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We are back with another post in our Food from TV or movie series by recreating Mulan’s Breakfast Rice Porridge!
I used to watch Mulan so many times as a child because it was the only princess I resonated with. She was the first Asian Disney Princess and her voice was played by the gorgeous Lea Salonga! I swear I sang Reflection in the shower about 1000 times.
I adored that she was so braved and sacrificed for her family. The last part of the movie was a little bit tough but glad that the ending went so well!
Have you ever watched Mulan? Did you enjoy the movie?
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Rice porridge is similar to Chinese Congee or Filipino Arroz Caldo. It’s not entirely a soup consistency but it is a mushy rice bowl with a bit of liquid.
It’s very good and super filling, You could have this dish for breakfast, lunch and dinner too. Plus have the leftovers for the next day.
What’s your favourite Disney movie?
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HERE IS HOW TO MAKE MULAN’S BREAKFAST RICE PORRIDGE:
WHERE CAN I FIND THESE INGREDIENTS?
The ingredients for Mulan’s Breakfast Rice Porridge is all breakfast foods for the most part! Thank goodness! So, this means everything can be found easily in stores and you’re able to recreate this at home. Any eggs that you like works as well as the cut of bacon. The rice used for this was white short-grain rice.
WHAT ARE THE INGREDIENTS?
The ingredients to make Mulan’s Breakfast Rice Porridge are:
- Eggs
- Bacon
- Rice
- Chicken Bouillon
- Garlic
- Salt
WHAT TYPE OF RICE SHOULD I USE?
Either long or short grain rice is fine but short grain is a lot easier to work with and it get’s really mushy fast! You almost cook this like risotto, I add in about a cup of water every time the water is absorbed. You can alternatively use sticky rice as well as long as you keep adding water to it.
WHAT IS THE TIME BREAKDOWN TO MAKE THIS RECIPE?
The time breakdown to make Mulan’s Breakfast Rice Porridge is:
To cook the eggs:
Total Time: 5 minutes
To cook the bacon:
Total Time: 25 minutes
To cook the rice porridge:
Total Time: 20 minutes
To assemble:
Total Time: 5 minutes
WHAT EQUIPMENT DO I NEED?
For Mulan’s Breakfast Rice Porridge, you need very little equipment! You’ll need a baking tray lined with aluminum foil as well as a pot to cook the rice porridge. You’ll also need to fry up the eggs in a separate pan. Set aside 2 big bowls to plate up your food once done!
WHAT ARE THE STEPS TO PREPARE?
The steps to make Mulan’s Breakfast Rice Porridge are:
- Measure – all the ingredients
- Bake – the bacon until crispy
- Cook – the rice porridge and fry up the eggs
- Cool and Serve -and enjoy!
CAN I SUB/ADD ANYTHING OUT?
There isn’t very much to substitute in this rice porridge dish. The ingredients are super easy! The only thing I could really suggest is that if you don’t want to make rice porridge or have it handy, just having eggs, bacon and rice is good enough and will satisfy your cravings!
WHAT DOES IT TASTE LIKE?
This Mulan’s Breakfast Rice Porridge tastes delicious! The eggs, bacon and rice are a perfect combo of familiar flavours in a new dish.
HOW LONG DOES IT KEEP FOR?
Rice porridge keeps for up to 5 days. Just make sure that when you’re storing it, you either store it into portions/different containers or into a huge container but you avoid opening it.
If you have any side dishes alongside this, make sure not to contaminate the main batch of rice porridge!
WHAT GOES WITH MULAN’S BREAKFAST RICE PORRIDGE?
Mulan’s Breakfast Rice Porridge is perfect to have when you’re trying to decide an easy meal to create and you’re most likely to have the ingredients! A few things you can eat on the side of this rice porridge are:
- Coffee – to have with your morning breakfast!
- Tea – to have with your morning breakfast!
- Chinese Donuts – very popular side for Chinese congee
- Meat/Vegatable Dishes – to eat with your rice porridge
WHAT ARE OTHER VARIATIONS OF BREAKFAST RICE PORRIDGE?
Some other variations of Mulan’s Breakfast Rice Porridge are:
- Instant Pot Congee – Easy way to make a huge batch!
- Duck Congee – I have never tried this but sounds intriguing
- Vietnamese Chicken Rice Porridge/Congee -Tasty chicken based congee
- Fish Congee – A popular way to make congee
MORE RICE RECIPES?
If rice porridge isn’t your thing, you can make different rice recipes such as:
- Fried Sticky Rice – Delicious alternative!
- Garlic Herb Rice Pilaf – Garlic herb rice is delicious with fried eggs and bacon
- Lemon Greek Rice -Nice greek twist!
- Thai Pineapple Fried Rice – Thai fried rice is amazing to eat for any meal
INSPIRATIONS FOR THIS DISH?
I knew that my niece was spending a week with me ahead of time and she once told me that Mulan was her favourite Princess! So, I decided to do this with her as she loves making YouTube videos with me.
I loved that this breakfast is so similar to what my family and I have for breakfast. I already knew this was going to be so yummy! Eggs, bacon and rice?! All delicious!
HOW CAN I MEAL PREP THIS RECIPE?
