Make Quick Congee

Congee is an extremely delicious rice Use Leftover Porridge that is eaten in many Asian countries. It is eaten primarily as a breakfast food or late supper. In most Asian countries, you can always find a street vendor selling congee throughout the day.
It is not only a delicious dish, but it is also nutritious and easy on the stomach.

This is a Westernized version of congee - there are many cultural variations, each one delicious, but all of them take a little know-how to prepare. Feel free to try your hand at making a traditional congee once you get the hang of this recipe.

Ingredients

• 1 and a 1/4 cups of Thai rice
• 2 and 1/2 cups of water
• Salt and pepper
• 1 cup of chicken broth
• 1 cup of a sliced, cooked meat of your choice (chicken, shrimp, pork, etc.)
• 1/3 of a cup of sliced mushrooms
• 2 green onions, sliced
• Soy sauce
• Oil

Steps

1. Cook the rice. Mix the water, salt, and some oil over medium heat; once the water has come to a boil, add the rice. Stir until the rice is very soft - this should take about half an hour.
2. Mix the cooked rice with the stock. Bring this to a boil, and season to taste with salt, pepper and soy sauce.
3. Spoon the mixture into a serving bowl. Top with the meat, mushrooms, and sliced green onions.
4. Serve hot with a small dish of soy sauce on the side.

Tips

• Eggs can be beaten in to thicken the mixture. Make sure that the eggs are safe, so as to avoid contracting salmonella or other food transmitted diseases.
• Try serving your congee with lettuce leaves, bamboo shoots, hard boiled eggs, or Make Pickled Vegetables.
• More often than not, congee is garnished with fried garlic.
• This recipe provides instructions on how to make congee that resembles oatmeal. Traditional congee is usually very watery.
• You may incorporate flakes of grilled fish into the congee. The fish will provide an interesting texture, as well as a different flavour.

Warnings

• Always be careful around a hot stove.

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Sources and Citations

• Other congee recipes

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