Savoury porridge with ginger and chilli oil
Published: May 1, 2018 at 2:39 PM
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Serves 2
Easy
Total time: 20 mins
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Ever thought of making your morning porridge savoury? Check out this quick and easy dish with fiery ginger, runny eggs and punchy chilli oil. Ideal for a low calorie midweek meal
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Try this savoury porridge for something different, then check out our Thai rice porridge, quinoa porridge, protein porridge, berry and nut butter porridge and more porridge topping ideas.
FOOD TREND: SAVOURY PORRIDGE
We’ve all heard of the benefits of porridge for breakfast – slow-releasing oats are great for energy, full of fibre and relatively inexpensive to make. But most of us – except those die-hard Scots who stir with a spurtle (clockwise, of course), add water and a pinch of salt – eat it sweet. We like it slick with golden syrup, heavy with berries or even laden with peanut butter (is that just us?).
So what’s all this about savoury porridge then, you might be asking? A far cry from Oliver Twist’s gruel, porridge in 2018 is packing a serious punch for breakfast, brunch, and even brinner. It can be used like a risotto (oatsotto?), congee-style (like our recipe, below), spiced, dal-like or stringy with melted cheese. And it seems everyone is getting involved – from trendy young things at Roganic, in Marylebone, serving it up with bone marrow and blue cheese, to the masters of the art in Scotland.
Download The Porridge Grand Tour of Scotland map and itinerary at visitscotland.com to discover skirlie (oatmeal fried with fat and onions), oats served with kale and carrot bacon, or smoked haddock porridge with charred spring onions, egg and gin-cured salmon.
Sounds weird, but it works. Trust us!
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Ingredients
Nutrition
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2 eggs
(we used Burford Browns)
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100g porridge oats
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700ml chicken stock
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2 tbsp shaoxing rice wine
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1 tbsp soy sauce
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1 tbsp vegetable oil
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1 clove garlic
finely chopped
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a thumb-sized piece ginger
shredded
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½ a small bunch chives
finely chopped to serve
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1-2 tbsp chiu chow chilli oil
see notes below
Nutrition: per serving
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kcal443
low
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fat20.4g
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saturates3.5g
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carbs36.8g
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sugars2.5g
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fibre6.5g
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protein24.9g
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salt2.1g
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Method
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step 1
Put the eggs into a small pan of boiling water and simmer for 6 minutes 30 seconds, then drain and rinse until cold. Peel and quarter lengthways just before serving.
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step 2
Put the porridge oats into a pan with the chicken stock and some seasoning, bring to the boil and simmer for 5-10 minutes or until the oats have softened and have a soupy consistency. Stir through the shaoxing rice wine and soy.
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step 3
Heat the vegetable oil in a frying pan and fry the garlic and ginger for 1 minute until crisp.
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step 4
Spoon the porridge into bowls, spoon over the crispy garlic and ginger, sprinkle with chives, top with the egg pieces and chilli oil.
Chiu chow chilli oil contains garlic, ginger and chilli flakes. We used Lee Kum Kee’s chiu chow, which is available from larger supermarkets.
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