Steamboat porridge for the novice
This post is not for the serious chef. It is more for the uninitiated cook, the daddies ( like me ) who need to cook for a day, the college students living away from home, the singles living alone who need 2 meals for a Sunday and reluctant to leave the apartment or just new housewives who have been pampered by their own mummies hahaha.
I first got the idea from Puchong steamboat porridge. Basically I cooked porridge in a rice cooker. I used simple ingredients that can be bought from the supermarkets or wet markets like fish balls, prawn balls and what-nots. I added it all in when the porridge was half cooked. I also used some chicken franks. This was to tempt Benghui to eat the porridge. For seasoning I used chicken stock from chicken soup. However it isn’t really necessary. It is just a habit I am used to for all my soups. Or you can try oyster sauce.
I cooked it in a rice cooker. However you can also use left over rice, add some water and the ingredients and cook in a wok. Everything is super-flexible. Cabbage, carrots sliced thin can also be used but in limited amounts. At the last moment I added in an egg.
I served it with light soya sauce, desicated onions, some pepper, cut chillies ( not in pic ) and some vegetables. Optional :you could fry some chopped garlic in oil and use the oil and garlic to add additional flavor.
Not exactly finger-licking good but a welcome change for the family who is bored with the same stuff every day. Give it a try 
I enjoy experimenting with cooking ideas.
i am so so sick of porridge…
but i love having this steamboat porridge..
can i?
most welcome, most welcome
u r most welcome. it is so simple anybody can cook it
if i can cook it, anybody can. i posted it for those who r new to cooking n inexperienced in cooking
I eat porridge a lot and I love it. But my girl don’t like after I cooked porridge for one whole week! Like now, after making curry for very long time, she also shuy away from it
Best way to eat porridge = cold plain porridge with cold kangkong(chopped chilli, dried prawns,garlic) woohoo
yr gf so fortunate, u take care of her dietary needs n she complain some more?
Wah…Looks yummy…So many ingredients.
makes the meal more interesting
goodmorning bengbeng, it’s early morning here in London, and this post reminds me of porridge for breakfast when i ws growing up in malaysia. i love the bits of ginger in the porridge and minced pork. and the fried ikan bilis.
oh i forgot abt the pieces of ginger….
You are right anyone can cook porridge. It’s pretty easy and you can put anything you want.
if i can do it, anybody can
chew zao porridge is nice if you know what i’m saying
love that! or with some yao char kwai.. I’m hungry already ! xD
thanks for dropping by
I jus cant wait to go visit yours 
Yum-yum I love porridge!!! Especially my dad’s porridge. Best in this world Hehehe
oh wuching must be heartbroken..u r too lazy to do his meme
thanks for the great recipe! it’s certainly useful to me!
glad u found it useful
Porridge again! I am so sick of it. After sick for one week and every meal every day eat porridge. One more and I’m going to vomit. LOL!
no more porridge posts in the near future..i promise