Beef Porridge with Vegetables

It is porridge time again. Ya~~~ Sometime ago, I posted Korean style chicken porridge, and many people wanted to know how to make more Korean style porridge dishes. Today I will post beef and vegetable porridge. If somebody gets sick, or doesn’t have a good appetite, this is a good dish to try. I hope you will enjoy this recipe. I will post more porridge dishes later. Thanks!!!

Short Korean Lesson: *^^*

  • YaChae (야채) = Vegetable
  • Ssal (쌀) = Rice

Main Ingredients:

  • ½ Cup Sweet Rice
  • ½ Cup Short Grain Rice
  • ½ Cup Ground Beef
  • 6 Cups Water
  • ⅓ Cup Potato
  • ⅓ Cup Onion
  • ¼ Cup Carrot
  • ¼ Cup Zucchini
  • 1 Tbsp Sesame Oil

Beef Ingredients:

Seasoning Ingredients:

  • 1½ Tbsp Soy Sauce
  • 2 tsp Sesame Oil
  • Salt (Optional)

Yield: 4 Servings

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Prepare ½ cup of sweet rice, and ½ cup short grain rice (Normal Korean Rice). If you want thicker or more sticky porridge, you can just use 1 cup of sweet rice instead. Sweet rice is white and normal short grain rice is almost translucent. Wash the rice and soak in water for an hour.

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To marinate the beef, combine ½ cup of ground beef, 1 Tbsp of soy sauce, ½ Tbsp of cooking wine, ½ Tbsp of minced garlic, ½ tsp of sugar, and 3 pinches of black pepper. Set it aside for at least 30 minutes.

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On a heated pan, add 1 Tbsp of sesame oil. Fry the marinated beef until it’s almost cooked on medium.

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Meanwhile, finely chop the vegetables: ⅓ Cup Potato, ⅓ Cup Onion, ¼ Cup Carrot, ¼ Cup Zucchini.

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Add the potato and onion, and cook for 5 minutes on medium-high.

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Add the carrot and cook for 5 more minutes.

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Drain out the water.

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Add the rice and fry it for about 7 minutes on high.

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Add the zucchini and fry it for 3 more minutes. The rice will be about half cooked.

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Pour in 6 cups of water, and cook it on high.

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Once the broth starts to boil, reduce the temperature on medium-high. Stir sometimes, so it will not stick to the bottom. Cook for about 15 to 20 minutes, or until the rice is completely cooked and the porridge becomes thick.

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After 20 minutes, reduce the temperature to low, and add 1 Tbsp of soy sauce and 2 tsp of sesame oil. Depending on your taste, you can use salt instead of, or in conjunction with, the soy sauce. Cook 5 more minutes, and then turn off the heat.

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When you serve, mix up this sauce: Combine some soy sauce, sesame oil, and sesame seeds.

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It’s ready to eat. Depending on personal taste, add more sauce. My husband preferred to adjust the saltiness with salt. It tastes great with well fermented kimchi. Enjoy~~~!!!

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14 comments so far

Joy writes:
  reply April 27th, 2010 at 2:43 AM

wow!.. i love this!
uhm..i have a question..
what can i substitute to zucchini??

thanks!! :D

    Aeri Lee writes:
      reply April 28th, 2010 at 5:32 PM

    Hi Joy,
    why you don’t like zucchini ?? hm…
    how about some mushroom or broccoli instead ?? or any kinds of vegetable you like will work.. thanks

layping writes:
  reply August 5th, 2009 at 9:00 AM

wow, another porridge! that looks yummy. ah, my children will get to try this tomorrow (for their lunch ^^)

    Aeri writes:
      reply August 11th, 2009 at 2:23 PM

    Hi, layping
    haha.. did you try this porridge with your kids ?? I wonder if they liked it. anyway..thanks !!! :)

      layping writes:
        reply August 18th, 2009 at 4:30 PM

      yeah, they loved this. finished up the whole bowl! was so happy *-*

        Aeri writes:
          reply August 20th, 2009 at 7:46 PM

        Hi, layping
        haha… I know how you felt ..happy..
        When we don’t get any left over after meal..I feel very happy too. hehe :)

Brent D. writes:
  reply August 4th, 2009 at 9:13 AM

Hi Aeri. I wanted to thank you and Jason for having me over the other evening. It was very nice meeting you. The meal was fantastic! I really enjoyed the bean sprout soup and the marinated steaks. Everything tasted so good but I don’t remember the names of most of the dishes. :) You must have spent all day cooking. Thank you so much!

    Aeri writes:
      reply August 5th, 2009 at 7:39 AM

    Hi, Brent D.
    wow ~~~ I’m very happy to hear from you again. Yes, we really enjoyed your visit. We will love to meet you again. :) Have a great week and as always, a safe trip… Thanks for your comment !!!

    p.s Your chocolate gift made me gain weight… yum~~~ Jason takes some of them to work for snack almost everyday. hehe..

powerplantop writes:
  reply August 3rd, 2009 at 6:22 PM

My wife would love this.

    Aeri writes:
      reply August 5th, 2009 at 7:33 AM

    Hi, powerplantop
    ^^ cook it for her someday then.. Thanks !!!

farleen writes:
  reply August 3rd, 2009 at 2:16 PM

hiiiiiiii aaaeeerrrriiiii!!!!!!
once again, i am in need of another bib. *drool!*

i’ve been sick this past week and i think this will be good for my stomach (easy to digest) :)

*hi bryson! :) *

    Aeri writes:
      reply August 5th, 2009 at 7:32 AM

    Hi, farleeeeeeeeeeeeeen ;)
    The English word I learned from you, bib.. I could use that word when I went to buy Bryson’s clothes… hehe I got 4 bibs so far… lol
    O… you were sick ??? what happened.. ?? are you okay now ???

    *Hi, farleen ;) *

Poeh writes:
  reply August 3rd, 2009 at 1:21 PM

Korean congee looks very tasty. The way you make it, is very different from what I have known.
The combination between two types of rice is interesting.
I always use regular rice and then i boil it on low heat with dried scallops and a bit of pork bones or fish, top it with some green onions and a dash of sesame oil.

I wanted to thank you for the zucchini side dish. I have made your dish for my mom and she loved it so much. :)

    Aeri writes:
      reply August 5th, 2009 at 7:30 AM

    Hi, Poeh
    aha.. what is congee..that’s porridge ??
    Your porridge sounds good too.

    oh.. you made zucchini side dish for your mom ?? so sweet ~~~ I’m happy for her. hehe thanks !!!

 

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