Manado Vegetable Congee Recipe

Manado Vegetable Congee Recipe

250g rice, washed and drained

200g pumpkin, chopped

100g sweet potato, chopped

1 cob sweetcorn, extract the kernels

50g young melinjo leaves

50g spinach, washed

50g water convolvulus, washed

5-6 string beans, cut into 2cm pieces

2 teaspoons salt

Ingredients for Sambal Dabu-dabu Lilang:

4 red chilies

6 bird's eye chilies

3 shallots

1 tomato

1 tablespoon lime juice

½ teaspoon salt

Ingredients for Grilled Fish:

500g tuna fish

½ teaspoon salt

½ teaspoon shredded ginger

2 tablespoons vegetable oil

Method:

Add water to a level 3-5 cm above the rice level.  Boil until almost cooked.  Add pumpkin, sweet potato and corn.  When they are cooked, add vegetables and salt.  Cook until the cereal thickens.  Serve with sambal dabu-dabu lilang and grilled fish or fried salted fish.  For Sambal Dabu-dabu Lilang, finely slice the red chilies, bird's eye chilies and shallots.  Mix well with chopped tomato, lime juice and salt.  For grilled fish. Wash tuna fish and rub with salt, shredded ginger and vegetable oil.  Grill until cooked.