Chinese•comfort
Shrimp Congee
Chinese shrimp congee (porridge)
- Prep time
- 40 min
- Cook time
- 40 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1 cup rice
- 2 L water
- 10 small-sized shrimps or more if you wanted ( , divined and unshelled, I keep the tail)
- 1/2 cup minced greens ( , Bok Choy, Yu Choy etc)
- Pinch of salt to taste
- 1 piece of ginger ( , shredded)
- Pinch of ground pepper
- Green onion ( , minced for garnish)
- 1 tablespoon cooking wine
- 1/2 teaspoon cooking oil
Instructions
- 1
In a small bowl, marinate shrimp with 2-3 ginger shreds, cooking wine and ground pepper.
- 2
Soak the rice for around 30 minutes and then wash and drain. In a small bowl, marinade the rice with pinch of salt and cooking oil for 10 minutes.
- 3
In a large pot, bring enough water to boil and then add rice. Use lowest fire to simmer for around 40 minutes until the rice is broken and get a thick soup base.
- 4
Add ginger and minced greens and continue cooking for 1 minute.
- 5
Add shrimp in; Turn off immediately the fire until the shrimp becomes red.
- 6
Garnish with green onion and serve hot with small side dishes like cucumber salad, pickles or fried shallot.