Cantonese•comfort
Easy Chinese Seafood congee with shrimp/ prawn
This Easy Chinese Seafood congee with shrimps or prawns is a delicious seafood rice porridge that is easy to cook but still silky and rich. Chicken stock/ broth optional!
- Prep time
- 30 min
- Cook time
- 1 hr 30 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 8.8 oz Fresh Shrimp or prawns, shelled and deveined (250g)
- 1 Tablespoon sesame oil (Pour the marinade into the pot of congee too when adding the seafood.)
- ½ Tablespoon shao xing wine (As above)
- 15 Cups Water
- 1½ Cups White rice
- 10-15 dried scallops (conpoy), rinsed and soaked in hot water for at least 30 minutes
- 2 Honey dates, rinsed then soaked in hot water for at least 30 minutes
- 2 thin slices ginger (Wash but don't stress about peeling!)
- 1- 1½ Tablespoons Shaoxing wine
- 2 Tablespoons Fish sauce
- ½-¾ teaspoon salt, or to taste
- ⅛ teaspoon ground white pepper, or to taste
- Thinly julienned ginger, chopped spring onions, fried garlic, fried shallots, a bit of light soy sauce etc
- Drizzle of sesame oil over each bowl
Instructions
- 1
A. If your prawns have shells- make prawn stock and you'll get a beautiful orange rice porridge
- 2
A2. If your prawns do NOT have shells- start from here.
- 3
C. Add the seafood
- 4
D. Serving