Preserved egg and lean meat porridge made in cast iron pot

Preserved egg and lean meat porridge made in cast iron pot

Overview

Porridge seems simple, but it has various forms and changes. But the richest, most thoughtful, and most nourishing dish is Cantonese porridge. Cantonese people refer to cooking porridge as porridge, which is as precise as soup. It is cooked in a clay pot over an open fire for several hours. The emphasis is on softness, sponginess, and smoothness, so that the water and rice blend together without the appearance of rice grains. Just like what Yuan Mei, a gourmet in the Qing Dynasty, said: Seeing rice but not water is not porridge; seeing water but not rice is not porridge. The water and rice must be made soft and greasy, and then it can be porridge. Cantonese-style porridge is all-inclusive, and all kinds of ingredients can be included in the porridge. The most creative and well-known one is the preserved egg and lean meat porridge. Combining two seemingly incompatible foods and adding them to the porridge produces a wonderful effect, making it smooth and flavourful.

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Steps

  1. After washing the rice, marinate it with sesame oil and a little water for half an hour to make the rice soft.

    Preserved egg and lean meat porridge made in cast iron pot step 1

  2. Wash and shred the lean meat, mix with light soy sauce and starch and marinate for half an hour and set aside.

    Preserved egg and lean meat porridge made in cast iron pot step 2

  3. Chop the preserved eggs and set aside.

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  4. Add a drop of oil into the enamel pot, and add an appropriate amount of water according to personal preference (the amount of water determines the thickness of the porridge). At the same time, pour the soaked rice into the pot, cover the pot and bring to a boil over medium heat.

    Preserved egg and lean meat porridge made in cast iron pot step 4

  5. After boiling the pot over medium heat, add shredded ginger and preserved eggs, turn to minimum heat for 10 minutes.

    Preserved egg and lean meat porridge made in cast iron pot step 5

  6. After 10 minutes, open the pot and add appropriate amount of salt to taste.

    Preserved egg and lean meat porridge made in cast iron pot step 6

  7. Stir in the shredded pork to be used, simmer over minimum heat for 2 minutes, then turn off the heat for 3 minutes, sprinkle with chives and serve.

    Preserved egg and lean meat porridge made in cast iron pot step 7