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Basic Congee (Chinese Rice Porridge)

This creamy congee recipe simmers rice in fragrant ginger broth to make a velvety rice porridge. Top with chili oil, crispy onions, or anything you like!
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 1 minute
Total Time 1 minute
Servings: 4 servings
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: Chinese
Calories: 205
Ingredients Method Nutrition

Ingredients
  

Ingredients
  • 7 cups stock
  • 1 cup Rice
  • Salt
  • 1 Knob of Ginger sliced thin, 3 tablespoons

Method
 

  1. Add stock, rice, salt, and ginger to a large saucepan, and bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring occasionally, making sure rice does not stick to the bottom. Reduce heat to low; simmer, stirring every 10 minutes, until thick and creamy, about 1 hour.

Nutrition

Calories: 205kcalCarbohydrates: 26gProtein: 12gFat: 5gSaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 13mgSodium: 747mgSugar: 7g

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