Chicken Congee
A comforting Chinese-style chicken congee made with slowly cooked rice, tender chicken, ginger, spring onions, and optional coriander.
- 45 min
- 330 kcal
- Chinese
- Soup
Mellowpan tip: Makes 4 servings, so there’s room for leftovers. Plan them into your week.
Ingredients
For 4 servings
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Steps
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Step 1:
In a bowl, add the chicken, salt, white pepper, and ginger cordial, then mix well.
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Step 2:
Set the chicken aside to marinate.
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Step 3:
Rinse the white rice in a metal bowl or pot a couple of times, then drain the water.
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Step 4:
Add 8 cups of water and set the stove to high heat until the rice porridge comes to a boil.
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Step 5:
Once boiling, reduce the heat to low and stir once every 8–10 minutes for about 20–25 minutes.
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Step 6:
After 25 minutes, optionally add a little more water to make the rice porridge less thick, according to your preference.
25 min -
Step 7:
Add the marinated chicken to the rice porridge and keep the stove on low heat for another 10 minutes.
10 min -
Step 8:
Add the sliced spring onions, sliced ginger, 1 pinch of salt, and 1 pinch of white pepper.
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Step 9:
Stir for 10 seconds.
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Step 10:
Serve the rice porridge in a bowl.
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Step 11:
Optionally top the rice porridge with coriander.
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