Hey everyone, it’s me, Dave, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a special dish, congee/porridge. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Congee/Porridge is one of the most favored of current trending meals on earth. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. It’s easy, it is fast, it tastes yummy. They’re fine and they look wonderful. Congee/Porridge is something that I’ve loved my entire life.
Read Customer Reviews & Find Best Sellers. Congee (粥 or 稀飯) is a classic Chinese breakfast dish. It is also a staple in many other countries, including Burma, Indonesia, Japan, and even parts of Europe.
To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook congee/porridge using 4 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Congee/Porridge:
- Get 2 tablespoons Porridge powder:
- Prepare 1.5 cups Water (boiling):
- Get as needed Salt:
- Get as needed Black Pepper powder:
Congee can be cooked in a large soup pot or, for an easier way, in a rice cooker or instant pot. Most of the instant pot and rice cooker has a congee mode. Clay pot is often used to make Cantonese rice porridge. Congee can be also made with leftover rice, which can greatly shorten the time.
Instructions to make Congee/Porridge:
- Porridge powder preparation: Take 1 cup (250 gms) of parboiled rice a.k.a. idly rice and dry roast it on low-medium flame till it turns light brown. Once it starts to change color, turn off and transfer it to a pan to cool down to room temperature. [A couple of them may pop. Not to worry.]
- Now take the rice in a blender and grind it coarsely. Transfer to an air tight container for storage.
- When needed, place a vessel on the stove and add about 1.5 cups of water - preferably boiled water to help speed up the process - turn on to medium. Now mix in 2 tablespoons of the porridge powder and ensure that there are no lumps.
- Let it boil for 5 minutes covered. Add salt and black pepper powder to taste. These are optional, though. [You may also stick to adding only sugar if you want it sweetened. If the fever or cold is doubted to be because of body heat/dry weather, you can add 1/2 cup of plain yogurt.] Once it starts to boil, turn off and serve.
- Tip: Ensure that the porridge stays hot or it will start caking. Since we are use rice; the carb level will be different than usual. Remember that when adhering to a meal plan. Disclaimer: it is not a medical diagnosis/medicine. This is vegan equivalent to chicken soup.
This basic congee recipe is a great starter for those of you who want to make the classic Chinese rice porridge at home. It is rich with umami flavor from dried shrimp, dried scallops, and shiitake mushrooms. The congee is a great meal for breakfast, lunch, or dinner! This silky, savory rice porridge is an everyday breakfast in China — and indeed, in many parts of the world, where it goes by names like jook, khao tom moo, and arroz caldo. Obviously, if you're not already in the know when it comes to this breakfast, you'd better listen up.
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