Recipe of Favorite Basic Congee With Tips (Chinese Porridge)

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To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have Basic Congee With Tips (Chinese Porridge) using 19 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Tips for good congee: 1. Wash and soak rice for at least 10mins. (Optional but if you have time, why not) 2. Always cook with HIGH HEAT FIRST (important step) until it boils. Leave to boil for good 10 - 15 minutes until rice soften. Make sure rice must have enough water. Stir in between. 3. Next, simmer on low heat (after step2) until porridge turn starchy. Step 2 is to cook the rice until it turns soft and step 3 is to turn rice into starchy congee. Add water if necessary to adjust the thickness of your congee. Simmering takes AT LEAST 30 - 40 or more; until congee reaches good starchy consistency (not just soft watery rice). Note 1: Another way to have great congee is to use two types of rice. Use hard long grain rice and the soft short grain rice. Both soaked separately and before putting these 2 types together in a pot, just crush the soaked short grain rice with your hand briefly. Combine both in a pot. Cooking congee requires patience. Note 2: For plain congee, skip step 1 - chicken broth. Use only water. #breakfast #yummy #tasty #lunch #dinner #starch #rice #congee #porridge #heirloom #familyrecipe

Ingredients and spices that need to be Take to make Basic Congee With Tips (Chinese Porridge):

1. Congee
2. Step 1 Simple Chicken Broth
3. 1 Chicken
4. 1 tbsp Chicken Granules/powder
5. 1 big yellow onion - chopped big
6. 6 garlic - crushed
7. 8 big slices of garlic
8. Coriander roots - see pic
9. Step 2 Rice Congee
10. 3 C Rice - Soaked
11. 6 C water
12. Congee Accompaniments
13. Sesame oil (drizzle over served congee)
14. Ground white pepper (opt)
15. Finely chopped coriander
16. Shreaded chicken
17. Peanuts
18. Fried mixed onions
19. Fried anchovies

Instructions to make to make Basic Congee With Tips (Chinese Porridge)

1. Note: For plain congee, skip step 1 - chicken broth. Use only water. Below: coriander roots
2. Step 1 - Stuff chicken cavity with 3 crushed garlic and 4 big slices of ginger. Put everything in a pot & Cover chicken with just enough water (not too much). Cook over high heat until it reaches boiling point. Leave it to boil for at least 5 - 10 mins.
3. Next, turn the heat to low and allow to simmer for 30mins. After 30mins remove chicken from the pot and Keep the broth.
4. Step 2 - Clean & soak rice for at least 10mins or more. Place rice in a big pot. Add water and cook over high heat until it boils. Leave it boiling for good 10 - 15 mins until rice is cooked through and mushy. At this stage, rice is cooked and look mushy but it’s not a good congee (yet) as the grains are not yet starchy. Do Stir in between.
5. Next, pour chicken broth into congee pot. This time, over LOW HEAT, Simmer congee for at least 30-40 minutes or more. Simmer until it reaches a thick starchy consistency, NOT WATERY. Taste and adjust accordingly. It should taste subtle as congee is usually served with other side dishes. See Note.
6. Serve congee in a bowl and drizzle some SESAME OIL (optional) and Top with shredded chicken, peanuts, fried crispy anchovies, chopped coriander, fried shallots and garlic, red fermented bean curd or tofu, chinese preserved olive leaves or vegetable, chinese pickled lettuce, stir fry pickled veggies and so on. Check my Anton Ego’s stir-fry pickled veggies. Accompaniments for congee are usually based on individual preferences.
7. Note : Seasoning congee is depending on how congee is served. If congee is served with side dishes or few accompaniments, seasoning is not necessary. If congee is served on its own with shredded chicken, chopped coriander, fried anchovies and peanuts, then, season your congee (to taste) with enough chicken seasoning powder or chicken bouillon.

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