Westlake Rice Porridge Recipes

WESTLAKE RICE PORRIDGE

Steps:

• Bring 4 gallons (16 quarts) water and the rice to a rolling boil, and then add the whole chickens. Add the rib eye steak and sweet shrimp. Cover the pot with a lid, but vent it slightly with two chopsticks. Braise for 1 hour, and then season with fish sauce, grated ginger and salt. Allow the chickens to rest in the porridge until cooled, and then pull them out before serving. Slice the steak and add the slices to the porridge.
• Soft-boil the eggs, peel and soak in soy sauce.
• To serve, pour a good-sized serving of porridge into a large bowl and garnish with an egg, chopped scallions and cilantro.
• Cook's Note: Reserve the chickens for another dish calling for cooked chicken.

FENNEL AND RICE PORRIDGE

Steps:

• 1. In a large pot, combine rice, chicken stock, water and fennel. Place the pot on the stove, set to medium heat.
• 2. Bring the rice to a simmer and cover. Cook stirring occasionally for about 45 minutes or until the rice has absorbed most of the liquid and looks soupy. Stir in the peas, cook the porridge for a minute to thaw them. Remove from the heat and check for salt.
• 3. Serve garnished with wedges of egg, and a sprinkle of fennel fronds.

SPICY MINCED PORK RICE PORRIDGE

Steps:

• Cook rice in 1 and a half cups of water until it forms a almost thick texture (a good gauge is that you can still almost make out the grains of rice and the water is slightly thick).
• Marinate minced pork with chilli sauce, sesami oil and oyster sauce.
• Add corn flour to the minced pork mixture.
• Leave for about 20 minutes.
• Fry shallots in oil until fragrant.
• Add minced pork and fry until the pork is no longer pink.
• Add chilli padi.
• Add half cup of water and the soya bean paste.
• Continue to fry over a medium flame until half the water is gone.
• Pour over rice porridge and serve.

SWEDISH RICE PORRIDGE

Steps:

• Peel and chop apple.
• Rub butter over bottom and sides of a 3 quart saucepan.
• Place rice, water, and cinnamon into the saucepan and bring to a boil.
• Cover and simmer for 10-15 minute or until water has been absorbed.
• Add milk to saucepan. Heat and stir until simmering but not boiling.
• Add brown sugar, chopped apple, and raisins and stir gently.
• Cover pan and allow porridge to simmer for about 45 minute As it cooks, it will thicken. Stir once or twice while it cooks.
• Turn off heat and remove pan from burner. Remove cinnamon stick and stir in vanilla.
• Serve warm with cream or honey if desired. Also good saved in fridge and warmed up.

DANISH CHRISTMAS RICE PORRIDGE

Steps:

• Bring the milk to a boil in a heavy saucepan.
• Add rice to the boiling milk, stirring.
• Lower the heat, cover with a lid and gently cook the rice for about an hour.
• Be very careful not to scorch the milk.
• Add salt.
• Serve the hot porridge with a pat of butter and sprinkle with cinnamon& sugar.