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Seafood Porridge ~ 海鲜粥

 

Porridge or congee is a refreshing light meal and can taken for breakfast as well.  You can cook simple plain white porridge to go with small side dishes or even with leftovers from dinner.  There are various types of porridge, like fish fillet porridge, pork ribs porridge, beef porridge, chicken white mushroom porridge while the century egg, dried oyster with minced pork porridge is widely served in dim sum restaurants.  For today I am posting Seafood Porridge and with aromatics like chopped spring onions, ginger, pepper, sesame oil and cooking wine will certainly make this a gratifying and comforting meal.

Seafood Porridge ~    海鲜粥

Ingredients                  


  • 160 gm fish fillet
  • 160 gm prawns 
  • 20 gm dried scallops (dehydrated)
  • 70 gm uncooked rice
  • 3.5 cups water
  • 1 Tbsp instant oats + 1/4 cup hot water
Seasoning
  • 1.5 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp sugar
  • 1.5 tsp sesame oil
  • 1.5 tsp cooking wine
  • a dash of pepper
Garnishing
  • Ginger strips
  • Spring onions, chopped
  • a dash of pepper
Method
  1. Boil the 3.5 cups of water.  Wash the rice and once the water is boiling, add in the rice, give it a good stir.  Continue to simmer until the rice is softened, add more water if deem necessary.
  2. Slice up the fish fillet and season with salt, sugar, sesame oil and cooking wine. Likewise, clean the prawns, devein and mix this into the seasoned fish fillet.
  3. Dehydrate the dried scallops for a while and add into the simmering porridge.
  4. Cook the instant oats with hot water, give it a good stir and pour into the simmering porridge.
  5. Once the rice is fully softened add in all the ingredients, stir till they are cooked but don't overcooked.
  6. Serve in bowls and garnish with ginger strips, chopped spring onions and a dash of pepper.

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