Chaoshan Shantou Casserole Porridge uses regular rice.

Steps

Authentic Teochew Swatow Casserole Congee Directions

Ingredients Preparation

One cup of rice, 20 shrimp, 10 grams of cabbage, 20 grams of seaweed, one small piece of ginger, pepper, salt, and one green onion.

Making Steps

1. Wash the rice and soak it for half an hour; soak the seaweed in warm water.

2. Shrimp fried shrimp whiskers, shrimp gun, and then cut in half, the tail is not cut. Shrimp head inside the shrimp brain also do not want, so that the porridge cooked out will not be cloudy.

3. casserole once enough water to boil before adding the rice into the pot, boiling boiling with a spoon to stir.

4. Keep boiling and cook for about ten minutes, by which time the rice grains have shown signs of bursting.

5. Add winter vegetables and cook slightly to give the porridge an underlying flavor.

6. Add seaweed.

7. Add ginger, shrimp, continue to cook for four or five minutes, before leaving the pot with salt and pepper to taste.

Chaoshan Shantou casserole congee, also known as "Chiu Chow casserole congee", is a traditional specialty of the Chaoshan region. The main ingredients are prawns, rice, glutinous rice, cilantro and scallions. It has a delicious flavor and a light fragrance.

Nutritional value of prawns:

Protein

Prawns contain 20% protein, is one of the high protein content of food, is fish, eggs, milk several times to dozens of times.

Amino acids

Prawns are not high in valine, one of the essential amino acids, compared to fish, but are a nutritionally balanced source of protein. In addition, prawns contain glycine, and the higher the level of this amino acid, the sweeter the prawns will taste.

Taurine

Taurine contained in prawns is effective in preventing metabolic syndrome as it can lower blood pressure and cholesterol in the body.

Trace element zinc

The prawns are rich in trace elements of zinc, which can improve the lack of zinc caused by human taste disorders, growth disorders, skin discomfort and sperm deformities and other diseases.

Magnesium

The magnesium contained in prawns has an important role in regulating the heart's activity, and can well protect the cardiovascular system. It can reduce serum cholesterol values, prevent atherosclerosis, but also expand the coronary arteries, which is conducive to the prevention of hypertension and myocardial infarction.