Pork Congee with Dried Scallops

Yields

4 bowls

Ingredients

500g 五花肉cubed

10 medium sized dried scallops

1 tsp salt

2.5 of water

1 packet of MMMM pork bone stock

75ml of Nabe seafood soup base

2 cups of rice

Instructions

1. Rinse 2 cups of rice. Put in the freezer overnight. This breaks down the rice and cuts down the cooking time (learnt from 阿基師 偷呷步).
2. Cut 五花肉 into 1" cubes. Marinate with 1tsp of salt. Leave aside.
3. Boil 2.5ltr of water together with 1 packet of MMMM pork bone stock and 75ml of Nabe seafood soup base. Once the soup is boiling, put in the 五花肉 cubes, pre-soaked dried scallops and rice.
4. Keep stirring till the porridge is thick and smooth.
5. Switch off the stove and cover the pot for at least 15mins to allow the porridge to thicken.
6. Scoop and serve with pepper and spring onion.

Note

You can also add salted eggs or century eggs into the porridge.