Minced Meat Porridge

serves 2 pax

Ingredients

1 cup rice

200 g minced pork meat

1 egg

2 pcs dried scallops

2 slices ginger

2 clove garlic - unpeeled

Seasonings for meat

1 tbsp soy sauce

1 tsp sesame oil

1 tsp sugar

salt and pepper to taste

1 tsp cornstarch

Topping

fried dough (you tiao)

cut green onion

fried shallot & shallot oil

Method

1. Bring a pot of water to a boil.  Add rice, dried scallop, ginger and garlic to the boiling water and cook under low heat for 45 mins to 1 hr, stirring occasionally to prevent rice grains from getting burnt.
2. When porridge is cooked to desired consistency, add minced meat by teaspoonful and stir for a few minutes.  Add egg into the pot and stir to mix well.  Add salt and pepper to taste.
3. Ladle porridge to a bowl and serve with fried dough, green onion, shallot and shallot oil.