Chaoshan shrimp porridge

Chaoshan shrimp porridge

Overview

Chaoshan casserole porridge is a traditional snack of the Han people in Chaoshan area of Guangdong Province. It is extremely delicious and has a faint fragrance. It is a savory porridge cooked in a special clay pot. Porridge is the main ingredient, and the ingredients generally include river seafood, poultry, snakes, frogs, turtles, etc. This porridge is a new industry that emerged after 2000. It first appeared in Shenzhen and is now spread throughout the Pearl River Delta. According to incomplete statistics, there are currently thousands of shops specializing in Chaoshan casserole porridge.

Tags

Ingredients

Steps

  1. Ingredients to prepare: Northeastern rice (pearl rice)/fresh shrimp (about the size of your little finger)/ginger/scallion, coriander/garlic/shrimp/caipu. Rinse the rice and soak it for half an hour; soak the shrimp in warm water.

    Chaoshan shrimp porridge step 1
  2. Remove the shrimp whiskers, gun the shrimp, and cut it in half without cutting off the tail. The shrimp brains inside the shrimp heads are also omitted, so that the cooked porridge will not be turbid.

    Chaoshan shrimp porridge step 2
  3. Add enough water to the casserole at once and boil it before adding the rice to the pot. When it boils, stir it with a spoon.

    Chaoshan shrimp porridge step 3
  4. Keep boiling and cook for about ten minutes. At this time, the rice grains are already showing signs of popping

    Chaoshan shrimp porridge step 4
  5. Add the cabbage and cook it briefly to give the porridge a base flavor.

    Chaoshan shrimp porridge step 5
  6. Add dried shrimps

    Chaoshan shrimp porridge step 6
  7. Add shredded ginger and shrimp, continue to cook for four to five minutes, and season with salt and pepper before serving.

    Chaoshan shrimp porridge step 7
  8. Complete

    Chaoshan shrimp porridge step 8