Hello, my lovely readers! After publishing my black sesame latte recipe post, I was inspired to create more recipes with black sesame seeds on my blog. So for today’s blog post, I want to introduce you to the black sesame porridge recipe, which is a super healthy, luxurious, and comforting porridge. You can serve this as a starter, a breakfast, a light meal, or when you are not feeling so well. Rich in essential amino acids, calcium, iron, vitamins, and minerals, this black sesame seed porridge is a healthy recipe that you can follow and have anytime.

Then let me tell you a little bit more about the black sesame seed porridge.

About Black Sesame Seed Porridge, Heugimja-juk

Black sesame seed porridge, called Heugimja-juk in Korean, is a traditional royal food served in the palace during the Joseon Dynasty. It continues to be considered a luxury porridge dish in Korea to this day.

The ingredients for the porridge are rather simple; the result is thick, creamy, savory, and gourmet porridge.

Introduction to Korean Porridge (Jook or Juk)

Let me introduce you to the world of Korean porridge. In many other parts of the world, porridge can be eaten in the morning as breakfast or as a dessert with sweeteners. In Korea, however, porridge is usually eaten when someone is not feeling well. It is considered a comfort food to lift someone’s recovery.

Here are some popular Korean porridge types, called “jook” or “juk”.

There are many different types of porridge in Korea.

Types of Korean Porridge

• Vegetable porridge 야채죽
• Pine nut porridge 잣죽
• Pumpkin porridge (Hobak-juk) 호박죽
• Chicken porridge (Dak-jook/Dak-juk) 닭죽
• Abalone porridge 전복죽

We will grind the black sesame seeds so we can absorb all the great health benefits of black sesame!

Health Benefits of Black Sesame

Black sesame seeds have been valued as a longevity food in Korea since ancient times, so much so that the black sesame porridge was served as a light meal before breakfast in the royal court during the Joseon Dynasty.

Among the many nutrients in black sesame, one antioxidant stands out: anthocyanins. Anthocyanins are what give the black pigment in the black sesame seeds and offer many health benefits like these.

• Neutralize free radicals which cause aging
• Prevents dementia
• Prevents cancer and heart disease
• Supports eye health

Usage of Black Sesame in Cuisine

There are many dishes you can make with black sesame seeds. In Korea, black sesame recipes include black sesame latté and different kinds of rice cakes such as dasik, injeolmi, and gyeongdan. It can also be used in salad dressings, and they taste amazing!

In other parts of the world, black sesame is used as an ingredient in jams, cookies, cakes, and even ice cream.

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Let’s get started with the black sesame seed porridge recipe, then!

Black Sesame Seed Porridge | Korean Porridge Recipe | Heugimja-juk

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Black Sesame Seed Porridge (Heugimja-juk)

Try this luxurious and gourmet black sesame porridge that used to be a royal dish!

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Servings: 4 portions

Course: Soup

Cuisine: Korean

Ingredients Method

Ingredients

  

• 2/3 cup White, short-grained rice
• 1/3 cup Glutinous white rice Can be substituted with white, short-grained rice if you don’t have it
• 2 tsp Salt To taste
• 1/2 cup Black sesame seeds Toasted
• 5 cups Water

Method

 

Preparing Black Sesame Mixture

1. Take a frying pan and put it on medium heat. Once the pan is heated, add half a cup of black sesame seeds. Keep stirring the black sesame seeds so they are toasted evenly.
2. Toast the seeds for about five minutes while stirring. You will be able to smell the toasted sesame seeds.
   
3. Remove them immediately from the heat once you smell the toasted seeds. Once they are burned, they will be bitter and will smell.
4. Add the sesame seed to a food processor or blender and pour in a cup of water and 2 teaspoons of salt. Blend until smooth and fine. Set aside.
   

Making Black Sesame Porridge

1. Take 2/3 cup of short-grained white and 1/3 cup of glutinous rice and wash thoroughly. You may substitute this with 1 cup of all-white or all glutinous rice.
2. In a pot, take 4 cups of water and add the washed rice. Set aside for at least 30 minutes.
3. Start cooking the rice in the pot. Bring the pot to a boil and decrease the heat to medium-high to a simmer. Close the lid and cook for 25 minutes.
4. With a stick blender, blend the rice porridge until smooth.
5. Add the prepared black sesame mixture to the pot. Mix well. Cook for another 5 minutes.
6. Take the porridge into a bowl. Optionally, you can garnish the black sesame porridge with a few pine nuts in the middle.
7. Serve hot. Enjoy!

Tips for Black Sesame Seed Porridge Recipe

1. Garnish with Pine Nuts

If you want to decorate this porridge, garnish it with pine nuts at the top and in the center of the porridge. It is one of the most common ways to garnish many types of porridge in Korea.

2. Season with Salt or Sugar

Usually, this black sesame seed porridge is seasoned with a little bit of salt and eaten as a savory dish. But if you know me, I love sweets and desserts. (I shared so many dessert recipes on my blog!) You can turn this black sesame seed porridge into a healthy dessert by seasoning it with sugar instead of salt.

Or if you want, you can learn this Chinese black sesame soup recipe that is a dessert!

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Summary of Black Sesame Seed Porridge Recipe

I hope you enjoyed this blog post about the black sesame seed porridge recipe! Black sesame seed porridge is a luxurious and nutritious dish with a rich, nutty, deep flavor of black sesame seeds. It is also packed with lots of nutrients that are healthy for you. Try this black sesame seed porridge whether you want a breakfast, a light meal, a comforting meal, not feeling your best, or even a healthy dessert.

I will come back with another delicious post. Until then, you can check out my other posts on my blog.

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