Oysters are known to be a type of food that contains many nutrients beneficial for health. But do you know what vegetables go well with oyster porridge? If not, let’s get cooking with TasteVN and immediately try 3 ways to cook oyster porridge with light vegetables that are extremely delicious!
1. Purple Perilla Oyster Porridge
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Preparation
15 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Purple Perilla Oyster Porridge For 1 bowl
Rice 1/2 cup (rice bowl) Baby Oysters 1 kg Perilla Leaves 300 gr Red Onion 1 bulb Cooking Oil 1 tablespoon Pepper 1/4 teaspoon Common Seasoning A little (seasoning granules/salt)
How to choose fresh and delicious perilla leaves
- You should choose perilla leaves that have a smooth surface, and the leaves are still fresh.
- It is advisable to choose perilla leaves that have a darker purple color near the stem.
- Do not buy perilla leaves that are wilted, yellowing, bruised, or rotten.
How to make Oyster Rice Porridge with Vietnamese Perilla
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Prepare oysters and Vietnamese perilla
After buying the fresh oysters, wash the outer shells thoroughly and then use a knife to split the oyster shells in half to extract the meat inside.
Next, place the oysters in a bowl of diluted saltwater and soak for about 10 minutes, then remove and rinse thoroughly, letting them drain.
For the Vietnamese perilla, pick all the leaves and rinse them briefly with water. Then, soak the perilla leaves in diluted saltwater for 5 – 10 minutes, then remove and rinse with clean water, letting them drain.
Finally, cut the perilla leaves into 2 – 3 parts depending on their size. Peel and wash the shallots, then chop them finely.
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Sautéed Oysters
You add to the pan 1 tablespoon of cooking oil and heat over medium-high heat. When the oil is hot, add finely chopped shallots and sauté until fragrant.
Next, add the cleaned oysters to the pan and stir evenly for about 30 seconds, then add 3 teaspoons of seasoning, a pinch of salt, and 1/4 teaspoon of pepper, and stir again.
You sauté the oysters to absorb the spices for 1 to 1 minute and 30 seconds until the oysters are just cooked, then turn off the heat.
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Completing the Porridge
When the pot of porridge is boiling, add the finely chopped perilla leaves to the pot and stir gently, then turn off the heat. Next, add the sautéed oysters to the pot of porridge and stir well one last time to complete the dish.
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Final Product
Oyster porridge with perilla when finished is steaming hot and fragrant with the aroma of perilla and pepper. The soft porridge grains blend perfectly with the delicious, rich, creamy oysters while still retaining their natural sweetness. Additionally, the fragrant perilla leaves are not only delightful but also nutritious, making it a perfect combination, don’t you think?
Scoop it out into a bowl and enjoy it with a little delicious chili fish sauce to enhance the flavor!
2. Oyster Porridge with Mustard Greens
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Preparation
30 minutes
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Difficulty Level
Easy
Ingredients for Oyster Porridge with Mustard Greens Serves 4
White rice 1 cup Fresh oysters 500 gr Mustard greens 1 bunch Shallots 1 bulb Cooking oil 1 tablespoon Pepper powder 1/3 teaspoon Fish sauce 1/4 teaspoon Common seasoning a little (seasoning salt/ salt)
How to Choose Fresh and Delicious Mustard Greens
- You should choose mustard greens that are not too large, young, with bright green leaves, thin, and thick stems.
- Avoid choosing mustard greens with yellow leaves, bruised stems, or those that have bolted because these are older greens that will taste pungent and strong.
How to prepare Oyster and Mustard Greens Porridge
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Roast rice and cook porridge
You put 1 cup of white rice into bowl and rinse it thoroughly with water, then take the rice out and let it drain.
Next, you place the cleaned rice into a pan and turn on the stove at medium heat and use chopsticks to stir evenly to roast the rice grains.
Roast the rice for 3 – 5 minutes until it becomes fragrant and slightly golden, then turn off the stove.
You put the roasted rice into a rice cooker along with 3 cups of filtered water (rice bowl) and simmer the porridge for 30 minutes.
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Prepare the ingredients (oysters, mustard greens, shallots)
Fresh oysters should be washed with water, then place the oyster meat into a bowl of diluted saltwater and soak for about 10 minutes. After that, take the oysters out, rinse them again with water and let them drain.
Pick the bitter mustard greens to take the leaves, wash them clean, let them drain, and cut them into small pieces.
Peel the shallots, wash them clean and finely chop.
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Stir-fry oysters
Add 1 spoon of cooking oil to the pan and heat it over medium heat. When the oil is hot, add the minced shallots and sauté for about 2 minutes.
Next, add the prepared oyster meat to the pan and stir well. Add 1 teaspoon of seasoning, 1/3 teaspoon of pepper, and 1/4 teaspoon of fish sauce to the pan, then stir well for about 1 minute until the oysters are cooked, then turn off the heat.
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Completion
After simmering the porridge for about 30 minutes, add the cooked oyster meat to the rice cooker and stir well with a spoon to complete.
