Japanese Rice Porridge with Sweet potato いも茶がゆ

Ingredients

• 2 cups of uncooked rice
• 10 cups of water
• 1 Japanese tea bag of any kind
• 1 purple sweet potato

Instructions

1. 1

   Cut the sweet potato into bite size pieces and leave them in a bowl of water.

2. 2

   Wash and rinse the uncooked rice until the washing water becomes clear then drain with a strainer.

3. 3

   Place the drained rice and 10 cups of water in a large pan.

4. 4

   Bring it to boil over high heat then add a tea bag.

5. 5

   Turn the heat down to medium to simmer to cook the rice for about 10 minutes.

6. 6

   Drain the water from the sweet potatoes and add into the pan.

7. 7

   Simmer for a further 10 min to cook the sweet potato bits.

8. 8

   Serve in a rice bowl.