Beef Porridge, Leftover Beef Recipes, Beef Recipes

Beef porridge, a combination of a chinese comfort food and a nutritious meat.

Beef contains not only protein but also lots of essential fatty acids. A great source of nutrients for people who engage in manual work and growing teens.

It is also high in iron which helps to alleviate nutritional anaemia and is suitable for pregnant ladies.

All 4 recipes uses thin beef fillets. This means marinating is an important part of the cooking instructions. Cornstarch is alway added last after the marinating to seal the juice.

Take care not to overcook beef. Beef slices just done are very juicy and tender. Overcook it and it turns tough and dry. If the beef slices are really thin, they can even be added just before serving, letting the heat from the porridge cook the beef.

For the first 2 recipes with eggs, it is best to add them whole (do not beat the eggs) just before serving and allow whoever is eating the congee to mix the egg with the congee. Call it playing with food or interacting with food.

1. Beef porridge No.1

Try this recipe if you happened to have leftover rice. It is easy to "convert" cooked rice to rice porridge.

Ingredients
225g beef fillet
2 eggs
8 cups of plain rice porridge
pinch of cornstarch

Seasonings
Pinch of pepper
1 1/2 tbsp salt
Dash of sesame seed oil

Directions

Wash and slice the beef and marinate with salt and cornstarch

Beat egg well

Bring the plain rice porridge to a boil

Add the beef slices

Pour the egg into the porridge and stir well

Serve with the sesame seed oil

2. Beef porridge No.2

Ingredients
150g beef fillet
2 eggs
2 stalks of spring onion
1 cup of rice
8 cups of soup stock
salt and pepper

Marinate for beef
1/2 tbsp cooking wine
1 tbsp of cornstarch
1 tbsp soy sauce

Directions

Wash and soak the rice for 30 minutes

Place rice in a pot and add the soup stock

Bring to a boil and cook till porridge is done

Clean the beef and slice thinly

Place in a bowl, add marinate for beef and leave to stand for 10 minutes

Beat the eggs

Wash the spring onion and chop finely

Add the beef to the porridge and cook till done

Add the salt and pepper

Remove from heat and stir in the beaten eggs

Sprinkle with chopped spring onion

3. Beef porridge with shrimp

Ingredients
100g beef fillet
100g fresh shrimp
2 stalks of spring onion
1 cup of rice
8 cups of soup stock
salt and pepper

Marinate for beef
1/2 tbsp cooking wine
1 tbsp of cornstarch
1 tbsp soy sauce

Marinate for shrimp
1 egg white
1/2 tbsp cornstarch
1/4 tsp salt

Directions

Wash and soak the rice for 30 minutes

Place rice in a pot and add the soup stock

Bring to a boil and cook till porridge is done

Cut the beef fillets into thin strips

Place beef in a bowl and add marinate for beef

Mix well and leave to stand for 10 minutes

Clean the shrimps and slice the back of the prawns to remove any dirt

Place shrimp in a bowl and add marinate

Mix well and leave to stand for 1o minutes

Wash and chop the spring onion

When the porridge is done, add the beef and shrimp

Cook till both are done

Add the salt and pepper

Sprinkle the chopped spring onion before serving

4. Beef porridge with bean sprouts

Mung bean sprouts contains high level of souble fibre. Low in calories, it is an ideal food for people trying to lose weight. It is also high in vitamin C.

People who smoke or have bleeding gums should also consider eating more mung bean sprouts.

beansprouts
source: xuxubus at flickr

Ingredients
150g beef fillet
100g mung bean sprouts
2 stalks of spring onion
1 cup of rice
8 cups of soup stock
salt and pepper

Marinate for beef
1/2 tbsp cooking wine
1 tbsp of cornstarch
1 tbsp soy sauce

Directions