Step 1

Rinse and drain the rice with cold water and then transfer to a soup pot. Add 12 cups of water and the bouillon cubes. Bring to a boil and cook until the rice is soft and broken down into a porridge, about 45 minutes.

Step 2

While the porridge is cooking, in a medium bowl, combine the pork, garlic, soy sauce and salt and pepper.

Step 3

When the rice is a porridge like consistency, take a pinch of the pork between your fingers and drop it into the pot, repeating for all of the pork mixture. Add the ginger and cook until the pork “dumplings” are cooked through, about 5 minutes. Taste and thin the porridge with water if desired. Season to taste with kosher salt and stir in the scallions and cilantro.

Step 4

Divide the porridge between bowls and garnish with fried garlic slices.

Step 5

Rinse and drain the rice with cold water and then transfer to a soup pot. Add 12 cups of water and the bouillon cubes. Bring to a boil and cook until the rice is soft and broken down into a porridge, about 45 minutes.

Step 6

While the porridge is cooking, in a medium bowl, combine the pork, garlic, soy sauce and salt and pepper.

Step 7

When the rice is a porridge like consistency, take a pinch of the pork between your fingers and drop it into the pot, repeating for all of the pork mixture. Add the ginger and cook until the pork “dumplings” are cooked through, about 5 minutes. Taste and thin the porridge with water if desired. Season to taste with kosher salt and stir in the scallions and cilantro.

Step 8

Divide the porridge between bowls and garnish with fried garlic slices.