Chicken Congee
Comforting Chinese chicken congee — a silky rice porridge with tender marinated chicken, ginger and scallions, garnished with fresh coriander.
Servings
4
Difficulty
Easy
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Ingredients
main
- 226.8 g chicken
- 0.01 tsp salt
- 0.01 tsp pepper
- 1 tsp ginger cordial
- 1 tsp ginger
- 1 tbsp spring onions
- 0.5 cup rice
- 1892.71 ml water
- 56.7 g coriander
Directions
- Marinate the chicken with salt, pepper, ginger cordial (ginger juice) and mix well; set aside.
- Rinse the rice a couple times and drain.
- Bring 8 cups (1892.71 ml) water to a boil, add rice and boil then reduce to low heat.
- Stir the porridge every 8–10 minutes for about 20–25 minutes, adding a little more water if you prefer a thinner consistency.
- Add the marinated chicken to the porridge and cook on low for another 10 minutes.
- Add spring onions, sliced ginger, a pinch of salt and a pinch of white pepper and stir briefly.
- Serve the congee in bowls and optionally garnish with coriander.