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Goto (Rice Porridge)

Goto (Rice Porridge)

Goto — fresh vegetables prepared Filipino-style with garlic and shrimp paste. A light and flavorful side dish.

Prep: 15 min Cook: 90 min

Ingredients

  • 0.7 kg (1.5 lbs) ox tripe (cut into serving pieces)
  • 1 cup uncooked rice
  • 481.9 g (17 oz) water (about 500 ml)
  • 481.9 g (17 oz) beef stock (about 500 ml or 1 piece beef cube (bouillon) diluted in 17 ounces of water)
  • 2 tbsp fish sauce
  • 1 tsp garlic (minced)
  • 1.5 tsp ground black pepper
  • 1 cup onion (minced)
  • 4 piece hard boiled eggs
  • 1 cup scallions (green onions, minced)
  • 2 knobs ginger (julienned)
  • 1 tbsp safflower (kasubha)
  • 1 piece lemon or 4 pieces calamansi
  • 0.75 cup chicharon (pork rinds, crushed)
  • 2 tbsp oil

Instructions

  1. In a pot, heat the cooking oil then sauté the garlic, onion, and ginger

  2. Dash-in some ground black pepper

  3. Fold in the ox tripe and cook for 2 minutes

  4. Pour-in the fish sauce and water then simmer until the ox tripe is tender (you may use a pressure cooker for faster results)

  5. Add the uncooked rice and stir

  6. Pour-in the beef broth and bring to a boil.

  7. Stir occasionally until the rice reaches the desired consistency (about 40 minutes). Add water as needed

  8. Put-in the hard boiled eggs then stir.

  9. Incorporate the safflower for additional color and aroma.

  10. Serve hot with minced green onions, crushed chicharon, and lemon