Rice Porridge with Seven Green Vegetables

It is common to eat rice porridge when people get sick. The traditional recipe cooks from raw rice so the dish becomes like rice paste. However, I use steamed rice, and looks like soup rice. Soup rice is called “zosui” and this dish is in between rice porridge and soup rice. The taste has been arranged somewhat Chinese.

Rice porridge with seven green vegetables is eaten every January 7th. In Japan, we celebrate the new year and eat “osechi”, the special foods. On January 7th, we eat this porridge to finish the celebration and go back to daily life, and also to pray for “no sickness, no hazard, and coming luck”. During the season, seven vegetables are sold at supermarkets in raw or dried.

Ingredients
Seven vegetables　　　　　　　1 set
Steamed rice　　　　　　　　　200g
Water　　　　　　　　　　　　600㏄
Chinese soup stock (granules)　　5㏄
Soya-bean sauce　　　　　　　5㏄
Salt　　　　　　　　　　　　　2g
Egg　　　　　　　　　　　　　1pc

How to cook
1. Wash all the vegetables. Cut leaves into 1-2cm length. Slice white parts.
2. Boil water in a pan. Add Chinese soup stock, soya-bean sauce, salt, and vegetables.
3. Add steamed rice when white vegetables become transparent. Cook for 5 minutes.
4. Beat an egg and add to the soup.