Ingredients and methods of Guangdong white porridge

Guangdong, China is a place that particularly likes to eat porridge. There are professional porridge houses everywhere, and locals also like to cook porridge at home. Among them, Guangdong white porridge is the simplest and most common type of porridge. It is rich in nutrition and has a soft and sticky taste, which is very tempting. In fact, we can also cook this kind of Guangdong white porridge here. I will write down the materials and specific methods needed for Guangdong white porridge in a while. Friends who like to drink porridge can learn to make it.

Ingredients and methods of Guangdong white porridge

Ingredients for Guangdong white porridge

When making Cantonese white porridge, you only need to prepare an appropriate amount of rice, a dozen wolfberries and a small amount of hawthorn slices.

How to make Guangdong white porridge

1. Wash the prepared rice and soak it in clean water for half an hour, then boil some water for later use.

2. Take out the soaked rice and put it in a pot. Add boiling water. Add enough water at one time and do not add water in the middle. The ratio of rice to water should be about 1:3.

3. After heating over high heat and bringing to a boil, turn down the heat and simmer for another thirty to forty minutes. Stir the mixture several times with a spoon during the simmering process to prevent it from sticking to the pot.

4. When the porridge is about 70% cooked, wash the wolfberries and hawthorn slices and put them into the pot and continue cooking. Turn off the heat when it becomes thick and glutinous. Let the porridge simmer in the pot for ten minutes before taking it out and eating.

5. This Guangdong white porridge can also be used as the base for other porridges. When making the porridge, add other ingredients you like to make special porridges with different flavors and tastes. For example, lean meat porridge, seafood porridge, etc. are all made based on this porridge base.