Rice Porridge Varriations Recipe

Update: I just found I was making Oyaku and Zosui/ojiya which my mother will never tell me. Note to anyone who is Japanese don't throw the tomatoes at me say you don't know your roots. Okay I looked up and going no it can't be, getting any Japanese information from my mother like is this good or this bad, she won't say anything...so crickets continue chirp in background I have research on my own and find out good, bad and ugly.

I kind go this site for details and find not bad thing. https://www.thespruceeats.com/japanese-comfort-food-2030064 <- it explains that What I made from rice not already cooked, added to water, cook on stove top, that is called Oyaku, and then Zosui/Ojiya is rice porridge made with day old rice or smelling good rice or pre made rice, the other thing if your using old rice use some sake in your rice give your people at home some hey or sake protection from doubt.

Ingredients

Rice prep before other
Rice of any caliber (1/4 cup(japanese measurer)) to 1 cup depending on ppl(usually 1/2 cup can serve up to 3 ppl if your super hungry go 1 1/4 cup add same amount depending what boils off.)
Water same amount but little extra...you want it rise. add bit salt for flavor, if your purist don't anything anything but I add salt to keep it from sticking to pot. SO what do I know.

Dashi/bonito/ fish* after rice is tender

Salt because you need it for flavor.

Egg is optional

Sake would be recommended (only if day old or couple days old.)

rice seasoning is other variation...plus soy sauce.

Variation 1:

Miso paste, Tofu at end with sea weed (no egg added) (was tried, tasted good)

Variation 2:

diced vegetables, and chives, and some herbs, (no egg added)(was tried tasted really delicious)

Variation 3:

fish, sweet pepper diced, and kale...possible egg intermixed(tried this method) might suggest onion

Dog happy variation 1:

Fish Dashi, Egg(cooked), turkey, Spinach (current favorite among pooches)

Dog Happy variation 2:

Fish Dashi, Kabocha, Bonita flakes, soy sauce(dogs really smiled on that one)

Directions

1) use day 1 or 2 after rice, if still smells good use, do use it, if older then smells you could throw to compost.
2) find vessel to use, clay or stainless steel, wooden spatula.
3) add rice, add water, and set to onto stove top and boil it, add dashi step.
4) after it rice mixture firms up, either add seasoning soy sauce at this step.
5) after tasting is important you want taste little bit clear, and little bit salty not too much
6) add little salt... until gets to consistency...add egg if you don't want you always pass this step.
7) most common thing after you take off heat, people add rice seasoning or chives.

Notes

Added variations to help decide what you want to eat, if your still confused best go spruce site...talk to author he might know more variations? This not a recipe but idea what to make with porridge I like to think basic idea how to make it, but follow understanding don't burn the house down in process.

Don't leave it on stove while off doing something or texting someone because it will burn, and bubble over.

Your eyes have watch the food before you, I eaten burnt porridge with my mother, she made it so it stuck to bottom of pot, Thus don't assume there no salt to added anywhere.

Salt I use is sea salt.

Pot could be bigger who want to clean up after that, we don't have much wooden spatulas because they break due to I use for making toffee.

Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 9 minutes
Total Time: 14 minutes
Number of Servings: 3
Yield: 2 1/2 servings
Style: American, West Coast

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