Chinese Chicken Congee
Healthy chicken congee
- Prep time
- 1 hr
- Cook time
- 42 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1 cup rice ( , either long grain or short grain)
- 10 cup water
- 1 tsp. vegetable cooking oil (, mixing with the rice grain )
- 2 chicken thighs
- pinch of salt
- 3-4 green onion (,divided )
- 1 thumb ginger
- small bunch of coriander ( , optional)
- sesame oil
- dash of pepper
- deep-fried shallots or other ingredients you prefer
Instructions
- 1
Wash the rice; you may choose either long grain or short grain. Soak it in water for about 20 minutes. Drain it and mix it with 1 teaspoon of oil.
- 2
Add chicken (thigh or breast) into a wok with cold water. Then place in ginger and scallion. Cook for 10 minutes. Transfer out and shred by hand.
- 3
In a large pot, bring about 10 cups of water to a boil, then add the soaked rice. Remember to stir from time to time at the beginning to avoid the rice sticking to the bottom.
- 4
Optionally but recommended, add several shreds of ginger and cook with the rice. After 20 minutes or so, the congee should be pretty smooth. Add the 1/2 of the shredded chicken and a tiny pinch of salt. This can give the congee a lovely salty base.
- 5
Continue simmering for another 15 minutes over slowest fire until flavors are well combined. Transfer out.
- 6
Add scallion, fried shallots, coriander or any other side ingredient to serving bowls. Serve hot.