Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Pumpkin Oyster porridge

Since Terry starts eating solid, I like giving him "rich" porridge meaning with lots of ingredients in it. The rich porridge will have at least 3 ingredients including meats.

Happened that day I'm cooking my favourite rich porridge for the boy and Mummy Moon interested to know the ingredients and the look of the porridge. Whenever we MSN before noon time, we always ask each other what we cook for the day.

So here it is my favourite version of pumpkin oyster porridge with a total of 6 ingredients in it. There are garlic, dried scallops, oyster, pumpkin, meat and China salted vege. It is sweet and fragrant with those combination of nourishment ingredients.

Main ingredients are the pumpkin (cut in dices) and meats (dices or minced and marinated it with salt, soya sauce, pepper, corn flour and sesame oil), others all putting in a little will do. For 1 cup of rice, I used 3 pieces garlics (chop fine), 4 small dried scallops, 3 oysters (chop fine) and 1 teaspoon of China salted vege. For the oysters, if you don't like the fishy smell, can stir fried it with garlic first. Salted vege is optional.

For me in cooking the plain porridge, garlics and dried scallop is always a must to enhance the taste and I find that pumpkin is also an easy-going vege with other additional of ingredients. Another combination I have tried are pumpkin with cranberry beans (珍珠豆) and pumpkin with carrot.

17 comments:

LittleLamb said...

1 cup of rice can last for 1 meal or 2 meals or 3 meals for terry???

Serene said...

Waseh! Indeed a very RICH porridge! I never cooked porridge with so many ingredients before, the most is about 4-5 ingredient only. Your version must taste good and it sure full of nutrition!

But the portion seems very big ah? I think 1 cup of rice is for both you and Terry? Because normally I just cook 1/4 cup of rice for my girl's lunch.

Mummy Gwen said...

wow..the porridge looks so yummy. Thanks for sharing.

Chinneeq said...

wah...got oyster and scallop some more ah? wont mix up all the taste?

LittleLamb said...

can give the recipe? cos now i m more motivated to add more ingredients...

also for the dried scallop, normally its like rubberband. can it be chew properly??? u use rice cooker or normal stove to cook ..ehehehe

Unknown said...

wow, scallop and osyter too for porridge. Marcus had pumpkin and carrot porridge as lunch today. may be i will add in scallop n osyter next time.

Sasha Tan said...

wah very berkhasiat man!

Mummy Moon said...

thanks for sharing!

CL said...

I like to put lots of ingredient in the porridge for my girl too.

Vickylow said...

Wah your homecook porridge very RICH in ingredient leh. I might try it one day, but my girl prefer rice rather than porridge..... :)

LHS said...

wow, really a rich porridge! i wonder whether my eli would love this porridge or not. maybe should give it a try

Baby Darren said...

wow...very nutritious meal...unfortunately darren does not like porridge...if not, I can try this method too...

Health Freak Mommy said...

I also like to use lots of ingredients to cook my baby's porridge. I normally have 8-10 ingredients in her porridge. Check out the porridge which I normally cook for my baby at http://healthiswealth.healthfreakmommy.com/?p=151

Sarah's Daddy and Mommy said...

Thanks for the great idea.

I have never thought to use dried oyster to cook for Sarah's porridge.

I wonder what is the purpose of adding the garlic? More aroma is it?

Irene said...

wahlao, so many ingredients! my oh my. i damn malu with wat i cook for lil missy man. better buck up. seimou :(

mommy to chumsy said...

wow..yummy and wholesome!!! tomorrow i'm cooking apple porridge for ashley :D

vialentino said...

wowow...this is a very very healthy porridge....pumpkin oyster porridge...must try it one day