Quick & Easy Congee
Fifteen-minute congee from cooked rice, creamy from smashing the grains against the side of the pot as they soften.
Ingredients
- 2 cups cooked white rice
- 4 cups chicken broth
- 1 tsp ginger
- 1 tsp soy sauce
- 0.5 tsp sesame oil
- 0.5 tsp salt
- - fried egg
- - green onion
- - chili crisp
Equipment
- pot
- spoon
Instructions
Add 2 cups cooked white rice , 4 cups chicken broth or water, and 1 tsp ginger , grated, if using, to a pot .
Bring to a boil, then simmer for 10-15 minutes , stirring occasionally.
As the rice softens, smash it against the side of the pot with a spoon to make it creamy. Add more water or broth if you want it thinner.
Stir in 1 tsp soy sauce and 0.5 tsp sesame oil . Taste for 0.5 tsp salt , then adjust.
Serve topped with a fried egg or soft-boiled egg, green onion , sliced, chili crisp , and extra soy sauce and sesame oil.
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title: Quick & Easy Congee
description: "Fifteen-minute congee from cooked rice, creamy from smashing the grains against the side of the pot as they soften."
servings: 2
total time: 15 minutes
tags: [breakfast, chinese, rice, soup, quick]
cuisine: Chinese
difficulty: easy
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Bring to a boil, then simmer for ~{10-15%minutes}, stirring occasionally.
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Stir in @soy sauce{1%tsp} and @sesame oil{1/2%tsp}. Taste for @salt{1/2%tsp}, then adjust.
Serve topped with a @fried egg{} or soft-boiled egg, @green onion{}, sliced, @chili crisp{}, and extra soy sauce and sesame oil.
> For Chinese-style chicken congee, toss thinly sliced @chicken{} into the simmering congee for the last ~{5-7%minutes} until cooked through.
> Even faster: blend the cooked rice and broth for just 2-3 seconds before simmering. It gets that long-cooked congee texture surprisingly quickly.