As winter creeps its way in, chilly weather forced my runny nose and sore throat scrambling for refuge. Luckily, this comfort food didn’t take long to make, as it was paired with homemade pork ball, seasoned with simple ingredients like soy sauce, sesame oil and pepper. Don’t forget the topping: spring onion, fried shallot, century egg and fried wonton wrappers. They all screamed with joy, adding fun and excitement. I just need my spoon to dig in. Sickness was gone as I made my way to the bottom of the bowl. I soon realized that I needed another one…
Ground Pork Congee
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Author: Jon Mahadi
Cuisine: Chinese
Serves: 6
Ingredients
Congee
- 1.5 cup rice
- 15 cup water
- 2 cm ginger (optional)
- 2 teaspoon chicken powder
- 2 teaspoon sesame oil
- Salt
- Pepper
Pork Ball
- 500g Ground Pork
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 3 teaspoon soy sauce
- ½ teaspoon white pepper
- ½ teaspoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
Topping
- Finely sliced Spring onion
- Fried shallot
- 1 Century Egg (Optional)
- 10 wonton wrappers cut into 1.5 cm stripes, fried
Instructions
Congee
- Cook congee on stove at medium heat. Add sliced ginger (optional) and stir occasionally to avoid burnt at the bottom. Season with chicken powder, sesame oil, salt, and pepper (to taste).
Pork Ball
- Mix all ingredients, then form small balls (2.5 cm diameter).
- Once congee is almost done, poured pork ball in and cook for another 10 minutes (until cooked thoroughly).
Serving
- Serve congee with topping to your liking.
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