COST OF THIS MULAN’S BREAKAST RICE PORRIDGE?
Based on my groceries in CAD, if you were buying EVERYTHING from scratch:
- Eggs (12pcs) – $3.08
- Bacon (500g) – $3.25
- Short Grain Rice (750g) – $3.05
- Chicken Bouillon (69g) – $2.50
- Garlic (1 pc) – $0.90
- Salt (1 kg) – $1.40
Total: $14.18 (not all the ingredients were used and leftovers can be used for other recipes)
As all of these ingredients are new, if you just priced out the actual ingredients used in Mulan’s Breakfast Rice Porridge, it would come up to about $3.
ANY OTHER NOTES?
The only note for this recipe is that you want to keep an eye on the rice and add in water every few minutes until the rice gets broken up and mushy.
Mulan’s Breakfast Rice Porridge
Ingredients
- 2 Eggs
- 2-4 Bacon Slices
- 1 1/2 Cups Cooked Rice
- 3 Cups Water
- 1 Tbsp Chicken Bouillon
- 2 Garlic Cloves minced
- 1 Tsp Olive Oil
- Salt to taste
Instructions
Cooking the Rice Porridge
- Turn your stove on medium-high and in a small saucepot, add in your cooked rice, chicken bouillon, minced garlic cloves and half of your water.
- Let the rice breakdown in the water and once the water starts absorbing, add in water little at a time.
- Once your rice porridge has reached its mushy consistency, you can add in salt to your liking and leave to cool.
Baking the Bacon
- Preheat your oven to 400F.
- Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil and place your bacon strips in a curl shape like a smile.
- Bake the bacon for about 20-30 minutes or until golden brown and crispy and set aside to cool.
Frying up the Eggs
- Turn your stove on medium-high and in a small frying pan, add in your olive oil and heat it up.
- Crack your eggs and fry them up the way you like them.
Assembling the bowl
- Grab a large bowl and add in an even amount of rice porridge.
- Add in two eggs as eyes and a bacon smile.
- Enjoy and serve!
I enjoyed making this dish so much! It is a classic and is so delicious. Mulan must’ve had a lot of energy having this before training!
Is this a recipe you’d try next?! I’d love to know how you’d make your version!
Xo,
Lynn
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Okay, so there is a bit of a backstory here, and I am sure it will not go down well – I do not enjoy Mulan as a Disney cartoon. I know, I know, the sisters have tried a trillion ways but no, just can’t do it for too long. On the other hand, though, I find it funny and there is nothing better than Mushu’s sarcasm. Having said this – the porridge you have here looks like the real deal and when I saw it on Instagram I squealed ahahaha it looks great, I need to try it asap as I love porridge! xx
Aw, I get it though! There are just some movies that you just can’t get with. Bacon and eggs can never be a bad combo! xx
Oooo this sounds and looks amazing! I’ve never heard of this before but I’ll defo be giving it a go ASAP. Thank you so much for sharing Xo
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Thanks for reading, Elle x
A fun breakfast! Love that it is linked to Disney. And that it involved eggs and bacon.
Yes! I love Disney! Thanks for commenting, Jaime 🙂
Ahhh I love your film-inspired recipes Lynn, especially when they are from Disney films 🙂 I grew up with Disney princess films, and I think this sounds like an adorable themed breakfast x
Thank you so much, Eleanor! My fav series too! Thanks for stopping by x
A splendid read and an awesome breakfast, lunch and supper idea.
Thanks so much for reading, Alicia! x
I don’t know whether I’m brave enough to try this! I like rice, but I don’t know whether I could have it for breakfast. Though I do adore sweet rice pudding, so maybe I’d have it with banana and honey maybe? I did love the Mulan film though 🙂
Haha! I totally get you. I find it hard to eat in the morning so I usually don’t have anything til about 11am. Thanks for reading! x
This looks SO cute! I’d have to swap out the chicken & bacon but otherwise I totally love it xx
Totally! Vegan bacon would be really good. Thanks for reading, Caroline x
First of all, I’ve never seen Mulan. Please don’t judge! I really need to though. This looks like a really decent breakfast! Breakfast food are DEFINITELY the best,
I absolutely love breakfast so I’d love to try this!
No judgement here haha! I agree! Breakfast foods are so good! Thanks for stopping by, Jenny x
I love how you recreate fun recipes!! This looks so delicious and fun to eat xx
Thanks for reading, Della! x
Tbh, I have never watched Mulan but this recipe looks so fabulous. I have never had anything like this before and I am so willing to give it a try. Thank you for sharing x
Thanks for reading, Ruth!!
This looks like such an interesting dish! I’m sure a bowl of this would be satisfying enough to last me until dinner! 🤣. Thanks for sharing Lynn.
Thank you for stopping by, Jodie! xx
Aww, I love Mulan! I was so excited to read how you did this and you did not let me down at all. I cannot wait to make this, it is such a creative idea.
Thank you, Brianna! Mulan is a great movie!! x
I love how thoughtful this project was for your niece! Mine use to bug me about being in my YT videos when she was 11. She’s 19 now and runs her own business lol! But I do miss when she’d ask me to be in my videos! As simple as this seems, I never thought to make it myself, but now I kind of… want to? Haha.