Add chopped bitter cabbage to the bowl, then ladle the oyster porridge on top, sprinkle a little pepper, and you can enjoy it!
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Final Product
The finished oyster and spinach porridge has an intoxicating aroma combined with soft, creamy grains that blend perfectly with the rich, fatty oyster meat and the slightly bitter green vegetables, creating a wonderful dish!
This dish served hot with a sprinkle of crispy fried onions on top is absolutely amazing!
3. Oyster and Spinach Porridge with Vegetables
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Preparation
40 minutes
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Difficulty Level
Easy
Ingredients for Oyster and Spinach Porridge with Vegetables For 2 people
White rice 40 gr Glutinous rice 10 gr Oyster meat 100 gr Red apple 1 fruit Corn 1/2 fruit Carrot 30 gr Spinach 30 gr Ginger powder 1/2 teaspoon Onion powder. 1/3 teaspoon
How to choose fresh ingredients
How to choose fresh spinach
- You should choose bundles of spinach that are bright green, still fresh, and have roots.
- Choose spinach with vibrant green leaves, not too dark, and the greens should still be tender.
- Avoid spinach with broken, bruised, or damaged stems and leaves.
How to choose fresh carrots
- You should choose medium-sized carrots that are straight with smooth skin.
- Choose carrots that are bright in color, have small cores, and feel firm when held.
- Avoid carrots that are too large, misshapen, or have cracked or bruised skin.
How to choose fresh apples
- Fresh apples are those that are dark red, uniformly colored, and not mottled.
- Choose apples that feel firm and heavy when held, and produce a clear sound when lightly tapped.
- Avoid apples with wilted stems or no stems, and those that lack a fragrant aroma.
How to choose fresh corn
- Preferably choose corn with green husks that are not dry and tightly wrapped around the kernels inside.
- Select corn with soft and silky tassels, no browning at the base, and plump, uniform, shiny, and straight kernels.
- Avoid corn that is too large or feels hard when pressed with your hand.
How to prepare Spinach and Vegetable Oyster Porridge
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Prepare the vegetables
Red apples should be washed clean, drained, then peeled, cored, and cut into pieces.
Corn should be washed clean and drained. Carrots should have their tops removed, be peeled, washed clean, and then diced.
Spinach should be washed clean, drained, and sliced thinly.
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Prepare the oysters
Oysters should be washed clean with water and then placed in a bowl to soak in diluted salt water for about 10 minutes. After that, you take the oyster meat out, wash it clean again, and let it drain.
Boil 1 pot of water, then add the cleaned oysters to blanch for about 30 seconds to eliminate any fishy smell, then remove and let drain, cutting the meat into 3 small pieces according to your preference.
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Making the broth
You put the sliced apples and cleaned corn into a pot with 500ml of filtered water, then cover it and simmer the broth for 20 – 30 minutes on low heat.
After 30 minutes, when the water boils, you remove the apples and corn, then continue to simmer the broth on low heat, with a gentle flame.
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Toasting the rice
You take the white rice and sticky rice, wash them thoroughly with water, then drain and place them in a pan.
Toast the rice over medium-low heat for about 5 minutes until the rice grains turn light yellow and become fragrant, then turn off the heat.
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Cooking porridge
You add the toasted rice into the pot of boiling broth and stir well. Cook the porridge on low heat for about 15 – 20 minutes until the porridge is cooked.
Next, you add diced carrots and shredded spinach into the pot of porridge and stir well.
Cook the porridge for another 5 – 7 minutes until the porridge and vegetables are evenly cooked, then add the chopped oysters and stir well.
Add 1/2 teaspoon of ginger powder and 1/3 teaspoon of onion powder into the pot of porridge, stir well, and turn off the stove.
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Final product
So the oyster porridge with spinach and vegetables is now complete!
The hot pot of porridge steams with the fragrant aroma of rich oysters, melting in your mouth, blended with the soft cooked porridge from the sweet broth, combined with delicious, sweet carrots and spinach that you can’t help but love more.
How to choose fresh and delicious oysters
- Good quality oysters are those with a pointed shell that is tightly closed.
- It is advisable to choose oysters that are slightly short, somewhat translucent, have a protruding shell, and contain fresh meat with seawater still inside the tightly closed shell.
- Avoid buying oysters that have visible veins in the flesh, are no longer fresh, and have a slimy texture.
How to prepare oysters without a fishy smell
- Eliminate the fishy smell of oysters with white wine: Put the cleaned oyster meat into a bowl, add a little white wine, and soak for about 10 minutes. Then rinse thoroughly.
- Eliminate the fishy smell of oysters with salt: Place the cleaned oysters in a bowl of diluted saltwater and soak for 5 – 10 minutes to remove the fishy smell, then rinse with water and they are ready to be cooked.
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Hopefully, with the 3 ways to cook porridge that TasteVN just shared, you will be able to answer the question what vegetables go well with oyster porridge? Let’s get into the kitchen and enjoy delicious oyster porridge with your family! Wishing you success.
