Century Egg and Pork Congee (皮蛋瘦肉粥)
Hearty, meaty, and melty - a bowl of congee is the ultimate comfort food for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. One of the best ways to enhance a plain bowl of congee is by adding century eggs and bits of juicy pork. Make this dish if you need a quick meal in just 5 simple steps!
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 40 min
- Yield
- 2 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 200 g of rice
- 2 whole century eggs
- Hot water (enough to boil the rice and century eggs)
- 100 g of pork bits
- 5 g of shredded ginger
- 1/2 tsp of salt
- 1/2 tsp of black pepper powder
- 1/2 tsp of cornstarch
- 1/2 tsp of oil
- 30 g of vegetables
Instructions
- 1
In a cooking pot, add the century eggs and uncooked rice. Mash the century eggs with your hands and mix them well with the rice.
- 2
Then, add enough hot water to submerge the rice and cook for 30 minutes.
- 3
In a mixing bowl, marinate the pork slices with a mix of shredded ginger, salt, black pepper powder, cornstarch, and oil.
- 4
Next, add the marinated pork to the boiling rice and cook for about 2 minutes. Mix the pork into the rice and stir well to help make the congee thicker.
- 5
Lastly, add vegetables and your chosen garnish. Serve the congee while freshly cooked, but be careful since it will be hot!