How to cook nutritious and delicious blood cockle porridge

1. Ingredients for cooking blood cockle porridge

Half a pound of cockles
200g straw mushrooms
200g minced pork
200g pig blood
300g rice
A few sprigs of green onions
3-4 shallots
2 chili peppers
2-3 lemongrass stalks
Seasoning: Fish sauce, pepper, salt, MSG

hello blood 1.jpg — Ingredients for cooking blood cockle porridge. Photo: Bachhoaxanh

2. How to cook cockle porridge

Step 1 : Prepare ingredients

Wash and cut straw mushrooms in half. Wash and chop green onions. Peel, wash and chop shallots. Wash, crush and chop lemongrass. Wash and chop chili.

Soak the blood cockles in salt water, diluted chili or rice water for about 60 minutes to remove all the mud. Then, use a brush to clean the outer shell and rinse, let drain.

Step 2 : Marinate and stir-fry the meat

Marinate ground pork with half a teaspoon of pepper, 1 teaspoon of sugar, 1 tablespoon of fish sauce, 1 teaspoon of salt, mix well to let the meat absorb the spices.

Place the pan on the stove, add a little cooking oil and half of the chopped shallots, saute until fragrant, then add the marinated minced meat, stir-fry until the meat is cooked, then add a little chopped green onions and turn off the stove.

Step 3 : Roast the rice

Wash the rice, drain and put in a pot to roast until the rice is golden brown.

Step 4 : Cook porridge

Using a pot, boil water then put the clams in and boil for 5 minutes. When the clams open, turn off the heat.

Then, remove the clams to drain and separate the clam meat. Do not boil the clams for too long because the clam meat will shrink.

Put the pan on the stove, add the remaining half of the shallots and fry until golden. Next, add the cockles and stir-fry briefly, add a little seasoning such as salt, pepper, and MSG.

Next, add the clam juice, about half a liter of filtered water, half of the stir-fried minced meat into the porridge pot, mix well.

hello blood 2.jpg — Delicious and nutritious blood cockle porridge. Photo: Dienmayxanh

Add 1 teaspoon of fish sauce, half a teaspoon of salt to the porridge pot, mix well and season to taste and turn off the stove.

Step 5 : Finish

Scoop the blood cockle porridge into a bowl, add the remaining stir-fried meat and blood cockle meat on top of the porridge, add some green onions, pepper and enjoy.

3. Notes when cooking blood cockle porridge

To cook delicious, nutritious blood cockle porridge, you need to choose the right blood cockles.

Good blood cockles are not too big and not too small. If the cockles are too small, the meat will shrink, and if the cockles are too big, they will be tough.

Fresh blood cockles will stick their tongues out. If the cockles close their mouths, you can smell them to check. If they smell bad, you should not buy them.

Choose straw mushrooms that are not crushed, round, still have buds and have the characteristic aroma of mushrooms. Do not buy straw mushrooms that smell bad and have expanded. Black straw mushrooms will be more delicious and fragrant than white straw mushrooms.

Blood cockle porridge is best enjoyed while still hot, steaming. The natural sweetness of the blood cockles blends with the spicy taste of pepper, giving the porridge a sweet, warm, and extremely appealing flavor.

Blood cockle porridge can be cooked with vegetables such as spinach, sweet cabbage, green cabbage,... to become a delicious porridge, attractive to both children and adults.

Blood cockles are a food rich in iron and calcium, very good for health. Blood cockle porridge with full nutrients will be a great suggestion for family breakfast. What are you waiting for? Go into the kitchen and show off your skills to the whole family!

Good luck!

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