Eight Treasure Porridge

Ingredients:

• 1/4 cup raw brown rice soaked in hot water for 1 hour (for starchier porridge use shortgrain brown rice)
• 1/4 cup white rice or 1/2 cup healthy rice
• 3 tbsp red beans soaked overnight
• 4 tbsp quick cooking oats
• 200  g fish fillets / boneless chicken breast finely chopped (for vegetarian used vegetarian fish / chicken / tauhu )
• 1 tbsp chinese wine / mirin
• 1/2 carrot shredded
• 1/2 cup medium japanese / local sweet potato cubed
• 1 sliced ginger
• 1 tbsp soy sauce
• pinch of white pepper
• 1/2 tbsp sesame oil
• 1 cup raw cabbage finely chopped
• 1 tbsp ikan bilis (anchovy) soaked for 10  mins and rinsed ( homemade fish broth may be used instead)

Procedure:

1. marinate fish with wine / mirin, 1tsp soy sauce, sesame oil ... set aside
2. to the broth ... add rice, red beans, sweet potato, carrots ... bring to boil ... reduce heat and simmer partially covered till porridge and vegetable turns soft
3. add meat / vegetarian meat,, ginger, rest of the vegetables, all seasoning .. simmer gently for another 15-20 mins
4. garnish with spring onions, parsley
5. make sure fire is on the lowest ... stirring occasionally to prevent burning.

Source: http://www.nuhcs.com.sg/