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15-Minute Chicken Congee
This 15-minute Cantonese congee hack blends leftover rice with chicken broth for a quick, comforting, and creamy meal.
- Prep time
- 5 min
- Cook time
- 10 min
- Yield
- 1 serving
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1 serving leftover rice
- Chicken broth (or water with chicken powder) enough to cover the rice
- Chicken or any protein of your choice (pork, tofu, etc.)
- 1 cup frozen vegetables
- 1 century egg
- 1 sliced ginger
- 1/4 tsp white pepper powder
- 1 tsp sesame oil
- Chopped green onions (garnish)
Instructions
- 1
Blend leftover rice with chicken stock, then add to a medium pot. Add sliced ginger and white pepper powder.
- 2
Simmer and stir (to prevent rice from sticking to pot) until desired consistency.
- 3
Throw in frozen vegetables, protein and century egg.
- 4
Garnish with green onions and drizzle of sesame oil.