Cantonese Congee (Jook) 广东粥 - Chinese Recipe

Cantonese Congee (Jook) 广东粥

🌍 Chinese, Cantonese Difficulty: ●●●○○

Ingredients

• 200g jasmine rice
• 2L chicken stock
• 200g chicken thighs (poached, shredded)
• 3 slices ginger
• (Toppings) green onion
• white pepper
• sesame oil
• fried shallots
• century egg
• ginger julienne
• soy sauce

Method

1. Rinsing — Rinse rice; toss with 1 tsp oil and ½ tsp salt. Freeze 1 hour (optional — speeds breakdown).
2. Step 2 — Bring stock to boil with ginger. Add rice; boil vigorously 5 min. Reduce to simmer.
3. Cooking — Cook 45–60 min, stirring occasionally, until rice breaks down to thick porridge.
4. Seasoning — Season with salt. Ladle into bowls; add toppings to taste.

Tags: jasmine rice, chicken stock, chicken thighs, ginger, green onion · Source: Brittani's Almanac