Easy congee with chicken & mushroom (香菇鸡肉粥)
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Easy congee with chicken & mushroom (香菇鸡肉粥)
Description
Easy congee with chicken and mushroom uses jasmine or short-grain rice that is rinsed and frozen overnight to aid in texture development. Dried shiitake mushrooms are soaked to rehydrate and add rich umami flavor to the cooking liquid. The porridge forms by simmering the frozen rice in boiling water with salt and including the mushrooms along with their soaking water. This slow simmer breaks down the rice for a creamy, smooth consistency.
The chicken breast is thinly sliced and marinated with soy sauce, oyster sauce, Shaoxing rice wine, cornstarch, sesame oil, white pepper, salt, and sugar, infusing seasoning before being stirred into the congee with minced ginger. Cooking the chicken gently in the hot congee softens the meat and melds flavors without overcooking. Adding scallions before serving provides freshness. Optional garnishes include boiled eggs for additional protein and toasted crushed peanuts for crunch and contrast.
This congee pairs warmth and softness with herbal and savory notes from mushrooms and ginger. The careful marination of chicken and controlled cooking maintains tenderness and flavor. The dish is suitable as a nourishing breakfast or light meal, emphasizing gentle textures with layered seasoning.
Toasting peanuts over low heat until lightly browned enhances their flavor and adds a nutty dimension. Using medium or short grain rice like jasmine helps produce the desired creamy porridge consistency. Avoid basmati rice, which does not yield the correct texture for congee.
Ingredients
For the rice
- 1 cup jasmine rice or short-grain rice, see note 1
- 6 cups water boiling
- 4 dried shiitake mushrooms rehydrated & thinly sliced
- ½ teaspoon salt
For the chicken
- 1 piece chicken breast cut into narrow strips/thin slices
- 1 teaspoon soy sauce light
- 1 teaspoon oyster sauce
- ½ teaspoon Shaoxing rice wine
- ½ teaspoon cornstarch
- ½ teaspoon sesame oil
- 1 pinch ground white pepper
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 pinch sugar
You also need
- 1 tablespoon ginger minced
- 2 talks scallions finely chopped
- 2 egg optional, boiled
- 4 tablespoon peanuts crushed, optional, see note 2, toasted
Instructions
Freeze the rice
- The night before you cook the congee, rinse the rice under running water. Drain then put into a container/plastic bag. Freeze overnight.
- Soak dried shiitake mushrooms in water overnight.
Cook the rice
- Pour boiling water into a pot. Put in the frozen rice. Add salt, mushroom and the water in which the mushrooms were soaked (it's full of umami flavour).
- Once it starts to boil again, turn down the heat to the lowest.
- Cover with a lid and leave to simmer for 10 mins.
Marinate the chicken
- While waiting for the rice to cook. Marinate the chicken with all the ingredients listed.
Cook the chicken
- Stir in the chicken strips and ginger. Cook for 1 min then turn off the heat.
- Leave to sit (covered) for a further 1 min.
Assemble the dish
- Add the scallions to the congee. Stir well then transfer into the serving bowls.
- Optional garnish: Top each bowl with half of a hard boiled egg and some toasted peanuts. Serve warm.
Notes
- Use medium or short-grain rice varieties such as jasmine, Chinese, or Japanese rice for best congee texture; avoid basmati rice.
- Toast skinless peanuts over low heat in a frying pan until lightly browned, then cool before adding as garnish.
Nutrition Information
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Serving: 4servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 248 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1serving | |
| Calories | 248kcal | 12% |
| Carbohydrates | 39g | 13% |
| Protein | 16g | 32% |
| Fat | 2g | 3% |
| Saturated Fat | 0.5g | 3% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Trans Fat | 0.01g | 1% |
| Cholesterol | 36mg | 12% |
| Sodium | 495mg | 21% |
| Potassium | 306mg | 7% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 77IU | 2% |
| Vitamin C | 2mg | 2% |
| Calcium | 22mg | 2% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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