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How to Make Congee (Rice Porridge)
Popular Chinese dim sum style congee
Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Total Time
1 hr 10 mins
Servings: 2
Calories: 509 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Chinese
Ingredients
- 1 cup rice
- 10-12 cups water ,or stock
- chopped scallion for serving
- Ya cai for serving
- shredded luttuce
- salted egg
- sesame oil for mixing
For savory congee
- 1 century egg ,chopped
- 1/2 cup pork slices ,marinate with a small pinch of salt and pepper
- 1/2 tbsp. cooking wine
- 1 tsp. cornstarch
- 1 thumb ginger ,shredded
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1/2 tsp. white pepper
Instructions
- Wash the rice in advance and then soak with clean water for 30 minutes. Mix with 1/2 tablespoon of vegetable cooking oil or sesame oil. Set aside for 15 minutes. You can freeze the rice in the previous day.
- Bring the water to a boiling in a pot and then add the soaked rice. Heat until boiling again and slow down the fire and continue cooking for 30 minutes.
- If you want the rice to be well broken, stir the porridge during cooking in one direction in the last 5 minutes. You can serve the plain white congee with side ingredients.
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For savory pork and century egg congee
- Marinate pork slice with a small pinch of salt, pepper and cooking wine. Set aside.
- Sprinkle salt, white pepper and shredded ginger shreds.
- Add century eggs and continue cooking for 5 minutes over slow fire.
- Mix cornstarch with the pork slice. Turn up the fire and make the congee strongly boiling and then place the marinated pork slices. Turn off fire and stir the congee slightly. Let the pork to be cooked with the remaining heat of the congee. Then we get the tenderest meat.
- Serve with chopped zha cai and and chopped scallions.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
509kcal
(25%)
Carbohydrates
77g
(26%)
Protein
15g
(30%)
Fat
5g
(8%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Cholesterol
30mg
(10%)
Sodium
1048mg
(44%)
Potassium
223mg
(6%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Calcium
70mg
(7%)
Iron
1.4mg
(8%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 2Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 509
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 509kcal | 25% |
| Carbohydrates | 77g | 26% |
| Protein | 15g | 30% |
| Fat | 5g | 8% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 30mg | 10% |
| Sodium | 1048mg | 44% |
| Potassium | 223mg | 5% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Calcium | 70mg | 7% |
| Iron | 1.4mg | 8% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.