Hmong Rice Porridge - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 quart water (or you can use any broth of your choice)
1 cup jasmine rice, uncooked
1/2 stalk lemongrass
1/2 lb ground meat (you can use ground pork, beef or chicken)
1 pinch salt and black pepper

Preparation

Add the water or broth of your choice, rice and lemongrass into a pot and bring to a boil. Cook for about 7 minutes on high, stirring constantly to keep the rice from sticking to the bottom of the pot.
Reduce the heat to medium-low to simmer, continue to cook until the rice is soft.
Put the ground meat into a bowl and add a little bit of warm water to break the meat apart, you don't want it sticking together but in small little clumps.
Pour the meat into the porridge and stir. Add a pinch of salt and black pepper to taste. Cook for 10 more minutes or until the meat is no longer pink.
Remove the lemongrass and serve warm.