Yummy Thai Rice Porridge (Jok or Khao Tom)

chicken

🥗Healthier: tofu

💰Cheaper: pork

Tofu provides a vegetarian option while pork is often less expensive.

soy sauce

🥗Healthier: tamari

💰Cheaper: salt

Tamari is gluten-free, while salt is a basic alternative.

sesame oil

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Olive oil offers health benefits, while canola is cost-effective.

fish sauce

🥗Healthier: soy sauce

💰Cheaper: salt

Soy sauce is a common substitute, while salt is always available.

Rinse and drain rice a few times until the water runs clear.

Put rice into a large pot and add 2 cups of water and 2 cups of vegetable broth.

Bring the pot with the rice to a boil on medium-high heat.

Once it starts boiling, turn down to medium and allow it to simmer.

In a non-stick frying pan, cook the ground pork with minced ginger and minced garlic for about five minutes on medium-high heat until the meat is brown.

Drain the cooked pork mixture with a slotted spoon before adding it to the simmering rice pot.

Add soy sauce and fish sauce to the rice pot after five minutes of simmering.

Scramble an egg in a bowl, add chopped shrimp, and slowly add the scrambled egg to the rice pot to create ribbon-like threads.

Once the rice has cooked and absorbed most of the broth (about 10 minutes), remove the pot from the stove.

Add a pinch of pepper and adjust soy sauce or fish sauce to taste.

Serve in a bowl and garnish with chopped green onions, fried garlic, pickled cabbage, and cilantro.

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