Last Friday, I went back to my hometown for the Hari Raya break. Since everyone was home, my brother suggested to have porridge steamboat for dinner. He was really excited, he had tried it once before and had been craving it ever since.
For me, it wasn’t something new, but it’s one of those meals that always feels special when you have it with family.
So early in the morning, my mom, dad, and I headed to the market to get everything we needed. Fish balls, chicken, fish, prawns, vegetables, mushrooms… a full steamboat spread.
Back home, we started preparing the porridge base. It’s just plain white porridge, simple but comforting. It’s not difficult to cook, but it does take time. We let it simmer for hours until it turned smooth and creamy—that’s the key to a good porridge steamboat.
Meanwhile, we prepared and marinated the ingredients to bring out more flavour.
By around 7.30pm, everything was ready and the steamboat feast began. Before we started, we added a little cooking wine and sesame oil into the porridge to enhance the flavour. It made the broth extra fragrant and rich.
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| Part of the ingredients for our steamboat |
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| Wow... the pot is full! |
And just when we thought the meal was already complete, my dad surprised us with a pot of curry pork on the side. It paired so well with the steamboat—warm, hearty, and full of flavour.
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| The curry pork and prawn |
I'm hungry looking at your pics.. next time cook for me?
ReplyDeleteOk... when you come back here, we can do steamboat :D
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