Perhaps, one might say, that it is in a state of severe sleep deprivation and bodily discomfort, that one’s taste palate subconsciously craves and returns to its familiar terrain.
A place where one seeks the comfort of home and the memories which inevitably fall in step with each mouthful of the food we most associate with where we come from.
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I spent my entire first Saturday back in Buenos Aires sleeping 18 hours straight – proof of the power of the tremendous fatigue and sore throat that I’d foolishly convinced myself I had already overcome.
The only interruption during these hours of drifting in and out of sleep was the time I spent in the kitchen – cooking and eating my version of comfort food, porridge.
In my state of groggy hunger, I dug around the fridge to find that the only things I could use to accompany my porridge were eggs. (I was too tired to get dressed and go to the supermarket to buy minced pork, which was ideal for jazzing up something as plain as porridge).
Why porridge? You might wonder. I’m not sure either.
But in Singapore, where I’m from, porridge soothes all sickness and warms your tummy in the most gentle way.
There are of course various ways porridge can be cooked – with minced pork or beef, sliced chicken, fish slices or even liver. Then you can always eat it alone (plain & neat) with other cooked foods, or with some beaten eggs cooked alongside the porridge.
It was my first time making egg porridge, and I was pleasantly surprised to find it tasty enough despite how little ingredients it involved.
SIMPLE EGG PORRIDGE (Serves 1)
Ingredients:
1) 1 expresso cup of uncooked long-grain white rice
2) 10 espresso cups of water
3) 3 eggs
4) 2 tablespoons of light soya sauce
5) Salt to taste
6) 1 tablespoon of chopped Spring onions (optional for garnishing)
Steps:
1) Rinse uncooked rice 2-3 times until water is clear, then drain the water away
2) Put rice and 5 espresso cups of water in a small pot, bringing to a boil before lowering heat to minimum
3) Stir rice grains occasionally, ensuring they do not stick to the bottom of the pot
4) Once rice grains have absorbed most of the water, add the remaining cups of water
5) Stir some more until porridge reaches your desired consistency (too watery, let it cook some more; too thick, add a bit more water)
6) Break and beat eggs in a bowl then mix eggs with porridge, stirring over low heat for 1-2 minutes.
7) Add salt and soya sauce to taste
8) Garnish with chopped spring onions
Rinse 1 expresso cup of uncooked long-grained white rice until water is clear:
Put rice and 5 espresso cups of water in a small pot, bringing to a boil before lowering heat to minimum:
Once rice grains have absorbed most of the water, add the remaining cups of water:
Fresh eggs:
Beat the eggs:
Mix eggs with porridge, stirring over low heat for 1-2 minutes, adding salt and soya sauce to taste:
Keep stirring till porridge reaches desired consistency:
Beautifully simple egg porridge:
Would you like a taste?
Tastes great!
Thanks Tjitze! Glad you liked it!
I’ve tried this recipe today, and although my eggs turned out to be more scrambled than yours look (maybe it’s cos I didn’t mix them enough? I mixed them for more than 5 mins though…), the egg porridge was delicious, especially after I sprinkled some fried onion on top.
I have to thank you for sharing this recipe and Google for letting me see it X’D
Hi Yuki! Glad you loved the porridge! Regarding how the eggs look, I believed I mixed mine alot and the eggs sort of blended with the porridge. Serving the porridge with fried onion sounds delicious!!!
hmmmmm yemmiiiii
Thanks Shivaranjani!
“easy to cook egg porridge and then very tasty so try it”
I know after flights (though not quite that long!) I always want a comforting bowl of pastina. My mom makes those little couscous-like noodles with a big pat of butter and sometimes drizzles and egg in there, and it’s just what I need. This looks like the porridge version and I LOVE IT 😀 yum. Hoping for your speedy recovery Felicia!
Good morning Jess!
I’ve never tried pastina but it sure sounds comforting! I like all carbohydrates in general..and pastina sounds vaguely like pasta? Just bring on all the noodles/rice/pasta. they make my day!!
think i might have to eat many many bowls of pastina with butter & egg to recover from my super-long flight!!
have a beautiful week dear!!
xoxo
btw jess, do u happen to be working for Feastie? cos I received an email not long ago from Feastie saying my site (dishbydish) was indexed and it was signed off by a Jessica Gonzalez. could that be you? or is it just a very big coincidence? hehehe
hahahaha that WAS me! I was writing the email and I wanted to be like I KNOW YOU but then I was trying to be professional lol. 😉
so cool! so this is the social media internship you clinched? awesome possum!
Porridge soothes cold and discomfort, definitely! I always have it whenever I am under the weather too. Get well soon, Felicia!
thanks Irene! am already starting to feel better, with all the medication and vitamins I’m taking, thank god!! Have a wonderful week dear!!
Good idea,never tasted It!
Hola anna!
Well, if you don’t feel well one day and just want something warm to soothe your stomach and appease your hunger, you can try egg porridge!
ojala que estes muy bien!!
besos!
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