Instant Pot Salted Pork and Century Egg Congee 皮蛋瘦肉粥 壓力鍋
皮蛋瘦肉粥 Instant Pot Salted Pork and Century Egg Congee Recipe is a traditional Chinese dish that has been enjoyed for centuries. It is a rice porridge made with various ingredients, including pork, century eggs (thousand-year eggs), and various seasonings. It takes just 20 minutes to make this delicious dim sum restaurant quality favourite in the pressure cooker. Serve this Chinese fried dough and rice rolls for the ultimate comfort food breakfast!
- Prep time
- 5 min
- Cook time
- 20 min
- Yield
- 2 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 225g White Jasmine Rice
- 3.5L Fresh Drinking Water (1/2 mark on 8 qrt Instant Pot)
- 3 Preserved Duck Egg Century Eggs, washed, peeled and diced
- 2 inch Fresh Ginger knob, julienne
- 1 tsp Sesame Oil, optional
- ¼ C Finely Chopped Green Onions, garnish
- ¼ C Finely Chopped Cilantro, garnish
- Salt to taste
- Ground White Pepper to taste
- 1/2 lbs Pork Tenderloin or Pork Shank, thinly sliced
- 1 tsp Ground White Pepper Powder
- 1 tbsp Shaoxing Cooking Wine
- 1 tsp Salt
- 2 tsp Vegetable Oil
- 1 tbsp Water
- 1 tsp Cornstarch
- 1 inch Fresh Ginger knob, julienne
Instructions
- 1
Wash and clean pork loin or pork shank.
- 2
Thinly slice pork with a sharp knife.
- 3
Add pork strips, salt, white pepper, Shaoxing rice wine, ginger slices, cornstarch and a little vegetable oil in a large bowl. Mix well. Marinate in the refrigerator for at least 20 minutes.
- 4
Rinse and wash white jasmine rice a couple of times. On your last rinse, the water should be mostly clear (opaque white turns clear).
- 5
Add white rice, marinated sliced pork, julienned ginger and fresh cold water into the pressure cooker (Instant Pot) on high pressure for 20 minutes. Close lid and let it naturally release pressure. If you are in a hurry, you can also opt of quick release.
- 6
Carefully turn the venting knob to release the remaining pressure. Open the lid. Stir and check for a porridge-like consistency.
- 7
Add Century Egg of your preferred size: large chunks, smaller pieces, diced, sliced or quartered millennium egg. It is up to you!
- 8
The congee is then simmered until all ingredients are fully cooked and the flavours melded together.
- 9
Garnish with finely chopped green onions, fresh cilantro, ground white pepper and sesame oil.
- 10
Enjoy this symphony of flavours and textures.