Breakfast for 8
Kabocha Rice Porridge
$1.71for 460 minServes 8
Soft pumpkin and sweet rice simmer into a smooth Korean porridge, finished with rice flour dumplings and pine nuts.
Photo: koreanbapsang.com
What it costs
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| Ingredient | Amount | Cost | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Winter squash (butternut, spaghetti)$1.29/lb typical | 2 lb | $2.58Typical price |
 | Rice$0.08/oz typical | 3.25 oz | $0.26Typical price |
 | Canned beans$0.09/oz typical | 0.75 oz | $0.07Typical price |
 | Nuts and seeds$0.70/oz typical | 0.25 oz | $0.20Typical price |
| Total for the servings shown | $3.43 | ||
Pantry staples you likely have
Syrups, molasses, powdered sugarFlourSugar and brown sugar
Not included in the cost.
Swaps
- Swap Rice for Quinoa, couscous, barleyabout $0.12/oz more at typical prices
- Swap Canned beans for Dried beans and lentilsabout $0.02/oz more at typical prices
- 60 minstart to table
- Mediumdifficulty
- 8servings as written
- $typical cost tier
KoreanVegetarianVeganDairy-freeBudgetBreakfastsBack to schoolWinter
Typical price
$0.43 per serving$1.71 for 4
Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.
Ingredients
- 1 kabocha or small pumpkin
- 1/2 cup sweet rice
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 1/2 tbsp brown sugar (optional)
- 1/2 cup sweet rice flour
- 2 tsp sugar
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 cup red beans (optional)
- 1 tbsp pine nuts
Steps
- Rinse the sweet rice, cover it with water, and soak it for 10 minutes.
- Cut the pumpkin into chunks, simmer it in a covered pot with water for 20 minutes, and mash it smooth.
- Drain the rice, add fresh water, and simmer it in a 3-quart pot for 25 minutes.
- Mix the sweet rice flour, two teaspoons sugar, and a pinch of salt with water, then shape small balls.
- Boil the rice flour balls in water for 5 minutes, then drain them.
- Stir the pumpkin, rice, brown sugar, and salt together, then simmer for 5 minutes.
- Top each bowl with dumplings and pine nuts.
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