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Oyster Rice Porridge

Quick answer

Total time: 55 min
Level: Medium
Servings: 2 servings
Ingredients: 7

About this dish

Oyster rice porridge cooks 1 cup short-grain rice, 180 g fresh oysters, and 120 g Korean radish with 1000 ml water for two servings.

Rinse the rice, soak it for 30 minutes, and drain it. Dice the radish finely. Swirl the oysters gently in water with your fingertips, lift them out without crushing them, and drain them well. Heat 1 tbsp sesame oil in a pot over medium-low heat and stir-fry the rice and radish for 3 minutes. Pour in the water, bring it to a boil, and reduce the heat to low. Cook for at least 30 minutes, stirring along the bottom of the pot. When the rice has softened and the radish is tender, add the oysters and 1 tsp minced garlic. Continue cooking; after 5 to 7 minutes the oyster flesh should be opaque. Mix in 1 tbsp soup soy sauce, turn off the heat, and rest the porridge for 2 minutes before dividing it between two bowls. The oysters are added only after the rice and radish have cooked.

Ingredients

servings

IngredientAmountUnit

short-grain rice1 cupcup

fresh oysters180 gg

water1000 mlml

Korean radish120 gg

minced garlic1 tsptsp

sesame oil1 tbsptbsp

soup soy sauce1 tbsptbsp

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Instructions

Read the steps as a cooking flow: prep, heat, seasoning, doneness control, and finish.

6 steps

1

Step

Rinse 1 cup short-grain rice, soak it for 30 minutes, and drain it in a sieve.

Dice 120 g Korean radish finely.
2

Step

Swirl 180 g fresh oysters gently in water with your fingertips.

Lift them out without crushing them and drain them well.
3

Control

Set a pot over medium-low heat, add 1 tbsp sesame oil, and stir-fry the drained rice and radish for 3 minutes.
4

Control

Pour in 1000 ml water and stir along the bottom to loosen the rice.

Once it boils, reduce the heat to low and cook for at least 30 minutes, stirring often.
5

Heat

When the rice has softened and the radish is tender, add the oysters and 1 tsp minced garlic.

Cook for 5 to 7 minutes, until the oyster flesh is opaque.
6

Season

Stir in 1 tbsp soup soy sauce.

Turn off the heat, rest for 2 minutes, and divide the porridge between two bowls.

Practical Cooking Checks

The cues that matter most while cooking.

Key technique: Stir-fries 1 cup rice and 120 g radish in 1 tbsp sesame oil before adding 1000 ml water
Finish cue: Cook for 5 to 7 minutes, until the oyster flesh is opaque.