Chinese Basic Congee 粥
I've started making congee a lot and it's not only easy and fun to make (you can throw most everything in and make delicious congee) but also a serious nourishing the soul kind of food as well as being very, very good for babies, kids and persons feeling under the weather.
- Prep time
- 1 min
- Cook time
- 30 min
- Yield
- 5 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1 cup leftover rice
- 3 cups water, plus 3-4 cups water
- 1 salted egg 鹹蛋, cooked, peeled and diced (optional)
- 1 cup of pumpkin, diced (optional)
Instructions
- 1
In small pot, throw in the rice, salted egg (optional), pumpkin (optional) and approx 3 cups water.
- 2
Heat over medium high til boiling and turn down to gentle simmer for 30 mins at least until the rice grains break down and the porridge is thick. Add the additional 3-4 cups of water into pot as the porridge is cooking, one cup at a time: turn heat up until congee boils again and turn down to simmer. Stir occasionally to keep the bottom from burning.