Pumpkin & Pork Balls Porridge

During days where I feel lazy to cook individual dishes, I will prepare this which I called 'one pot' porridge for lunch/dinner :P As said being lazy so I did not measure/write out the exact quantity for each ingredient needed....is it tasty or just simply feeling hungry?.. my boy asked for 2nd serving after finish his 1st bowl of porridge :)

Ingredient

• rice
• millet
• stock
• minced pork (marinate lightly with sesame oil, light soya sauce, pepper & cornflour)
• pumpkin (peeled & cubed)
• salt & pepper to taste
• extra sesame oil for serving

Method

1. Rinse rice & millet thoroughly. Place rice & stock into a pot. Bring to boil and cook for 10mins.
2. Add pumpkin and cook for 5mins or until tender.
3. Shape marinated minced meat into small round balls. Drop into porridge. Cook till meat balls are cooked through.
4. Add salt & pepper to taste. Turn off heat.
5. Drizzle some sesame oil before serving.
   

冬瓜雪梨汤

Weather is kind of erratic nowadays!! sometimes rain like cats & dogs, sometimes so sunny...really can fall sick easily..feel like getting sick soo0n as throat kind of sore :( hope this soup will help to 'cool' down my body...

Ingredient

• 4 chinese pears 雪梨
• 650gm wintermelon 冬瓜
• 40gm sweet almond 南杏
• 20gm bitter almond 南杏
  
• 40gm lily bulb 百合
• 3 candied dates 蜜枣
• 300gm lean pork
  
• 2000ml water
• salt to taste
  

Method

1. Wash pears and cut into quarters.
2. Wash melon and cut into chunks.
3. Rinse almonds, lily bulb & candied dates.
4. Blanch lean pork in boiling water. Drain away water.
5. Place all ingredient except salt into a pot. Bring water to boil. Lower heat and simmer for 1.5hrs. Add salt to taste.