Steps to Prepare Favorite Basic Congee With Tips (Chinese Porridge)
by Stanley Little
Hey everyone, hope you’re having an incredible day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a distinctive dish, basic congee with tips (chinese porridge). It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I will make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
Basic Congee With Tips (Chinese Porridge) is one of the most favored of recent trending meals in the world. It is simple, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. It’s appreciated by millions every day. Basic Congee With Tips (Chinese Porridge) is something which I have loved my entire life. They are fine and they look wonderful.
To get started with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can cook basic congee with tips (chinese porridge) using 19 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Basic Congee With Tips (Chinese Porridge):
Take Congee
Take Step 1 Simple Chicken Broth
Prepare 1 Chicken
Make ready 1 tbsp Chicken Granules/powder
Get 1 big yellow onion - chopped big
Take 6 garlic - crushed
Make ready 8 big slices of garlic
Prepare Coriander roots - see pic
Prepare Step 2 Rice Congee
Get 3 C Rice - Soaked
Make ready 6 C water
Take Congee Accompaniments
Prepare Sesame oil (drizzle over served congee)
Prepare Ground white pepper (opt)
Make ready Finely chopped coriander
Take Shreaded chicken
Make ready Peanuts
Take Fried mixed onions
Take Fried anchovies
Steps to make Basic Congee With Tips (Chinese Porridge):
Note: For plain congee, skip step 1 - chicken broth. Use only water. Below: coriander roots
Step 1 - Stuff chicken cavity with 3 crushed garlic and 4 big slices of ginger. Put everything in a pot & Cover chicken with just enough water (not too much). Cook over high heat until it reaches boiling point. Leave it to boil for at least 5 - 10 mins.
Next, turn the heat to low and allow to simmer for 30mins. After 30mins remove chicken from the pot and Keep the broth.
Step 2 - Clean & soak rice for at least 10mins or more. Place rice in a big pot. Add water and cook over high heat until it boils. Leave it boiling for good 10 - 15 mins until rice is cooked through and mushy. At this stage, rice is cooked and look mushy but it’s not a good congee (yet) as the grains are not yet starchy. Do Stir in between.
Next, pour chicken broth into congee pot. This time, over LOW HEAT, Simmer congee for at least 30-40 minutes or more. Simmer until it reaches a thick starchy consistency, NOT WATERY. Taste and adjust accordingly. It should taste subtle as congee is usually served with other side dishes. See Note.
Serve congee in a bowl and drizzle some SESAME OIL (optional) and Top with shredded chicken, peanuts, fried crispy anchovies, chopped coriander, fried shallots and garlic, red fermented bean curd or tofu, chinese preserved olive leaves or vegetable, chinese pickled lettuce, stir fry pickled veggies and so on. Check my Anton Ego’s stir-fry pickled veggies. Accompaniments for congee are usually based on individual preferences.
Note : Seasoning congee is depending on how congee is served. If congee is served with side dishes or few accompaniments, seasoning is not necessary. If congee is served on its own with shredded chicken, chopped coriander, fried anchovies and peanuts, then, season your congee (to taste) with enough chicken seasoning powder or chicken bouillon.
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