China

Congee

Name: Congee
Total time: 75 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: China
Ingredients: 150 g Short-grain rice; 2 l Chicken stock & water; 300 g Chicken thighs; 3 cm Ginger; 2 Spring onion; 1 tbsp each Soy sauce & sesame oil; some White pepper

Silky Chinese rice porridge for breakfast

Congee (jook) is a slow-cooked rice porridge, prized across Asia for over two millennia as nourishing breakfast and food for the unwell.

The rice breaks down into velvety creaminess; classically it is enriched with chicken, ginger and spring onion and served with crisp toppings.

Servings4

Time75 min

LevelEasy

Ingredients

Short-grain rice150 g
Chicken stock & water2 l
Chicken thighs300 g
Ginger3 cm
Spring onion2
Soy sauce & sesame oil1 tbsp each
White peppersome

★ = available authentic in the Asia Boutique

Preparation

Rinse the rice and bring to a boil with stock, water and ginger.
Simmer gently for 60 minutes, stirring often.
Add the chicken after 30 minutes and cook through.
Lift out the chicken, shred it and return it.
Serve with soy sauce, sesame oil, pepper and spring onion.

Make it original

Good rice, soy sauce and sesame oil for silky congee are in the Asia Boutique.

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