, and then chop finely.
Wash the green onions and chili peppers, then cut the green onions into small pieces and chop the two chili peppers.
Peel the shallots, slice them, and then chop them. Peel the ginger, slice a small amount into strips, and chop the rest finely.
How to clean beef properly and remove odor- To eliminate the unpleasant smell and clean the beef, you can rub it with salt or soak it in saltwater for about 5 minutes, then rinse with water.
- Alternatively, to help the meat lose its unpleasant smell, you can soak the beef in white wine for 15 minutes and then rinse with clean water.
- Another option is to massage the beef with lemon juice or vinegar and let it sit for a few minutes before rinsing to reduce the smell.
- The beef will smell better if you use roasted ginger, mashed finely, to rub on the beef before cooking.
See details: How to clean beef properly and remove odor
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Marinate the meat
Add to the beef 1/2 of the minced ginger, 1/2 of the minced shallots, 1 spoon of seasoning powder, 1/2 teaspoon of salt, 1/2 teaspoon of monosodium glutamate, 1 teaspoon of pepper, then mix well and marinate this beef for 20 minutes to absorb the spices.
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Peel the salted eggs
Take 6 boiled salted eggs, cut them in half, and peel off all the shells.
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Soak the rice
Rinse the 2 types of rice clean, then put all of the regular rice and sticky rice into a pot, soak with 250ml of water along with 1 teaspoon of diluted salt for about 30 minutes.
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Cook the porridge
Next, take the pot of rice and boil it on high heat until the water in the pot boils, then lower the heat and continue to simmer for another 15 – 20 minutes until the rice expands.
When the porridge is soft, you continue to add 1 liter of water to the pot to thin the porridge, then add 1 teaspoon of seasoning, 1 teaspoon of monosodium glutamate, and simmer the porridge on low heat for another 5 – 10 minutes.
Finally, adjust the seasoning to taste and turn off the heat.
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Stir-fry the beef
Put a pan on the stove, add 1 tablespoon of cooking oil and the remaining minced ginger and onion, stir-frying until fragrant. Then, add all the beef and quickly stir-fry on medium heat until the beef is just cooked for about 3 minutes, then turn off the heat.
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Completion
For adult servings, you serve the porridge in a bowl and top it with a little stir-fried minced beef and salted egg. Sprinkle a bit of pepper, chopped green onions, shredded ginger, and sliced chili, and enjoy.
For the serving for young children, you should mash the salted egg yolk and mix it with the beef and a bit of green onion into the porridge, adding a little seasoning to taste before serving it to the baby.
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Final product
The salted egg porridge with lean meat has a fragrant aroma of onions and ginger. When eating, the rich, savory taste of the salted egg and delicious beef is incredibly appealing. Additionally, the spicy and pungent flavor of chili and pepper warms the body.
So the dish salted egg minced meat porridge is now completed and looks delicious. Wish you success with this recipe!
