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Don’t pour water right into the pot when cooking porridge: To make the porridge quick, soft, and delicious, just need one thing

With just the spices available in your kitchen, you can easily cook a quick and delicious porridge that is not only energy-saving but also more flavorful and nutritious for the whole family.

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8 December, 2023

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Quick and tender porridge cooking tips

Put rice (cleaned) and water in a pot, bring to a boil, then cover and turn off the heat. After about 10 minutes, turn on the heat again and let it boil, then turn off and cover for 10 minutes. After a few times like this, the porridge will become tender. Not only porridge, for other dishes that need to be tender (such as beef), you can also apply this method to quickly tenderize the food.

Quick and tender porridge cooking tips if you want to save electricity:

Tip 1: After cleaning the rice, pour boiling water, drain all the water, then pour it into a thermos with boiling water, cover it and leave it overnight. The next morning, you just need to take it out, reheat it and add meat, vegetables, and seasonings, and cook for a few more minutes for the flavors to blend because the porridge has already become tender.

Tip 2: After cleaning the rice, drain the water and then put it in a pan to roast until the rice grains turn from cloudy white to pure white. Add the roasted rice to cook porridge, and the porridge will become tender quickly and fragrant.

Proper rice-to-water ratio: You need to apply this tip with one of the quick and tender porridge cooking tips mentioned above to increase efficiency. With a ratio of 1 part rice to 3 parts water for plain porridge and 1 part rice to 4 parts water for porridge with fillings (meat, fish, vegetables…), your porridge will be both quick and delicious.

Delicious porridge cooking tips

In addition to the above quick and tender porridge cooking tips, you can also apply the following tips for a delicious and flavorful pot of porridge.

Adjust the heat level for both quick and tender porridge cooking, and to make the dish even more delicious.

Do not cook porridge with cold water: Many people have the habit of pouring rice into the pot and then adding cold water, placing it on the stove to boil. This method can cause the porridge to overflow, causing a mess and potentially burning if not careful. It is best to boil the water while preparing the rice and other ingredients to use hot water to cook the porridge.

Do not add all the ingredients at once: If you do, the rice may not become tender yet, but the meat or fish may become mushy and lose its flavor. For seafood porridge or minced meat porridge, you should cook plain porridge first, and when the porridge becomes tender, add the meat and seafood that have been stir-fried to enhance the flavor. For chicken porridge or pork rib porridge, you should boil the chicken and ribs first, then use the broth to cook the porridge, and when the porridge is nearly tender, add the chicken and ribs and continue cooking.

Adjust the heat level: At first, you should use high heat to quickly bring the porridge to a boil, then reduce the heat to a simmer to prevent the porridge from overflowing and save electricity. This is also a quick and tender porridge cooking tip.

Don’t stir continuously: If you don’t stir, the porridge may stick to the bottom and burn, but if you stir continuously, the porridge will become lumpy and lose its deliciousness.