Jok (Thai) Recipe
Thai · Soup · 35 min total
Jok is a comforting Thai rice porridge, often enjoyed for breakfast or as a soothing meal. This recipe creates a creamy, savory porridge with ground pork and a perfectly soft-centered egg.
10
min prep
min prep
25
min cook
min cook
2
servings
servings
450
kcal/serving
kcal/serving
Ingredients
- 1 cup jasmine rice, rinsed
- 6 cups chicken or vegetable broth
- 1/2 lb ground pork
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon fish sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon white pepper
- 1 tablespoon ginger, julienned
- 2 green onions, sliced
- 2 eggs
- Cilantro leaves for garnish
- Fried garlic (optional)
- Chili oil (optional)
Instructions
- In a large pot, combine rinsed rice and broth. Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce to low and simmer, stirring occasionally, for 20 minutes or until rice is very soft and porridge-like.
- While porridge cooks, mix ground pork with soy sauce, fish sauce, and white pepper. Set aside.
- Once rice is tender, stir in the seasoned pork and ginger. Cook for 3-4 minutes, breaking pork into small pieces, until pork is cooked through.
- Crack eggs into the porridge, one at a time, without stirring. Cover and cook for 2-3 minutes for soft-centered yolks, or longer if desired.
- Ladle into bowls. Top with green onions, cilantro, fried garlic, and chili oil if using. Serve hot.
Tips
- For a vegetarian version, omit pork and use vegetable broth, adding tofu or mushrooms.
- Adjust consistency by adding more broth if too thick, or simmer longer if too thin.
- Store leftovers in the fridge for up to 3 days; add a splash of water when reheating.
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